The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Inventory Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Inventory Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
564
597
695
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
91.41%
83.50%
83.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
367
389
453
10th Percentile
£230
£200
£275
25th Percentile
£373
£375
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
+5.26%
-5.00%
75th Percentile
£575
£638
£600
90th Percentile
£650
£740
£725
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£517
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.29%
+3.40%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
53
9
25
10th Percentile
-
£21.10
£13.87
25th Percentile
£12.62
£25.56
£15.50
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£50.00
£30.00
Median % change year-on-year
-62.26%
+66.67%
+66.67%
75th Percentile
£22.08
£55.25
£67.50
90th Percentile
£26.51
£57.80
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£23.03
£24.18
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-4.78%
-12.07%
+55.19%
Inventory Management Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Inventory Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Inventory Management Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Inventory Management.
Inventory Management Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Inventory Management.
Inventory Management Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 7 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Inventory Management also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Inventory Management.
Inventory Management Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
