Low Latency
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Low Latency skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Low Latency | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | - | - | 0.13% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | - | £612 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +22.40% | -17.53% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham
Low Latency 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 | 651 | 621 | 626 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 88.69% | 85.66% | 84.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 424 | 411 | 417 |
| 10th Percentile | £236 | £196 | £281 |
| 25th Percentile | £378 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £478 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.50% | +5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £738 | £700 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £517 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.29% | +3.40% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 16 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.62 | £14.70 | £13.81 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.25 | £21.63 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £30.23 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.57% | -45.05% | +205.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.50 | £52.50 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.51 | £56.25 | £67.75 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £20.25 | £21.80 | £24.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.09% | -11.40% | +38.98% |
Low Latency
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Low Latency relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Low Latency
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Low Latency.
