The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Observability skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Observability over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Observability is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
646 |
798 |
1,214 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham |
83.57% |
88.27% |
91.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
424 |
537 |
879 |
| 10th Percentile |
£241 |
£263 |
£219 |
| 25th Percentile |
£363 |
£388 |
£375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£513 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.76% |
+7.89% |
+11.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£625 |
£594 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£700 |
£688 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£500 |
£512 |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.34% |
+5.03% |
+16.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
44 |
27 |
23 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.20 |
£11.00 |
£12.10 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.75 |
£12.50 |
£13.88 |
| Median hourly rate |
£27.25 |
£15.00 |
£17.48 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+81.67% |
-14.19% |
-2.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48.75 |
£26.50 |
£18.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£56.25 |
£71.25 |
£20.00 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£22.50 |
£17.72 |
£17.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.98% |
+4.24% |
+1.07% |
