The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Open Source skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Open Source over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
49
63
74
Rank change year-on-year
+14
+11
+15
Contract jobs citing Open Source
1
4
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Open Source 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
452
644
798
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
86.59%
83.31%
88.27%
Number of daily rates quoted
317
423
537
10th Percentile
£163
£240
£263
25th Percentile
£375
£368
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£463
£513
Median % change year-on-year
+8.11%
-9.76%
+7.89%
75th Percentile
£600
£575
£625
90th Percentile
£700
£675
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£500
£512
% change year-on-year
-
-2.34%
+5.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted
22
44
27
10th Percentile
-
£13.20
£11.00
25th Percentile
£12.62
£17.75
£12.50
Median hourly rate
£18.38
£27.25
£15.00
Median % change year-on-year
-32.57%
+81.67%
-14.19%
75th Percentile
£27.69
£48.75
£26.50
90th Percentile
£30.68
£56.25
£71.25
West Midlands median hourly rate
£18.00
£22.50
£17.72
% change year-on-year
-20.00%
+26.98%
+4.24%
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Open Source Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Open Source in Birmingham.
Open Source Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Open Source in Birmingham.
Open Source Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Open Source also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Open Source.
Open Source Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
