The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Platform Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Platform Engineering over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 4 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
59
71
88
Rank change year-on-year
+12
+17
-
Contract jobs citing Platform Engineering
5
6
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Platform Engineering 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
626
778
1,220
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
82.80%
88.01%
91.87%
Number of daily rates quoted
413
521
882
10th Percentile
£252
£275
£225
25th Percentile
£375
£398
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£513
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-7.32%
+7.89%
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£575
£631
£594
90th Percentile
£685
£700
£688
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£513
£488
% change year-on-year
-2.44%
+5.13%
+14.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted
43
29
22
10th Percentile
£13.19
£11.00
£12.05
25th Percentile
£17.00
£12.50
£13.81
Median hourly rate
£26.00
£16.29
£17.24
Median % change year-on-year
+59.66%
-5.54%
-4.22%
75th Percentile
£47.13
£28.75
£18.00
90th Percentile
£56.25
£62.50
£19.87
West Midlands median hourly rate
£22.50
£18.50
£17.00
% change year-on-year
+21.62%
+8.82%
+2.16%
Platform Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Platform Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Platform Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineering in Birmingham.
Platform Engineering Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Platform Engineering 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 Platform Engineering.
Platform Engineering 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:
