The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Presales skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Presales over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
54
52
75
Rank change year-on-year
-2
+23
+7
Contract jobs citing Presales
1
7
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Presales 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
480
578
747
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
86.96%
79.94%
83.74%
Number of daily rates quoted
318
402
510
10th Percentile
£163
£235
£263
25th Percentile
£313
£381
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£488
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-7.69%
-2.50%
+2.56%
75th Percentile
£538
£600
£622
90th Percentile
£638
£725
£731
West Midlands median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
48
18
24
10th Percentile
-
£13.23
£12.50
25th Percentile
£12.62
£14.03
£15.50
Median hourly rate
£18.44
£38.75
£25.13
Median % change year-on-year
-52.43%
+54.23%
+41.95%
75th Percentile
£22.08
£53.75
£31.27
90th Percentile
£26.51
£61.74
£84.38
West Midlands median hourly rate
£22.05
£18.50
£27.00
% change year-on-year
+19.19%
-31.48%
+56.52%
Presales Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Presales as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Presales Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Presales in Birmingham.
Presales Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Presales in Birmingham.
Presales Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 26 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Presales 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 Presales.
Presales 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:
