The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Product Requirements skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Product Requirements over the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 6 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
50
-
76
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+15
Contract jobs citing Product Requirements
1
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Product Requirements 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
450
626
779
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
86.54%
82.80%
88.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
314
413
521
10th Percentile
£163
£252
£275
25th Percentile
£375
£375
£398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£515
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-7.77%
+8.42%
75th Percentile
£600
£575
£638
90th Percentile
£700
£685
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£500
£513
% change year-on-year
-
-2.44%
+5.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted
23
43
29
10th Percentile
-
£13.19
£11.00
25th Percentile
£12.62
£17.00
£12.50
Median hourly rate
£22.05
£26.00
£16.29
Median % change year-on-year
-15.19%
+59.66%
-5.54%
75th Percentile
£26.38
£47.13
£28.75
90th Percentile
£30.68
£56.25
£62.50
West Midlands median hourly rate
£18.13
£22.50
£18.50
% change year-on-year
-19.42%
+21.62%
+9.39%
Product Requirements Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Product Requirements as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Product Requirements Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Product Requirements in Birmingham.
Product Requirements Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Product Requirements 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 Product Requirements.
Product Requirements 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:
