EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2) West Midlands> Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring PSD2 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PSD2 over the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 21 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
50
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing PSD2
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
PSD2 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
57
99
119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
10.92%
12.96%
13.34%
Number of daily rates quoted
35
71
64
10th Percentile
£329
£259
£276
25th Percentile
£403
£260
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£483
£425
£458
Median % change year-on-year
+13.65%
-7.10%
-4.69%
75th Percentile
£539
£520
£545
90th Percentile
£658
£725
£638
West Midlands median daily rate
£455
£500
£520
% change year-on-year
-9.00%
-3.85%
+8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
7
13
10th Percentile
£14.83
£11.06
£11.30
25th Percentile
£15.03
£12.12
£12.50
Median hourly rate
£15.35
£13.50
£27.13
Median % change year-on-year
+13.70%
-50.24%
+46.65%
75th Percentile
£15.68
£14.00
£28.75
90th Percentile
£15.87
£30.40
£30.00
West Midlands median hourly rate
£29.97
£14.60
£27.32
% change year-on-year
+105.27%
-46.55%
+84.19%
PSD2 Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing PSD2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
PSD2 Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PSD2 in Birmingham.
PSD2 Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 21 June 2025, contractor job vacancies citing PSD2 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 PSD2.
PSD2 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:
