The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Structured Cabling skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Structured Cabling over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
51
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Structured Cabling
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Structured Cabling falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
46
132
144
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
9.11%
17.98%
16.46%
Number of daily rates quoted
26
78
69
10th Percentile
£171
£200
£313
25th Percentile
£400
£288
£378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£375
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+40.00%
-25.00%
+25.00%
75th Percentile
£573
£488
£700
90th Percentile
£695
£600
£731
West Midlands median daily rate
£463
£400
£475
% change year-on-year
+15.63%
-15.79%
+18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
10
5
10th Percentile
-
£13.25
-
25th Percentile
-
£14.00
£12.50
Median hourly rate
£44.00
£21.23
£15.00
Median % change year-on-year
+107.30%
+41.50%
-25.00%
75th Percentile
-
£28.75
£18.75
90th Percentile
-
£72.90
£20.21
West Midlands median hourly rate
£18.13
£19.95
£19.60
% change year-on-year
-9.12%
+1.77%
+15.31%
Structured Cabling Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Structured Cabling as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Structured Cabling Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Structured Cabling in Birmingham.
Structured Cabling Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Structured Cabling in Birmingham.
Structured Cabling Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Structured Cabling 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 Structured Cabling.
Structured Cabling 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:
