Cantonese Language Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Cantonese Language
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cantonese Language in contract job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cantonese Language over the 6 months leading up to 18 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 133
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Cantonese Language 0 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands - - 0.073%
As % of the General category - - 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £550 £400
% change year-on-year - +37.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £11.06
Median hourly rate - - £11.54
75th Percentile - - £12.02
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate - £17.50 £14.27
% change year-on-year - +22.63% -

All General Skills
Midlands

Cantonese Language falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,121 1,187 1,499
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 54.92% 63.07% 54.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,348 801 1,034
10th Percentile £268 £200 £200
25th Percentile £393 £325 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £473 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% -0.42% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £698
England median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 48 158
10th Percentile £13.86 £13.50 £11.63
25th Percentile £16.09 £14.68 £14.00
Median hourly rate £22.27 £18.07 £17.86
Median % change year-on-year +23.25% +1.15% +0.79%
75th Percentile £25.96 £24.19 £35.00
90th Percentile £37.35 £32.36 £51.95
England median hourly rate £25.00 £30.79 £26.00
% change year-on-year -18.81% +18.43% -23.12%

Cantonese Language
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cantonese Language relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Cantonese Language job vacancy trend in the Midlands