Inventory Control Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Inventory Control
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Inventory Control skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 153 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Inventory Control 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.036% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.040% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
75th Percentile £375 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £350 £188 £375
% change year-on-year +86.67% -50.00% -37.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

Inventory Control 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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,489 2,238 2,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 89.28% 83.54% 85.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,603 1,409 1,712
10th Percentile £250 £250 £250
25th Percentile £363 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +2.15% -1.11%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £671 £688 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 200 67 105
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.68 £13.82
25th Percentile £17.64 £17.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £21.28 £23.60 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.85% -14.18% +56.61%
75th Percentile £26.51 £37.34 £51.50
90th Percentile £40.46 £53.50 £68.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -40.82% -5.56% +28.57%

Inventory Control
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Inventory Control job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Inventory Control.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Inventory Control

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Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Inventory Control.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Inventory Control

Inventory Control
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Inventory Control within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands - 1 £350 -
Inventory Control
England

Inventory Control
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Coordinator
1 1 (100.00%) IT Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Telesales
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CPIM
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA