NEBOSH Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

NEBOSH
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring NEBOSH skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 194 151 135
Rank change year-on-year -43 -16 +10
Contract jobs citing NEBOSH 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.040% 0.074% 0.037%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.24% 0.43% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £596 £388 £488
% change year-on-year +53.74% -20.51% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47.50
Median hourly rate - £30.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - -40.00% -
75th Percentile - - £52.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate - £30.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year - -40.00% +33.33%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Midlands

NEBOSH 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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 835 468 404
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 16.80% 17.23% 14.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 528 334 246
10th Percentile £308 £308 £236
25th Percentile £400 £375 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £492
Median % change year-on-year - -8.44% -1.70%
75th Percentile £540 £550 £592
90th Percentile £656 £650 £731
England median daily rate £513 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +2.50% -3.85% -3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 71 21 19
10th Percentile £12.90 £15.12 £12.00
25th Percentile £15.88 £16.13 £14.11
Median hourly rate £19.29 £25.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.84% +19.05% -23.64%
75th Percentile £25.53 £33.88 £49.38
90th Percentile £67.84 £40.46 £55.75
England median hourly rate £32.40 £32.50 £34.47
% change year-on-year -0.32% -5.70% -12.97%

NEBOSH
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

NEBOSH job vacancy trend in the Midlands

NEBOSH
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing NEBOSH

NEBOSH
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing NEBOSH

NEBOSH
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 NEBOSH within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 October 2026. 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 -44 2 £525 - 11
NEBOSH
England

NEBOSH
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 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Site Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Change Control
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (50.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Document Management
1 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner