Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)
England > Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PACS in contract job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PACS over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 121 | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +3 | +73 |
| Contract jobs citing PACS | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands | - | 0.043% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.15% | 1.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £180 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -48.57% | +21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £490 | £170 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +188.09% | -51.43% | +7.69% |
All Generic Skills
Midlands
PACS falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,089 | 668 | 851 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 34.99% | 28.61% | 32.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 678 | 399 | 556 |
| 10th Percentile | £227 | £213 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £521 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.74% | +4.10% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £613 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £713 | £706 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | -3.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 48 | 23 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.13 | £15.12 | £16.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £20.40 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.13 | £30.45 | £22.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.32% | +33.85% | +28.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.00 | £49.38 | £64.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.00 | £55.20 | £68.88 |
| England median hourly rate | £29.00 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.67% | -14.04% | +24.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PACS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing PACS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing PACS.
