QMS Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Quality Management System (QMS)
England > Midlands

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 121 129
Rank change year-on-year -49 +8 +45
Contract jobs citing QMS 5 2 6
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.14% 0.094% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.17% 0.11% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £600
75th Percentile £575 - £638
90th Percentile £620 - £660
England median daily rate £500 £550 £450
% change year-on-year -9.09% +22.22% -26.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56.25
Median hourly rate - - £57.50
75th Percentile - - £58.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £12.60 £38.25 £52.50
% change year-on-year -67.06% -27.14% +41.40%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

QMS 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 2,947 1,862 2,277
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 85.00% 87.87% 83.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,853 1,153 1,515
10th Percentile £263 £214 £220
25th Percentile £400 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% +5.26% -2.06%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £675
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 179 71 168
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.70 £11.59
25th Percentile £16.25 £17.00 £14.74
Median hourly rate £18.87 £22.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.13% - +33.69%
75th Percentile £25.00 £32.65 £44.69
90th Percentile £30.00 £52.50 £65.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £35.25
% change year-on-year -28.14% -0.71% +0.71%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

QMS 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 QMS.

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing QMS in the Midlands over the 6 months to 4 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for QMS in the Midlands

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Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

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

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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 QMS within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 February 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 - 5 £500 - 4
QMS
England

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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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (20.00%) Administrator
1 1 (20.00%) Lead
1 1 (20.00%) Safety Advisor
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Operational Technology
2 2 (40.00%) Driving Licence
3 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Quality Management
2 4 (80.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (40.00%) AI
4 2 (40.00%) Data Interpretation
4 2 (40.00%) Generative AI
4 2 (40.00%) Performance Improvement
4 2 (40.00%) Project Governance
4 2 (40.00%) Project Management
4 2 (40.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (20.00%) Behavioural Change
5 1 (20.00%) Change Management
5 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
5 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
5 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
5 1 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (40.00%) QA
2 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (20.00%) GDPR
2 1 (20.00%) HIPAA
2 1 (20.00%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft