Distributed Systems
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Systems in contract job vacancies in Shropshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Systems over the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Systems | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 0.47% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.53% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £402 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £525 | £360 | £506 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.83% | -28.89% | -18.35% |
All Generic Skills
Shropshire
Distributed Systems 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 Shropshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 79 | 29 | 19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire | 18.46% | 22.66% | 21.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 38 | 16 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £218 | £157 | £339 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £281 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £437 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.97% | -12.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £508 | £531 | £509 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £584 | £536 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £23.60 | £10.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.57% | +126.49% | -71.59% |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £25.00 | £23.89 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.65% | +3.87% | +19.90% |
Distributed Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Distributed Systems relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
Distributed Systems
Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Distributed Systems.
Distributed Systems
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Distributed Systems within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford | - | 2 | £402 | - | 1 |
| Distributed Systems West Midlands |
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Distributed Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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: