Building Information Modelling Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Building Information Modelling (BIM)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Building Information Modelling skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 107 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Contract jobs citing Building Information Modelling 21 6 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.19% 0.32% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.35% 0.39% -
Number of daily rates quoted 12 2 0
10th Percentile £335 £440 -
25th Percentile £427 £475 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £541 -
Median % change year-on-year +6.24% - -
75th Percentile £600 £600 -
90th Percentile £634 £630 -
England median daily rate £463 £494 £675
% change year-on-year -6.33% -26.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile £44.35 £46.38 -
25th Percentile £44.88 £46.56 -
Median hourly rate £47.00 £48.75 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.59% - -
75th Percentile £50.38 £51.56 -
90th Percentile £51.65 £52.13 -
England median hourly rate £42.50 £50.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -15.00% +17.65% +3.66%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Building Information Modelling 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 West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,560 1,542 1,826
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 88.34% 81.41% 85.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 997 1,013 1,235
10th Percentile £250 £250 £263
25th Percentile £400 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +2.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £606
90th Percentile £650 £725 £729
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 103 51 49
10th Percentile £12.62 £13.18 £14.32
25th Percentile £14.91 £14.85 £20.49
Median hourly rate £24.34 £21.59 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.74% -21.49% +62.60%
75th Percentile £35.29 £36.25 £42.25
90th Percentile £50.00 £55.25 £69.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +53.90%

Building Information Modelling
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Building Information Modelling as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Building Information Modelling in the West Midlands

Building Information Modelling
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Building Information Modelling.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Building Information Modelling in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Building Information Modelling in the West Midlands

Building Information Modelling
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Building Information Modelling.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Building Information Modelling within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 August 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
Warwickshire +7 19 £575 -11.54% 2
Birmingham +6 2 - - 1
Building Information Modelling
England

Building Information Modelling
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (19.05%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.76%) PowerFactory
Applications
1 9 (42.86%) Revit
2 5 (23.81%) Navisworks
3 4 (19.05%) AutoCAD
4 2 (9.52%) MicroStation
5 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (4.76%) MS Visio
5 1 (4.76%) ProjectWise
Cloud Services
1 3 (14.29%) Azure
1 3 (14.29%) Cloud Computing
1 3 (14.29%) SaaS
2 2 (9.52%) AWS
2 2 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.76%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.52%) Intrusion Detection
1 2 (9.52%) Structured Cabling
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 3 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Publishing
3 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Finance
Job Titles
1 12 (57.14%) Architect
2 11 (52.38%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (9.52%) Analyst
3 2 (9.52%) Business Analyst
3 2 (9.52%) Communications Engineer
3 2 (9.52%) Coordinator
3 2 (9.52%) Delivery Manager
3 2 (9.52%) Draughtsman
3 2 (9.52%) Senior
3 2 (9.52%) Senior Communications Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Consultant
4 1 (4.76%) Data Business Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Digital Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Digital Business Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Digital Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Digital Programme Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Environment Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Programme Delivery Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) OAuth
1 1 (4.76%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (23.81%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (9.52%) Fibre Optics
3 1 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.76%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (42.86%) Agile
2 7 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (28.57%) Scrum
4 5 (23.81%) Project Management
5 4 (19.05%) Requirements Gathering
5 4 (19.05%) Scaled Agile Framework
6 3 (14.29%) Architectural Design
6 3 (14.29%) Business Case
6 3 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (14.29%) Data Management
6 3 (14.29%) Process Improvement
6 3 (14.29%) Software Architecture
6 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (14.29%) TOGAF
7 2 (9.52%) Computer Science
7 2 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (9.52%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
7 2 (9.52%) Data Analysis
7 2 (9.52%) Information Management
7 2 (9.52%) Visualisation
Qualifications
1 4 (19.05%) Degree
2 2 (9.52%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (9.52%) HNC
2 2 (9.52%) HND
2 2 (9.52%) RIBA
2 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.76%) Chartered Engineer
3 1 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.76%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (23.81%) QA
2 3 (14.29%) ISO 19650
3 2 (9.52%) Accessibility
3 2 (9.52%) GDPR
3 2 (9.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (4.76%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 3 (14.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 10 (47.62%) Autodesk
2 1 (4.76%) DIgSILENT
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft