BYOD Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term BYOD in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited BYOD over the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 163 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing BYOD | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.28% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.93% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £246 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £515 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £518 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £451 | £563 | £238 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.91% | +136.84% | -41.36% |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
BYOD 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 citing generic IT skills in the West Midlands.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 1,071 | 784 | 542 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 30.19% | 39.12% | 28.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 641 | 467 | 323 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £250 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £488 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.82% | -11.27% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £588 | £636 |
| 90th Percentile | £690 | £671 | £725 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 92 | 50 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.01 | - | £17.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.87 | £20.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £30.00 | £27.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +8.98% | +1.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.96 | £50.00 | £49.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.43 | - | £56.25 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.50 | £28.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.07% | -44.00% | +12.36% |
BYOD Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BYOD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
BYOD Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing BYOD.
BYOD Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing BYOD in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
BYOD Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing BYOD.
BYOD 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 BYOD within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 30 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | - | 8 | £508 | - | |
| Wolverhampton | - | 1 | £250 | - | |
| BYOD England |
|||||
BYOD Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Product Ownership | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Mobile App | 10.0% | 1 |