The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Cost Control skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cost Control over the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 21 Jun 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
107
126
176
Rank change year-on-year
+19
+50
-43
Contract jobs citing Cost Control
4
3
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands
Cost Control 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
1,667
1,939
3,218
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands
81.64%
87.62%
90.17%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,104
1,316
2,338
10th Percentile
£265
£263
£275
25th Percentile
£363
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£520
£495
Median % change year-on-year
-3.85%
+5.00%
+16.53%
75th Percentile
£625
£620
£586
90th Percentile
£731
£700
£675
England median daily rate
£525
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-4.55%
-
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
118
51
58
10th Percentile
£11.11
£12.50
£12.18
25th Percentile
£14.31
£14.03
£13.90
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£22.50
£17.25
Median % change year-on-year
-
+30.43%
+15.00%
75th Percentile
£40.38
£28.75
£19.97
90th Percentile
£58.75
£47.50
£24.50
England median hourly rate
£37.50
£36.00
£25.68
% change year-on-year
+4.17%
+40.19%
+14.13%
Cost Control Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Cost Control as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Cost Control Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cost Control in the West Midlands.
Cost Control Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 21 June 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Cost Control also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Midlands region with a requirement for Cost Control.
Cost Control 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:
