Data Interpretation Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Data Interpretation
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Data Interpretation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 140 104 114
Rank change year-on-year -36 +10 -
Contract jobs citing Data Interpretation 2 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.093% 0.11% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.10% 0.13% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £475
75th Percentile - - £488
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £500 £450 £451
% change year-on-year +11.11% -0.11% -8.99%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Data Interpretation 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 1,915 1,576 1,596
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 88.99% 84.05% 85.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,215 979 1,084
10th Percentile £263 £250 £263
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £612 £600
90th Percentile £675 £713 £700
England median daily rate £501 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.53% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 52 51
10th Percentile £13.25 £14.70 £15.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £16.07 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.01 £21.80 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% -12.82% +41.24%
75th Percentile £30.00 £34.06 £52.50
90th Percentile £41.86 £52.25 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -30.14% -19.10% +19.85%

Data Interpretation
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Data Interpretation job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Data Interpretation
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Data Interpretation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Data Interpretation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Data Interpretation

Data Interpretation
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 Data Interpretation within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 28 November 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 -8 2 £500 - 1
Data Interpretation
England

Data Interpretation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West 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 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) QMS
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) ISO 9001
1 2 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft