Freedom of Information (FOI)
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 116 | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | +44 |
| Contract jobs citing Freedom of Information | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.10% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.32% | 0.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £425 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -34.62% | +36.84% |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £475 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.32% | -20.83% | +32.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £33.93 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £27.64 | £11.95 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +131.30% | -43.10% | -19.23% |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
Freedom of Information 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 the West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 487 | 620 | 740 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 33.77% | 31.02% | 33.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 301 | 386 | 478 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £263 | £268 |
| 25th Percentile | £396 | £363 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £516 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +1.69% | +3.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £649 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £750 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £526 | £550 | £565 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.38% | -2.65% | +2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 46 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.84 | £10.42 | £17.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.18 | £14.71 | £21.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.91 | £23.58 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.84% | -14.27% | +61.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £40.38 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £58.75 | £57.13 |
| England median hourly rate | £33.91 | £36.50 | £22.49 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.10% | +62.33% | -15.15% |
Freedom of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Freedom of Information as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Freedom of Information
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Freedom of Information in the West Midlands.
Freedom of Information
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Freedom of Information in the West Midlands.