The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Housing Association in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Housing Association over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
95
109
123
Rank change year-on-year
+14
+14
+44
Contract jobs citing Housing Association
2
4
15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands
Housing Association 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
418
644
781
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands
31.01%
33.28%
33.15%
Number of daily rates quoted
277
409
512
10th Percentile
£197
£299
£263
25th Percentile
£406
£363
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+5.00%
-
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£605
£626
£638
90th Percentile
£675
£750
£700
England median daily rate
£550
£550
£575
% change year-on-year
-
-4.35%
+4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
47
20
10th Percentile
£16.23
£10.42
£17.36
25th Percentile
£18.13
£14.71
£18.12
Median hourly rate
£28.18
£22.50
£25.50
Median % change year-on-year
+25.24%
-11.76%
+60.78%
75th Percentile
£31.49
£40.25
£52.50
90th Percentile
£33.91
£58.75
£61.50
England median hourly rate
£33.91
£32.12
£22.49
% change year-on-year
+5.59%
+42.83%
-16.66%
Housing Association Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Housing Association as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Housing Association Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Housing Association in the West Midlands.
Housing Association Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Housing Association in the West Midlands.
Housing Association Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Housing Association 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 Housing Association.
Housing Association 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:
