Logistics Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Logistics
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Logistics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 93 95
Rank change year-on-year -27 +2 +10
Contract jobs citing Logistics 48 9 19
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 1.40% 0.57% 0.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.63% 0.64% 1.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 5 7
10th Percentile £269 £288 £388
25th Percentile £478 £325 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +18.42% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £808 £488 £625
90th Percentile £844 £720 £800
England median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £17.64 - -
Median hourly rate £27.30 £29.33 £10.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.92% +179.33% -89.50%
75th Percentile £33.98 - £15.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £25.73 £19.36 £20.86
% change year-on-year +32.88% -7.19% +96.24%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Logistics 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 2,942 1,409 1,665
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 85.82% 88.84% 80.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,924 890 1,114
10th Percentile £313 £206 £265
25th Percentile £406 £364 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.68% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £625
90th Percentile £675 £676 £725
England median daily rate £525 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +1.94% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 147 96 109
10th Percentile £14.82 £12.62 £11.06
25th Percentile £20.91 £13.76 £14.00
Median hourly rate £33.99 £22.28 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +52.59% +17.24% -24.00%
75th Percentile £59.63 £32.29 £37.50
90th Percentile £72.54 £50.00 £56.75
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% -6.09%

Logistics
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Logistics job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Logistics
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Logistics
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Logistics in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Logistics in the West Midlands

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Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Logistics
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Logistics in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Logistics in the West Midlands

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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 Logistics within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birmingham -11 18 £800 +156.00% 12
Warwickshire -9 7 £273 - 9
Walsall - 4 £600 -
Solihull - 3 £471 -
Staffordshire -1 2 £531 +11.84% 3
Worcestershire -2 2 - - 5
Shropshire - 2 £238 - 4
Coventry - 1 - - 5
Logistics
England

Logistics
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 1 (2.08%) Confluence
1 1 (2.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (10.42%) MS Visio
3 4 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (10.42%) SAP EWM
1 5 (10.42%) SAP MM
1 5 (10.42%) SAP SD
2 3 (6.25%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (2.08%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (2.08%) SAP ERP
3 1 (2.08%) SAP PP
3 1 (2.08%) SAP QM
3 1 (2.08%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.33%) AWS
1 4 (8.33%) Azure
2 3 (6.25%) GCP
2 3 (6.25%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.08%) Lucidchart
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.08%) OpenShift
3 1 (2.08%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.25%) Looker
1 3 (6.25%) Power BI
1 3 (6.25%) Tableau
2 1 (2.08%) JasperReports
2 1 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (2.08%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Hudson
General
1 18 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 8 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
3 6 (12.50%) Finance
4 5 (10.42%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (10.42%) Automotive
4 5 (10.42%) Manufacturing
5 4 (8.33%) Retail
6 3 (6.25%) Legal
7 2 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (2.08%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.08%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (18.75%) Consultant
2 8 (16.67%) Analyst
3 6 (12.50%) Business Analyst
4 5 (10.42%) Architect
4 5 (10.42%) SAP Consultant
4 5 (10.42%) SAP Trainer
4 5 (10.42%) Security Architect
4 5 (10.42%) Senior
4 5 (10.42%) Trainer
5 4 (8.33%) Project Manager
5 4 (8.33%) SAP EWM Consultant
6 3 (6.25%) Logistics Analyst
6 3 (6.25%) Logistics Business Analyst
7 2 (4.17%) Data Science Consultant
7 2 (4.17%) Gen AI Consultant
7 2 (4.17%) Logistics Consultant
7 2 (4.17%) Logistics Project Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Senior IT Project Manager
7 2 (4.17%) Senior User Experience Researcher
7 2 (4.17%) User Experience Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) .NET
1 1 (2.08%) .NET Core
1 1 (2.08%) Django
1 1 (2.08%) React
1 1 (2.08%) React Native
1 1 (2.08%) REST
1 1 (2.08%) SAP TM
1 1 (2.08%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.42%) Operational Technology
2 3 (6.25%) Onboarding
3 2 (4.17%) Data Centre
3 2 (4.17%) Driving Licence
3 2 (4.17%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (4.17%) Mainframe
3 2 (4.17%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (2.08%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.08%) Legacy Code
4 1 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.08%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.08%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.08%) PMI
4 1 (2.08%) SCADA
4 1 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.08%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.17%) Linux
2 1 (2.08%) AIX
2 1 (2.08%) Solaris
2 1 (2.08%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (20.83%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (18.75%) Workshop Facilitation
3 8 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (12.50%) Inventory Management
4 6 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (10.42%) Actionable Insight
5 5 (10.42%) Compliance Audit
5 5 (10.42%) ERP
5 5 (10.42%) Production Planning
6 4 (8.33%) Agile
6 4 (8.33%) AI
6 4 (8.33%) Analytics
6 4 (8.33%) Knowledge Transfer
6 4 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (6.25%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (6.25%) Decision-Making
7 3 (6.25%) Generative AI
7 3 (6.25%) Requirements Gathering
7 3 (6.25%) Requirements Workshops
7 3 (6.25%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 4 (8.33%) SQL
2 3 (6.25%) Python
3 1 (2.08%) Java
3 1 (2.08%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (14.58%) SC Cleared
1 7 (14.58%) Security Cleared
2 4 (8.33%) SAP Certification
3 2 (4.17%) Degree
4 1 (2.08%) CAPM
4 1 (2.08%) CBAP
4 1 (2.08%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.08%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.17%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (4.17%) SLA
2 1 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.08%) NIST
2 1 (2.08%) PMO
2 1 (2.08%) QA
2 1 (2.08%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (2.08%) KVM
1 1 (2.08%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (2.08%) Ansible
1 1 (2.08%) Terraform
Vendors
1 14 (29.17%) SAP
2 7 (14.58%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.17%) MuleSoft
3 2 (4.17%) OpenAI
3 2 (4.17%) Qualtrics
4 1 (2.08%) Google
4 1 (2.08%) IFS
4 1 (2.08%) Infor
4 1 (2.08%) Kronos
4 1 (2.08%) Red Hat
4 1 (2.08%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.08%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.08%) VMware