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 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 92 99
Rank change year-on-year -23 +7 +31
Contract jobs citing Logistics 30 7 12
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 1.12% 0.48% 0.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.31% 0.54% 0.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 2 7
10th Percentile £219 - £420
25th Percentile £315 - £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £750 £550
Median % change year-on-year -18.33% +36.36% +15.79%
75th Percentile £844 - £813
90th Percentile £846 - £875
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.50 - -
Median hourly rate £17.00 - £28.42
75th Percentile £17.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £22.00 £16.69 £21.50
% change year-on-year +31.82% -22.37% +102.26%

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 2,284 1,296 1,585
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 85.48% 89.26% 83.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,489 818 1,039
10th Percentile £300 £210 £275
25th Percentile £403 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £488
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +3.54% -2.50%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 51 112
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.50 £12.10
25th Percentile £16.14 £15.22 £16.54
Median hourly rate £21.46 £20.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -13.04% +29.94%
75th Percentile £27.13 £31.22 £49.06
90th Percentile £34.80 £41.97 £67.50
England median hourly rate £26.61 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -23.99% - -

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 20 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Logistics in the West Midlands

Logistics
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
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 20 February 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 11 £800 +6.67% 27
Warwickshire -13 4 £800 - 6
Shropshire - 2 £308 - 12
Wolverhampton -1 1 £267 - 2
Worcestershire - 1 £263 - 9
Staffordshire - 1 £550 - 14
Coventry - 1 - - 2
Solihull - 1 £450 - 2
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 2 (6.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (3.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (13.33%) SAP PP
1 4 (13.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (6.67%) SAP MM
3 1 (3.33%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (3.33%) SAP QM
3 1 (3.33%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.33%) Lucidchart
1 1 (3.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (3.33%) Power Platform
1 1 (3.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) VoIP
1 1 (3.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) Metadata
1 1 (3.33%) Power BI
1 1 (3.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (3.33%) Hudson
General
1 10 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 6 (20.00%) Finance
2 6 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 5 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (3.33%) Electronics
5 1 (3.33%) Legal
5 1 (3.33%) Marketing
5 1 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.33%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.33%) Publishing
5 1 (3.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (26.67%) Architect
2 5 (16.67%) Consultant
3 4 (13.33%) Designer
3 4 (13.33%) Security Architect
3 4 (13.33%) Service Architect
3 4 (13.33%) Service Designer
4 3 (10.00%) Analyst
4 3 (10.00%) SAP Consultant
5 2 (6.67%) Business Analyst
5 2 (6.67%) Chief Technology Officer
5 2 (6.67%) SAP PP Consultant
5 2 (6.67%) Senior
5 2 (6.67%) Technical Specialist
6 1 (3.33%) Applications Manager
6 1 (3.33%) Business Process Analyst
6 1 (3.33%) Project Coordinator
6 1 (3.33%) SAP Trainer
6 1 (3.33%) Senior Manager
6 1 (3.33%) Support Engineer
6 1 (3.33%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.33%) REST
1 1 (3.33%) WebCenter
1 1 (3.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.33%) Operational Technology
2 3 (10.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (10.00%) Social Media
3 2 (6.67%) Product Ownership
4 1 (3.33%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.33%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (3.33%) PMI
4 1 (3.33%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.00%) Windows
2 1 (3.33%) AIX
2 1 (3.33%) Linux
2 1 (3.33%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (16.67%) ERP
1 5 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (13.33%) Compliance Audit
2 4 (13.33%) Process Improvement
2 4 (13.33%) Production Planning
2 4 (13.33%) Service Design
3 3 (10.00%) Agile
3 3 (10.00%) Data Management
3 3 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (6.67%) Business Analysis
4 2 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (6.67%) CRM
4 2 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (6.67%) ITIL
4 2 (6.67%) Service Delivery
4 2 (6.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (6.67%) Supply Chain Management
4 2 (6.67%) Workflow
4 2 (6.67%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.67%) SQL
2 1 (3.33%) PL/SQL
2 1 (3.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 4 (13.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.33%) CAPM
3 1 (3.33%) CBAP
3 1 (3.33%) Degree
3 1 (3.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.67%) PMO
2 1 (3.33%) Accessibility
2 1 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.33%) ITGC
2 1 (3.33%) NIST
2 1 (3.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (3.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (23.33%) SAP
2 3 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.33%) Epicor
3 1 (3.33%) IFS
3 1 (3.33%) Oracle
3 1 (3.33%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.33%) ServiceNow