People Analytics Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

People Analytics
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring People Analytics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 105 111
Rank change year-on-year -45 +6 -
Contract jobs citing People Analytics 9 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.26% 0.062% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.31% 0.070% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £358 £713 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £725 £325
Median % change year-on-year -32.41% +123.08% -
75th Percentile £575 £738 £338
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £490 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -6.67% +5.00% -13.04%

All Process & Methodology Skills
West Midlands

People Analytics 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 2,945 1,429 1,601
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 85.86% 88.37% 81.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,914 896 1,075
10th Percentile £313 £208 £275
25th Percentile £405 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £479 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.79% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £625
90th Percentile £671 £675 £725
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 152 99 85
10th Percentile £14.82 £12.62 £11.18
25th Percentile £21.02 £13.74 £14.00
Median hourly rate £33.99 £22.05 £18.97
Median % change year-on-year +54.15% +16.24% -24.87%
75th Percentile £59.50 £32.82 £37.50
90th Percentile £72.54 £50.00 £57.75
England median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +88.87% -37.13% -6.43%

People Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

People Analytics job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

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Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

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Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing People Analytics in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for People Analytics 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 People Analytics within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 21 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
Shropshire - 9 £490 - 1
People Analytics
England

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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:

General
1 9 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 6 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) HR Director
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Analytics
1 9 (100.00%) Coaching
1 9 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 9 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
2 6 (66.67%) AI
2 6 (66.67%) Due Diligence
2 6 (66.67%) Performance Improvement
3 3 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 3 (33.33%) Digital Enablement
3 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (11.11%) Workforce Optimisation
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance