PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide and Standards) England> West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring PMBOK skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PMBOK over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
96
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing PMBOK
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands
PMBOK falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the West Midlands.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
236
301
401
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands
17.55%
15.46%
16.82%
Number of daily rates quoted
172
209
259
10th Percentile
£209
£260
£263
25th Percentile
£350
£375
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+8.93%
75th Percentile
£550
£625
£595
90th Percentile
£638
£793
£675
England median daily rate
£513
£525
£525
% change year-on-year
-2.38%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
30
10
10th Percentile
-
£11.91
£10.99
25th Percentile
£14.70
£13.18
£12.50
Median hourly rate
£28.18
£14.00
£16.10
Median % change year-on-year
+101.29%
-13.04%
-5.29%
75th Percentile
£30.38
£45.78
£23.02
90th Percentile
£52.50
£58.75
£27.92
England median hourly rate
£34.75
£22.34
£41.50
% change year-on-year
+55.55%
-46.17%
+50.91%
PMBOK Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing PMBOK as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
PMBOK Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PMBOK in the West Midlands.
PMBOK Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing PMBOK 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 PMBOK.
PMBOK 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:
