The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Police over the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
110
105
128
Rank change year-on-year
-5
+23
+44
Contract jobs citing Police
1
5
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands
Police falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the West Midlands.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
1,035
1,042
1,197
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands
62.99%
54.30%
53.82%
Number of daily rates quoted
641
716
850
10th Percentile
£206
£259
£250
25th Percentile
£363
£375
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£460
£500
£520
Median % change year-on-year
-8.00%
-3.85%
+5.05%
75th Percentile
£563
£626
£625
90th Percentile
£644
£750
£731
England median daily rate
£510
£538
£550
% change year-on-year
-5.12%
-2.27%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
87
79
42
10th Percentile
£14.00
£12.08
£12.62
25th Percentile
£16.07
£13.90
£15.98
Median hourly rate
£27.21
£18.97
£21.74
Median % change year-on-year
+43.44%
-12.72%
+29.76%
75th Percentile
£38.63
£33.93
£28.75
90th Percentile
£50.00
£56.25
£48.25
England median hourly rate
£25.32
£38.12
£30.03
% change year-on-year
-33.58%
+26.96%
+23.31%
Police Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Police as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Police Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Police in the West Midlands.
Police Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Police in the West Midlands.
Police Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 28 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Police 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 Police.
Police 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:
