Postgraduate
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 126 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Postgraduate | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | - | 0.088% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 0.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £235 |
| England median daily rate | £950 | £555 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +71.17% | +38.75% | +18.52% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands
Postgraduate falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 438 | 607 | 614 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 31.62% | 32.10% | 26.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 298 | 385 | 374 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £275 | £302 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £359 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.95% | +11.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £592 | £575 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £685 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 33 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.22 | £14.00 | £11.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.32 | £22.00 | £13.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £28.50 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.28% | +50.00% | +9.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.99 | £43.75 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.20 | £58.75 | £59.20 |
| England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £40.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -23.81% | +30.42% |
Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Postgraduate as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Postgraduate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Postgraduate in the West Midlands.