Puppet
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Puppet skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 113 | 100 | 110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +10 | +57 |
| Contract jobs citing Puppet | 28 | 5 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 1.26% | 0.30% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 6.56% | 2.59% | 2.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £429 | £507 | £495 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £518 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £535 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -2.73% | +5.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £553 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £563 | £737 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £565 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.08% | +0.44% | -6.25% |
All Systems Management Skills
West Midlands
Puppet falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in the West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 427 | 193 | 233 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 19.21% | 11.47% | 12.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 289 | 128 | 174 |
| 10th Percentile | £298 | £200 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £385 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £500 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.00% | +17.65% | -11.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £603 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £655 | £685 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.65% | -2.27% | -6.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £43.30 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £54.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £12.18 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +515.76% | -77.85% | +210.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.38 | £14.67 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £77.45 | £16.16 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £47.50 | £31.00 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.23% | -32.87% | +37.85% |
Puppet
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Puppet relative to all contract IT jobs advertised 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 Puppet.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Puppet in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.
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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 Puppet within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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 |
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| Birmingham | +6 | 12 | - | - | 4 |
| Shropshire | - | 8 | £429 | - | 2 |
| Worcestershire | - | 6 | £575 | - | 2 |
| Herefordshire | - | 2 | £550 | - | |
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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:
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