RIBA Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 116 106
Rank change year-on-year -51 -10 -
Contract jobs citing RIBA 1 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.029% 0.12% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.083% 0.35% 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £600
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £488 £550 £510
% change year-on-year -11.36% +7.84% -3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £44.35 -
25th Percentile - £44.88 £32.50
Median hourly rate - £47.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year - +34.29% -
75th Percentile - £50.38 £37.50
90th Percentile - £51.65 -
England median hourly rate - £55.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year - +57.14% -53.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

RIBA 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 1,212 568 634
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 34.68% 33.45% 34.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 868 373 413
10th Percentile £329 £178 £313
25th Percentile £405 £375 £374
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £500 £519
Median % change year-on-year -6.20% -3.66% -5.64%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £627
90th Percentile £656 £648 £725
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 48 23
10th Percentile £16.74 - £14.00
25th Percentile £32.55 £18.87 £19.74
Median hourly rate £52.50 £30.00 £33.93
Median % change year-on-year +75.00% -11.58% +24.51%
75th Percentile £67.84 £43.44 £53.13
90th Percentile £75.00 £50.75 £58.75
England median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £47.50
% change year-on-year +114.71% -47.05% -13.64%

RIBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

RIBA 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 RIBA.

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

RIBA
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 RIBA within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 August 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
Warwickshire - 1 £525 -
RIBA
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 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation