RISC-V
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term RISC-V in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited RISC-V over the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 137 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing RISC-V | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.045% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.13% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £575 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
RISC-V falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 789 | 482 | 672 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 35.48% | 28.98% | 36.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 477 | 298 | 422 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £213 | £276 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.36% | +10.00% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £633 | £624 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £725 | £711 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 18 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.50 | £18.77 | £17.01 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £20.88 | £17.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £30.23 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.90% | +31.41% | +23.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.00 | £44.95 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.00 | £55.85 | £67.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.00 | £37.25 | £43.84 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.83% | -15.02% | +25.24% |
RISC-V
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 RISC-V within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcestershire | - | 1 | £575 | - | |
| RISC-V England |
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RISC-V
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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