Real-Time Control Protocol (RTCP)
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring RTCP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 144 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing RTCP | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 0.039% | - | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.30% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £425 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £400 | £575 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -30.43% | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
West Midlands
RTCP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 330 | 204 | 394 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 12.97% | 13.94% | 20.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 197 | 117 | 206 |
| 10th Percentile | £167 | £158 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £293 | £255 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £425 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | - | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £580 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £676 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | -9.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.09 | £13.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £15.48 | £19.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £21.18 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.29% | -7.93% | +6.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.50 | £35.00 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.80 | £39.88 | £68.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £29.44 | £35.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.89% | -26.32% | +137.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing RTCP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
RTCP
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 RTCP within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 11 February 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 | £400 | - | |
| RTCP 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:
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