Freedom of Information (FOI)
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in contract job vacancies in West Yorkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 66 | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +9 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Freedom of Information | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire | - | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.55% | 1.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £147 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £156 | £226 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -31.03% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £165 | £238 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | - | £156 | £226 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -31.03% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £19.44 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £20.71 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £21.97 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | - | - | £20.71 |
All Generic Skills
West Yorkshire
Freedom of Information 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 West Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 310 | 183 | 264 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 33.99% | 26.79% | 23.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 193 | 117 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | £217 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £359 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £574 | £638 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £738 | £625 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £493 | £488 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.13% | +8.33% | -14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.86 | £14.46 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £22.94 | £16.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.25 | £38.75 | £17.64 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -63.23% | +119.67% | +1.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.30 | £42.25 | £22.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.78 | £69.57 | £24.36 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £21.30 | £37.50 | £20.71 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.20% | +81.12% | +58.33% |
Freedom of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Freedom of Information relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
Freedom of Information
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Freedom of Information.
Freedom of Information
Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Freedom of Information.
