Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
England > West Midlands
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for WCAG skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited WCAG over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 136 | 162 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +26 | -43 |
| Contract jobs citing WCAG | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.21% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 1.23% | 2.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £389 | £498 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £409 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £463 | £551 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -16.06% | +29.27% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £509 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £526 | £615 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £525 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +7.69% | +13.37% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
West Midlands
WCAG is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 296 | 405 | 485 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 15.34% | 16.79% | 13.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 205 | 261 | 342 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £258 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £350 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £595 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £783 | £675 | £738 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 10 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.91 | £10.99 | £10.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.18 | £12.50 | £11.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | £16.10 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | -5.29% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.78 | £23.02 | £18.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.75 | £27.92 | £20.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £20.55 | £42.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.64% | +54.55% | +31.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing WCAG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WCAG in the West Midlands.