The table below looks at the prevalence of the term RISC-V in contract job vacancies in Worcestershire. 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 |
33 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing RISC-V |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Worcestershire |
0.69% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
2.22% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£563 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£575 |
- |
- |
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 Worcestershire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
45 |
22 |
34 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire |
31.03% |
33.85% |
42.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
45 |
11 |
21 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£130 |
£190 |
| 25th Percentile |
£525 |
£303 |
£450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
£600 |
£588 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.17% |
+2.13% |
+23.68% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£700 |
£610 |
| 90th Percentile |
£700 |
- |
£650 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£488 |
£550 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.36% |
+10.00% |
+2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
4 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£16.74 |
£16.41 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£19.03 |
£16.54 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£21.59 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+21.84% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£23.21 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£23.79 |
£77.50 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£23.00 |
£30.23 |
£23.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-23.90% |
+31.41% |
+23.11% |