Freedom of Information (FOI)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 120 | 106 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -14 | +70 |
| Permanent jobs citing Freedom of Information | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham | - | 0.044% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.15% | 0.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £72,500 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £75,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £77,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | - | £75,000 | £58,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +29.31% | - |
All Generic Skills
Birmingham
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 permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Birmingham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 399 | 672 | 524 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 33.47% | 29.87% | 39.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 286 | 307 | 456 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,750 | £34,900 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £46,250 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £59,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +0.84% | +2.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £73,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £90,000 | £80,625 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +2.80% | +9.18% |
Freedom of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Freedom of Information relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Freedom of Information
Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Freedom of Information.
