The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Defect Tracking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Defect Tracking over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 31 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
196
252
253
Rank change year-on-year
+56
+1
+41
Permanent jobs citing Defect Tracking
1
1
4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands
Defect Tracking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the West Midlands.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
3,814
6,401
5,757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands
91.20%
81.10%
96.77%
Number of salaries quoted
1,573
4,665
3,155
10th Percentile
£28,822
£26,350
£30,602
25th Percentile
£37,000
£35,700
£40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£52,500
£50,000
£52,500
Median % change year-on-year
+5.00%
-4.76%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£67,500
£65,000
£67,500
90th Percentile
£78,750
£77,500
£78,750
England median annual salary
£57,500
£55,000
£62,500
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
-12.00%
+4.17%
Defect Tracking Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Defect Tracking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Defect Tracking Salary Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Defect Tracking in the West Midlands.
Defect Tracking Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, job vacancies citing Defect Tracking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region with a requirement for Defect Tracking.
Defect Tracking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
