Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information Act in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information Act over the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 265 | 252 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -13 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Freedom of Information Act | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.012% | 0.017% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.036% | 0.038% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £32,083 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £33,383 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -44.36% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £34,682 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £58,750 | £33,383 | £44,666 |
| % change year-on-year | +75.99% | -25.26% | -28.54% |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
Freedom of Information Act 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 the West Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,283 | 2,777 | 2,660 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 31.55% | 32.08% | 46.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 709 | 1,680 | 990 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,475 | £26,250 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,925 | £35,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | -4.55% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £81,250 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
Freedom of Information Act
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Freedom of Information Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Freedom of Information Act
Salary Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Freedom of Information Act in the West Midlands.