Freedom of Information (FOI)
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 244 | 245 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +1 | +43 |
| Permanent jobs citing Freedom of Information | 0 | 15 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | - | 0.18% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.58% | 0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £26,731 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52,325 | £27,957 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £54,650 | £32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +68.15% | -51.85% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £58,025 | £33,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £59,300 | £49,375 |
| England median annual salary | £44,590 | £50,075 | £44,666 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.95% | +12.11% | -5.97% |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
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 the West Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,334 | 2,605 | 2,665 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 31.75% | 31.53% | 46.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 680 | 1,688 | 970 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £26,250 | £33,725 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,925 | £35,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £53,250 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.80% | -3.18% | +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
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Job postings citing Freedom of Information as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Freedom of Information
Salary Trend in the West Midlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Freedom of Information in the West Midlands.