Hackathon Job Trends in the West Midlands

Hackathon
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Hackathon in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Hackathon over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 197 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Hackathon 0 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands - 0.048% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.13% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £73,750 -
England median annual salary £53,500 £45,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year +18.89% -52.63% +35.71%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Hackathon 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 1,950 1,525 1,327
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 36.89% 36.82% 35.18%
Number of salaries quoted 678 612 1,098
10th Percentile £26,375 £32,500 £27,350
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,004 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -6.32%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,375 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Hackathon
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Hackathon relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Hackathon job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Hackathon
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Hackathon.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Hackathon