NEC Job Trends in the West Midlands

NEC
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring knowledge or experience of NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the NEC Corporation.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 174 113 217
Rank change year-on-year -61 +104 +30
Permanent jobs citing NEC 1 95 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.018% 2.37% 0.038%
As % of the Vendors category 0.076% 5.71% 0.090%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £104,357 - £30,000
75th Percentile - - £32,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £54,048
% change year-on-year +20.00% -7.49% +12.05%

All Vendors
West Midlands

NEC falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,316 1,664 2,233
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 23.40% 41.53% 42.43%
Number of salaries quoted 767 823 1,863
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £33,625 £38,754 £30,325
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £61,875
90th Percentile £77,900 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% -8.70%

NEC
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

NEC job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

NEC
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing NEC

NEC
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing NEC within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Birmingham -55 1 £104,357 - 2
NEC
England

NEC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NEC Housing
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Applications Support