PERC Job Trends in the West Midlands
Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations (PERC)
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the West Midlands citing PERC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 214 | - | 217 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -35 |
| Permanent jobs citing PERC | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.066% | - | 0.037% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.68% | - | 0.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £54,200 | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £52,500 | £92,500 | £59,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.24% | +56.78% | +7.27% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
West Midlands
PERC falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills in the West Midlands.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 888 | 445 | 820 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 9.76% | 13.08% | 15.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 599 | 284 | 397 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,400 | £30,580 | £28,119 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £37,500 | £34,089 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £66,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,201 | £81,943 | £77,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
PERC Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PERC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
PERC Salary Trend in the West Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing PERC.
PERC 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 PERC within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | - | 1 | £53,000 | - | |
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PERC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GDPR | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2 | Data Quality | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2 | QA | 16.7% | 1 |