The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fire and Rescue in contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Fire and Rescue over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Fire and Rescue is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
380 |
500 |
748 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham |
51.21% |
56.12% |
57.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
255 |
328 |
529 |
| 10th Percentile |
£220 |
£293 |
£225 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£400 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£525 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.90% |
+10.53% |
+15.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£650 |
£593 |
| 90th Percentile |
£704 |
£731 |
£688 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£488 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+7.69% |
+14.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
32 |
29 |
17 |
| 10th Percentile |
£11.89 |
£11.80 |
£12.30 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.97 |
£12.50 |
£12.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£24.65 |
£20.50 |
£16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.24% |
+24.24% |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48.75 |
£28.75 |
£18.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£56.25 |
£71.50 |
£18.60 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£19.30 |
£20.97 |
£16.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.99% |
+27.09% |
+8.20% |
