The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Skype skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Skype over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
66
69
92
Rank change year-on-year
+3
+23
-
Contract jobs citing Skype
1
2
5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Skype falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
81
180
196
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
11.51%
23.35%
15.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
43
80
110
10th Percentile
£163
£200
£207
25th Percentile
£209
£322
£301
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£380
£385
£434
Median % change year-on-year
-1.30%
-11.19%
+4.46%
75th Percentile
£580
£481
£572
90th Percentile
£615
£678
£625
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£400
£435
% change year-on-year
+25.00%
-8.05%
+3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
9
0
10th Percentile
£25.13
-
-
25th Percentile
£30.94
£62.50
-
Median hourly rate
£41.25
£65.00
-
Median % change year-on-year
-36.54%
-
-
75th Percentile
£50.94
£67.50
-
90th Percentile
£56.38
£69.00
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£35.00
£27.50
£24.25
% change year-on-year
+27.27%
+13.40%
+51.04%
Skype Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Skype as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Skype Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Skype in Birmingham.
Skype Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Skype in Birmingham.
Skype Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Skype also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Skype.
Skype Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: