The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Skype skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Skype over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 31 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
61
74
91
Rank change year-on-year
+13
+17
-28
Contract jobs citing Skype
2
2
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Skype is in the Communications and Computer Networking 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 communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
135
157
185
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
18.19%
17.60%
14.15%
Number of daily rates quoted
81
74
116
10th Percentile
£200
£313
£166
25th Percentile
£290
£370
£225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£380
£488
£406
Median % change year-on-year
-22.05%
+20.00%
-9.72%
75th Percentile
£488
£700
£509
90th Percentile
£600
£726
£621
West Midlands median daily rate
£400
£475
£400
% change year-on-year
-15.79%
+18.68%
-5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
5
3
10th Percentile
£13.25
-
£12.57
25th Percentile
£14.00
£12.50
£15.36
Median hourly rate
£21.23
£15.00
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
+41.50%
-25.00%
+48.48%
75th Percentile
£28.75
£18.75
-
90th Percentile
£72.90
£20.21
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£16.98
£19.60
£17.00
% change year-on-year
-13.40%
+15.31%
+13.33%
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 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 31 May 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:
