The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Reverse Engineering skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
63
62
72
Rank change year-on-year
-1
+10
+4
Contract jobs citing Reverse Engineering
4
2
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Reverse Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
540
583
693
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
90.30%
82.58%
83.39%
Number of daily rates quoted
352
385
449
10th Percentile
£203
£200
£275
25th Percentile
£363
£381
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+2.56%
75th Percentile
£575
£638
£606
90th Percentile
£661
£750
£731
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£520
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.85%
+4.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
54
10
25
10th Percentile
-
£21.18
£12.98
25th Percentile
£12.62
£29.30
£15.50
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£50.00
£27.50
Median % change year-on-year
-62.26%
+81.82%
+52.78%
75th Percentile
£22.08
£55.19
£67.50
90th Percentile
£26.51
£57.53
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£24.34
£28.50
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-14.60%
+3.64%
+56.16%
Reverse Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Reverse Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Reverse Engineering Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Reverse Engineering.
Reverse Engineering Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 23 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Reverse Engineering 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 Reverse Engineering.
Reverse Engineering 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:
