Senior Software Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Senior Software Engineer daily rate in Birmingham is £892, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
79 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham |
0.11% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.12% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£892 |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£489 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title |
858 |
464 |
732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.96% |
87.88% |
94.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
511 |
308 |
511 |
| 10th Percentile |
£313 |
£162 |
£235 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£363 |
£335 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£475 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
- |
-5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£550 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£685 |
£649 |
£675 |
| West Midlands median daily rate |
£490 |
£475 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.16% |
-5.00% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
38 |
45 |
37 |
| 10th Percentile |
£16.25 |
- |
£13.63 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.23 |
£12.62 |
£18.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£24.53 |
£14.00 |
£28.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+75.21% |
-50.88% |
+54.05% |
| 75th Percentile |
£47.81 |
£23.75 |
£48.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£28.78 |
£56.25 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate |
£32.50 |
£24.34 |
£19.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+33.53% |
+28.11% |
-8.23% |
