Senior Systems Engineer Contract Job Trends in Birmingham
Senior System Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Senior System Engineer daily rate in Birmingham is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Senior Systems Engineer jobs | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 0.35% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Birmingham matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Birmingham matching a recognised job title | 785 | 593 | 668 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.92% | 90.26% | 94.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 444 | 402 | 432 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £243 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £363 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £564 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £650 | £738 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £487 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.60% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 36 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.01 | - | £15.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £12.62 | £21.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £21.28 | £25.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.01% | -15.11% | -10.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £26.51 | £53.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £30.15 | £57.05 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £22.00 | £25.15 | £23.05 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.52% | +9.11% | +3.85% |
Senior Systems Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior Systems Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Senior Systems Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Systems Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham.
Senior Systems Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Systems Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham.
Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 4 November 2026, Senior Systems Engineer contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Senior Systems Engineer job ads across the Birmingham region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analytics | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Change Management | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Housing Management | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | ITIL | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | ITSM | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Knowledge Transfer | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Microsoft Certification | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Power BI | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Power Platform | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Project Delivery | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Root Cause Analysis | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Service Management | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Software Testing | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | SQL | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | SQL Server | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | SQL Server Reporting Services | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | System Testing | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Systems Analysis | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Test Scripting | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | User Acceptance Testing | 100.0% | 3 |
Senior Systems Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Technical Engineer | 100.0% | 3 |