Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Site Reliability Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 60 | 61 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +4 | +23 |
| Contract jobs citing Site Reliability Engineering | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 2.24% | 1.23% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.51% | 1.44% | 0.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £196 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £286 | £454 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £725 | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -55.17% | -3.33% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £360 | £823 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £448 | £826 | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £545 | £725 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.83% | +3.57% | +16.67% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham
Site Reliability 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 | 637 | 627 | 638 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 89.09% | 85.66% | 83.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 413 | 414 | 429 |
| 10th Percentile | £229 | £197 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £386 | £380 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +5.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £738 | £700 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 47 | 16 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.62 | £14.70 | £13.81 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.25 | £21.63 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £30.23 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.57% | -45.05% | +205.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.50 | £52.50 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.51 | £56.25 | £67.75 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £21.46 | £21.80 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.54% | -12.82% | +41.24% |
Site Reliability Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Site Reliability Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Site Reliability Engineering.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Site Reliability Engineering in Birmingham over the 6 months to 29 November 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: