The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Systems Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Systems 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
600
599
639
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
91.19%
84.49%
82.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
395
391
420
10th Percentile
£250
£196
£270
25th Percentile
£375
£363
£394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
+5.26%
-1.81%
75th Percentile
£575
£638
£602
90th Percentile
£650
£750
£713
West Midlands median daily rate
£500
£519
£498
% change year-on-year
-3.66%
+4.32%
-0.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted
52
11
21
10th Percentile
£12.62
£14.70
£14.54
25th Percentile
£13.25
£20.88
£25.00
Median hourly rate
£18.87
£26.13
£45.00
Median % change year-on-year
-27.77%
-41.94%
+143.24%
75th Percentile
£25.00
£53.88
£67.50
90th Percentile
£29.65
£57.25
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£24.34
£24.18
£27.25
% change year-on-year
+0.66%
-11.27%
+53.78%
Systems Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Systems Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Systems Engineering Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Systems Engineering.
Systems Engineering Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Systems Engineering.
Systems Engineering Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Systems Engineering also mentioned 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 job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Systems Engineering.
Systems Engineering 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:
