Systems Test Engineer Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

System Test Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

As of 27 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median System Test Engineer daily rate in Birmingham.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Test Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £450 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

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 580 666 756
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.92% 95.42% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 393 433 513
10th Percentile £243 £200 £260
25th Percentile £363 £350 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £606 £600
90th Percentile £647 £736 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 13 21
10th Percentile - £15.38 £14.54
25th Percentile £12.62 £20.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £20.50 £24.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% -4.00% +31.58%
75th Percentile £26.51 £52.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £30.12 £56.85 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £22.50 £22.20
% change year-on-year +11.78% +1.37% +25.25%

Systems Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Systems Test Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Systems Test Engineer job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Systems Test Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Test Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Test Engineer job vacancies in Birmingham

Systems Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 27 October 2025, Systems Test Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Systems Test Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Postman
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing

Systems Test Engineer Skill Set
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Postman
1 1 (100.00%) Selenium
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Integration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) System Integration Testing