Applications Engineer Contract Job Trends in Stafford

Applications Engineer
Staffordshire > Stafford

As of 23 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Applications Engineer daily rate in Stafford.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stafford 8.70% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 9.52% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Staffordshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stafford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stafford. 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 Stafford with a recognized job title 21 12 21
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 92.31% 91.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 1 11
10th Percentile £180 - -
25th Percentile £260 - £125
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 £150 £200
Median % change year-on-year +136.67% -25.00% -71.43%
75th Percentile £768 - £300
90th Percentile £944 - £350
Staffordshire median daily rate £388 £250 £356
% change year-on-year +55.00% -29.82% -28.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 8 5
10th Percentile - - £30.18
25th Percentile - £29.00 £36.25
Median hourly rate - £32.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year - -23.53% +54.55%
75th Percentile - £38.94 £51.25
90th Percentile - £43.25 -
Staffordshire median hourly rate £20.00 £30.00 £25.96
% change year-on-year -33.33% +15.58% -1.12%

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stafford

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

Applications Engineer job vacancy trend in Stafford

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford

For the 6 months to 23 June 2026, Applications 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 Stafford region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Simulink
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Simulink
General
1 1 (50.00%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree