Wintel Engineer Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Wintel Engineer
England > West Midlands

The median Wintel Engineer daily rate in the West Midlands is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 119 104
Rank change year-on-year -51 -15 -
Contract jobs requiring a Wintel Engineer 1 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.028% 0.056% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.031% 0.062% 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £288 £493 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £495 £575
Median % change year-on-year -39.39% -13.91% -
75th Percentile £313 £498 £588
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £483 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -8.00% -4.55% +18.28%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 the West Midlands with a recognized job title 3,220 1,605 1,765
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.48% 89.22% 93.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,910 1,042 1,147
10th Percentile £325 £235 £231
25th Percentile £413 £375 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £487 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.62% -2.60% +0.50%
75th Percentile £588 £581 £621
90th Percentile £675 £650 £713
England median daily rate £525 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +3.96% -3.81% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 243 109 63
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.62 £12.62
25th Percentile £19.30 £14.00 £14.63
Median hourly rate £29.60 £25.15 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.69% +19.76% -
75th Percentile £53.75 £40.02 £33.74
90th Percentile £67.84 £50.00 £52.00
England median hourly rate £43.50 £25.15 £47.50
% change year-on-year +72.96% -47.05% +5.56%

Wintel Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Wintel Engineer job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Wintel Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Wintel Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Wintel Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Wintel Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Wintel Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Wintel Engineer job vacancies in the West Midlands

Wintel Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Wintel 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 West Midlands region featuring Wintel Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) McAfee
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Server Building
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Wintel Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Server Building
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HP
1 1 (100.00%) McAfee