Forward Deployed Engineer Job Trends in the West Midlands
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
England > West Midlands
The median Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) salary in the West Midlands is £77,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 223 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent Forward Deployed Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands | 0.011% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.012% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £66,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £88,000 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £100,000 | £70,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +42.86% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the West Midlands matching a recognised job title | 8,378 | 3,231 | 5,062 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.50% | 92.05% | 93.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,961 | 2,159 | 2,624 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,711 | £28,750 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,398 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.58% | +4.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,500 | £66,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £53,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.21% | -7.83% | -4.17% |
Forward Deployed Engineer Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Forward Deployed Engineer jobs within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | - | 1 | £77,000 | - | |
| Forward Deployed Engineer England |
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Forward Deployed Engineer Skill Set Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands
For the 6 months to 12 November 2026, Forward Deployed Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Forward Deployed Engineer job ads across the West Midlands region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Artificial Intelligence Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Coaching | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Due Diligence | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Generative AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LangChain | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Prototyping | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Rapid Prototyping | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
Forward Deployed Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |