Industry report · October 2026
State of tech recruitment in Birmingham
Birmingham employers and agencies advertised 283 tech jobs across the roles we track in the 30 days to 6 October 2026. Software Engineer leads with 61 live adverts, and 70% came direct from the employer.
Updated 6 October 2026 · Live adverts, last 30 days · Next update 1 November 2026 · Baseline edition: month-on-month changes start next month
The 10 most in-demand tech roles in Birmingham
Ranked by live adverts in the 30 days to 6 October 2026. Direct adverts were posted by the employer itself rather than an agency.
| # | Role | Live adverts | Direct | Last 7 days | Leads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineer | 61 | 34 | 24 | Get leads |
| 2 | Data Analyst | 44 | 34 | 11 | Get leads |
| 3 | Product Manager | 39 | 32 | 11 | Get leads |
| 4 | Solutions Architect | 38 | 23 | 9 | Get leads |
| 5 | Data Engineer | 26 | 16 | 5 | Get leads |
| 6 | DevOps Engineer | 26 | 17 | 6 | Get leads |
| 7 | IT Support Engineer | 25 | 22 | 7 | Get leads |
| 8 | Cyber Security Analyst | 12 | 12 | 3 | Get leads |
| 9 | Machine Learning Engineer | 9 | 6 | 0 | Get leads |
| 10 | Frontend Developer | 5 | 5 | 1 | Get leads |
Titles counted for each role
- Software Engineer
- Software Developer · 12Full Stack Developer · 8Senior Software Engineer · 8Backend Developer · 2Backend Engineer · 2Full Stack Engineer · 2Software Development Engineer · 0
- Data Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst · 2Reporting Analyst · 2Senior Data Analyst · 2Insight Analyst · 0Junior Data Analyst · 0
- Product Manager
- Product Owner · 7Senior Product Manager · 3Product Lead · 2Associate Product Manager · 1Group Product Manager · 0Principal Product Manager · 0Technical Product Manager · 0
- Solutions Architect
- Enterprise Architect · 16Technical Architect · 7Systems Architect · 2Lead Solutions Architect · 1Software Architect · 1Cloud Architect · 0Principal Solutions Architect · 0
- Data Engineer
- Lead Data Engineer · 3Senior Data Engineer · 3Analytics Engineer · 1Big Data Engineer · 0Data Infrastructure Engineer · 0Junior Data Engineer · 0
- DevOps Engineer
- Platform Engineer · 8Cloud Engineer · 4Senior DevOps Engineer · 3Site Reliability Engineer · 3SRE · 2Lead DevOps Engineer · 0Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) · 0
- IT Support Engineer
- Service Desk Analyst · 10Technical Support Engineer · 42nd Line Support · 31st Line Support · 2IT Support Analyst · 1IT Support Specialist · 0IT Support Technician · 0
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Security Analyst · 10Cybersecurity Engineer · 1Information Security Analyst · 1SOC Analyst · 1Cyber Analyst · 0Cybersecurity Analyst · 0Junior Security Analyst · 0
- Machine Learning Engineer
- AI Engineer · 7ML Engineer · 2Junior Machine Learning Engineer · 0Lead Machine Learning Engineer · 0Senior Machine Learning Engineer · 0Staff Machine Learning Engineer · 0
- Frontend Developer
- Front-End Developer · 2Front End Developer · 1Frontend Engineer · 1Web Developer · 1Front End Engineer · 0Front-End Engineer · 0React Developer · 0
Each role counts its own title and the related titles employers use for it, and an advert matching several of them counts once. Per-title counts overlap ("Senior Data Engineer" adverts also match "Data Engineer"), so they add up to more than the role total.
199 Birmingham tech adverts came straight from the employer.
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What the numbers say
- Data Analyst is Birmingham's second busiest tech role, with 44 adverts, 16% of the market.
- Enterprise Architect is the title behind much of Solutions Architect hiring: 16 of the role's 38 adverts.
- Software Engineer leads with 61 adverts, but only 56% come direct, the lowest share of any role in the city.
What it means for recruiters
Birmingham is the smallest tech market of the cities we cover, with 283 adverts, but 70% are direct. Software engineering is where agencies compete most; data and product roles are mostly advertised by the employer.
Questions recruiters ask
How many tech jobs are advertised in Birmingham?
283 live tech job adverts were posted in Birmingham and nearby towns in the 30 days to 6 October 2026, across the roles in this report and counted once each. 70% came direct from employers.
Which tech role is most in demand in Birmingham?
Software Engineer, with 61 live adverts. Next came Data Analyst (44) and Product Manager (39).
How does Birmingham compare with other UK cities for tech jobs?
Birmingham ranks fifth of the 5 cities we cover for tech adverts; London has 25.7× its volume. London: 7,278, Manchester: 755, Bristol: 368, Leeds: 358, Birmingham: 283.
How many tech adverts in Birmingham come direct from employers?
199 of the 283 (70%) were posted by the employer itself; the rest came through recruitment agencies and other intermediaries.
Is tech hiring in Birmingham speeding up or slowing down?
27% of the month's adverts were posted in the last 7 days, against about 23% in an even month, so tech hiring in Birmingham looks steady.
Tech across the cities we cover
| # | City | Live adverts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 7,278 |
| 2 | Manchester | 755 |
| 3 | Bristol | 368 |
| 4 | Leeds | 358 |
| 5 | Birmingham | 283 |
More reports for Birmingham
- Legal recruitment in Birmingham · 114 adverts
- Finance recruitment in Birmingham · 213 adverts
How we measure
Live job adverts posted in the 30 days to 6 October 2026 in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Dudley, Solihull, West Bromwich, Walsall, Sandwell, from licensed job-advert data, each counted once per role. These are adverts, not vacancies: one vacancy can be advertised by several agencies. Full method →
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