IT Engineer
UK
The median IT Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 236 | 280 | 369 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | +89 | +41 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 427 | 519 | 626 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.99% | 0.93% | 0.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.07% | 0.98% | 0.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 265 | 312 | 407 |
| 10th Percentile | £123 | £120 | £128 |
| 25th Percentile | £149 | £150 | £157 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £190 | £213 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -10.59% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £300 | £323 | £385 |
| 90th Percentile | £565 | £488 | £475 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £183 | £185 | £190 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.22% | -2.76% | +13.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 103 | 89 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.00 | £13.16 | £12.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.10 | £14.18 | £14.66 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.72 | £17.72 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.26% | +10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.00 | £23.75 | £19.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.18 | £52.13 | £20.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.29 | £17.72 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.45% | +1.26% | +10.34% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer.
IT Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
IT Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer.
IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
IT Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +36 | 356 | £215 | +7.50% | 316 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 262 | £183 | -1.22% | 282 |
| London | +120 | 160 | £265 | +34.18% | 48 |
| Work from Home | +94 | 53 | £338 | +46.74% | 79 |
| North of England | -1 | 53 | £190 | +11.76% | 73 |
| South East | -4 | 47 | £183 | -8.75% | 81 |
| Midlands | -17 | 42 | £150 | -52.38% | 34 |
| Scotland | +41 | 41 | £200 | +35.59% | 18 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 33 | £150 | -53.85% | 21 |
| South West | -4 | 28 | £143 | -20.83% | 42 |
| East of England | -6 | 26 | £238 | +57.02% | 28 |
| Wales | +20 | 24 | £145 | -12.12% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 24 | £200 | +17.65% | 24 |
| North West | +8 | 23 | £191 | -20.31% | 42 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 9 | £200 | +25.00% | 13 |
| North East | +9 | 6 | £175 | +27.27% | 10 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, IT Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring IT Engineer in the job title.
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IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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