Platform Engineer
UK
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 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 | 389 | 391 | 464 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +73 | -35 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 191 | 320 | 438 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.44% | 0.57% | 0.50% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.48% | 0.60% | 0.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 141 | 261 | 315 |
| 10th Percentile | £418 | £463 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £525 | £504 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £725 | £740 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £565 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.08% | +2.73% | +7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £53.75 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £60.63 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £78.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.49% | +30.00% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £81.50 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £90.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £75.00 | - |
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% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Platform Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer.
Platform Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Platform Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer.
Platform Engineer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Platform 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 | -29 | 148 | £550 | -6.38% | 89 |
| London | +22 | 88 | £581 | -3.13% | 52 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 76 | £550 | -8.33% | 53 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 75 | £525 | -7.08% | 42 |
| South East | +5 | 24 | £530 | -11.67% | 3 |
| Scotland | +47 | 22 | £457 | -8.70% | 7 |
| North of England | -16 | 13 | £550 | - | 17 |
| South West | -5 | 11 | £550 | -2.22% | 7 |
| Midlands | +27 | 8 | £541 | +16.97% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 8 | £541 | +35.25% | 4 |
| North West | +7 | 7 | £575 | - | 14 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 5 | £500 | -9.09% | 3 |
| Wales | +17 | 1 | £500 | +48.15% | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £413 | - |
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Platform 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 Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform 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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