IT Engineer
UK
The median IT Engineer daily rate in the UK is £206 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 243 | 280 | 377 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | +97 | +21 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 411 | 530 | 620 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.97% | 0.93% | 0.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.04% | 0.98% | 0.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 254 | 321 | 390 |
| 10th Percentile | £123 | £120 | £128 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £150 | £156 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £206 | £190 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.55% | -9.52% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £300 | £323 | £385 |
| 90th Percentile | £584 | £500 | £475 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £185 | £180 | £193 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -6.49% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 105 | 88 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.00 | £13.16 | £12.71 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.10 | £14.18 | £14.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.72 | £17.72 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.26% | +10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.75 | £24.08 | £19.78 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.99 | £45.45 | £21.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £17.72 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.24% | +1.26% | +10.90% |
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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 | +38 | 340 | £225 | +12.50% | 388 |
| UK excluding London | -16 | 259 | £185 | +2.78% | 319 |
| London | +104 | 146 | £275 | +39.24% | 91 |
| Work from Home | +93 | 56 | £325 | +30.00% | 98 |
| North of England | +11 | 54 | £200 | +17.65% | 83 |
| South East | +4 | 45 | £176 | -11.88% | 85 |
| Scotland | +42 | 40 | £200 | +53.85% | 15 |
| Midlands | -33 | 39 | £150 | -52.38% | 52 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 31 | £150 | -53.85% | 32 |
| South West | -1 | 30 | £200 | +19.40% | 56 |
| East of England | 0 | 27 | £250 | +63.93% | 28 |
| North West | +8 | 25 | £159 | -36.60% | 41 |
| Wales | +26 | 23 | £145 | -12.12% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +11 | 23 | £250 | +47.06% | 33 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 8 | £200 | +25.00% | 20 |
| North East | +10 | 6 | £175 | +27.27% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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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