Operations Engineer
UK
The median Operations Engineer daily rate in the UK is £500 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 466 | 576 | 680 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +110 | +104 | -44 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Operations Engineer | 113 | 108 | 161 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.20% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 83 | 68 | 113 |
| 10th Percentile | £335 | £344 | £357 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £444 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.41% | +2.86% | +1.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £705 | £698 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £431 | £495 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.89% | -5.62% | +16.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £38.50 | - | £35.00 |
| 75th Percentile | £40.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.50 | - | - |
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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 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% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Operations Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Operations Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Operations Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Operations Engineer.
Operations Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Operations Engineer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Operations Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Operations Engineer.
Operations 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 Operations Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 | +108 | 108 | £450 | -16.67% | 51 |
| London | +123 | 60 | £638 | +0.08% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 51 | £431 | -12.89% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +100 | 29 | £425 | -10.53% | 18 |
| South East | +12 | 22 | £411 | -8.67% | 5 |
| North of England | +29 | 19 | £425 | -32.94% | 5 |
| North East | +22 | 11 | £375 | -46.43% | 1 |
| North West | +3 | 6 | £550 | -13.21% | 4 |
| Scotland | +43 | 5 | £713 | +67.65% | 2 |
| East of England | +8 | 4 | £442 | +41.44% | 2 |
| Midlands | +12 | 3 | £450 | -16.67% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 3 | £450 | -16.67% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | +10 | 1 | £425 | -43.33% | 7 |
Operations Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Operations 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 Operations Engineer in the job title.
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Operations 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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