Project Engineer
UK
The median Project Engineer daily rate in the UK is £305 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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 3 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 530 | 650 | 780 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +120 | +130 | -81 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Engineer | 57 | 39 | 71 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.069% | 0.080% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.073% | 0.084% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 21 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £203 | £263 | £246 |
| 25th Percentile | £215 | £300 | £303 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £305 | £375 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.80% | - | +15.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £419 | £496 | £434 |
| 90th Percentile | £556 | £700 | £469 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £390 | £313 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.80% | -16.67% | +17.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26.78 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £30.70 | £33.62 | £25.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.80 | £45.00 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | +73.08% | -38.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.45 | £51.38 | £26.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.58 | £55.21 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.80 | £45.00 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.33% | +73.08% | -38.82% |
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 | 39,794 | 53,311 | 84,183 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.84% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,730 | 37,248 | 59,348 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.64% |
| 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% | +9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,844 | 1,473 | 1,970 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.97% | +12.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.37 |
| 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% | +6.20% |
Project Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Engineer.
Project Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Engineer over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.
Project Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Engineer.
Project Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Engineer over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.
Project Engineer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 | +103 | 50 | £305 | -18.80% | 303 |
| UK excluding London | +58 | 31 | £390 | +24.80% | 292 |
| London | +107 | 26 | £290 | -41.12% | 41 |
| Work from Home | +122 | 7 | £466 | +24.33% | 69 |
| South East | +14 | 7 | £365 | +22.28% | 43 |
| Scotland | +51 | 6 | £450 | +5.88% | 37 |
| North of England | +32 | 6 | £390 | - | 59 |
| Midlands | +23 | 6 | £200 | -33.33% | 75 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 5 | £200 | -33.33% | 40 |
| North West | +13 | 4 | £347 | - | 26 |
| East of England | +8 | 3 | - | - | 27 |
| South West | +7 | 2 | £543 | +40.00% | 54 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £413 | - | 23 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 35 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Project Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 June 2024, Project 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 Project Engineer in the job title.
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Project 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: