Applications Engineer
UK
The median Applications Engineer daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 412 | 428 | 599 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +171 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer | 175 | 284 | 253 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.40% | 0.51% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.43% | 0.54% | 0.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 119 | 230 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £400 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £366 | £463 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £600 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +41.18% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £738 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £823 | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £529 | £500 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.80% | +25.00% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48.40 | £22.58 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £49.94 | £41.01 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.65 | £54.56 | £56.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.66% | -3.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.95 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74.88 | £63.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.65 | £51.48 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.75% | -1.94% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 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% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Engineer.
Applications Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Applications Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Engineer.
Applications 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 Applications Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 | -23 | 136 | £500 | -16.67% | 140 |
| UK excluding London | +26 | 86 | £529 | +5.80% | 123 |
| London | -28 | 67 | £500 | -20.00% | 28 |
| Work from Home | +39 | 57 | £509 | -26.00% | 71 |
| South East | +2 | 27 | £580 | +14.85% | 27 |
| Scotland | +61 | 20 | £725 | +107.14% | 9 |
| East of England | +13 | 15 | £350 | -12.50% | 25 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 9 | £650 | +27.45% | 13 |
| Midlands | +18 | 9 | £650 | +27.45% | 22 |
| North of England | +14 | 9 | £542 | +20.33% | 25 |
| North West | +13 | 7 | £533 | +9.33% | 11 |
| South West | -7 | 6 | £400 | -20.00% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| North East | - | 1 | £550 | - | 5 |
Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Applications 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 Applications Engineer in the job title.
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Applications 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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