IT Engineer
UK
The median IT Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 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 31 Oct 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 251 | 230 | 341 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +111 | +32 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 344 | 505 | 649 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.94% | 1.07% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.01% | 1.14% | 0.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 219 | 317 | 454 |
| 10th Percentile | £133 | £110 | £111 |
| 25th Percentile | £154 | £143 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £300 | £250 | £336 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £400 | £475 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £181 | £190 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.61% | +5.56% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 102 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.48 | £13.16 | £12.61 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.22 | £15.81 | £15.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.59 | £17.72 | £17.56 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.84% | +0.91% | +15.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.18 | £20.00 | £19.59 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £29.60 | £23.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.59 | £17.72 | £17.56 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.84% | +0.91% | +15.15% |
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 | 33,956 | 44,250 | 77,454 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.82% | 93.82% | 95.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,486 | 30,168 | 54,199 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £413 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £744 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,295 | 1,536 | 1,766 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.08 | £14.89 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.27 | £19.06 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.00 | £45.00 | £27.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +62.28% | +38.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.50 | £71.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £44.50 | £23.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.73% | +89.36% | +31.43% |
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 31 October 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 31 October 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 31 October 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 | -25 | 298 | £200 | - | 354 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 245 | £181 | -4.61% | 332 |
| London | -17 | 93 | £240 | +9.09% | 45 |
| South East | +13 | 65 | £200 | - | 75 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 53 | £400 | +33.33% | 103 |
| Midlands | 0 | 43 | £200 | - | 59 |
| North of England | +20 | 42 | £185 | -14.94% | 94 |
| South West | +16 | 35 | £188 | +7.14% | 52 |
| Scotland | +31 | 26 | £165 | -1.49% | 19 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 23 | £200 | - | 37 |
| East of England | -14 | 22 | £180 | +2.86% | 33 |
| North West | +25 | 21 | £183 | -10.98% | 49 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 20 | £180 | -10.00% | 22 |
| Wales | +8 | 19 | £141 | -5.83% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 17 | £191 | -19.47% | 33 |
| North East | -4 | 4 | £200 | - | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 October 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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