Applications Engineer
UK
The median Applications Engineer daily rate in the UK is £509 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 440 | 460 | 611 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +151 | -41 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer | 146 | 273 | 223 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.33% | 0.45% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 224 | 150 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £358 | £274 |
| 25th Percentile | £387 | £468 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £509 | £600 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.21% | +33.33% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £700 | £579 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £823 | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £565 | £470 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.21% | +10.59% | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £36.45 | £22.58 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £48.40 | £41.01 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.65 | £51.48 | £56.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.75% | -8.48% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.95 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74.88 | £63.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.65 | £48.40 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.34% | -7.81% | - |
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 | 40,482 | 56,783 | 84,604 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,407 | 39,621 | 59,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,607 | 2,111 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.68 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.60 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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 25 April 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 25 April 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 | -7 | 111 | £500 | -16.67% | 137 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 72 | £565 | +20.21% | 117 |
| London | -10 | 53 | £500 | -20.00% | 32 |
| Work from Home | +58 | 50 | £501 | -23.00% | 53 |
| South East | +7 | 27 | £580 | +14.85% | 22 |
| Scotland | +31 | 16 | £725 | +79.01% | 11 |
| East of England | +16 | 13 | £500 | +42.86% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 6 | £650 | +45.25% | 15 |
| Midlands | +26 | 6 | £650 | +45.25% | 25 |
| South West | +11 | 6 | £400 | -21.95% | 20 |
| North of England | +22 | 4 | £550 | +57.14% | 22 |
| North West | +8 | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| North East | - | 1 | £550 | - | 3 |
Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 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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