Applications Engineer
UK
The median Applications Engineer daily rate in the UK is £517 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 436 | 453 | 632 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +179 | -63 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer | 147 | 271 | 224 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.34% | 0.45% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.48% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 97 | 223 | 151 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £359 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £470 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £517 | £600 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.83% | +33.33% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £700 | £584 |
| 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 | 40,476 | 56,906 | 85,219 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,420 | 39,710 | 59,771 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,641 | 1,614 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.92 | £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 24 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 24 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 | 0 | 112 | £500 | -16.67% | 144 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 72 | £565 | +20.21% | 121 |
| London | -8 | 54 | £509 | -18.64% | 32 |
| Work from Home | +59 | 51 | £509 | -21.73% | 76 |
| South East | +8 | 27 | £580 | +14.85% | 20 |
| Scotland | +37 | 16 | £725 | +79.01% | 9 |
| East of England | +20 | 13 | £500 | +42.86% | 22 |
| Midlands | +38 | 6 | £650 | +45.25% | 24 |
| West Midlands | +33 | 6 | £650 | +45.25% | 14 |
| South West | +7 | 6 | £400 | -21.95% | 21 |
| North of England | +29 | 4 | £550 | +57.14% | 25 |
| North West | +11 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| North East | - | 1 | £550 | - | 3 |
Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 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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