Platform Engineer
UK
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 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 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 414 | 405 | 416 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +11 | -12 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 184 | 327 | 529 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.42% | 0.55% | 0.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.58% | 0.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 137 | 265 | 392 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £477 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £525 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £588 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.38% | +2.17% | +1.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £657 | £725 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £53.75 | £51.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £56.25 | £53.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £75.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.67% | +25.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £78.00 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £66.25 | £49.54 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +33.73% | - |
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 | 40,362 | 56,304 | 84,700 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,261 | 39,350 | 59,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,668 | 1,565 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.40 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.02 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.95% | +91.49% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.50 | £42.43 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.91% | +117.60% | +2.63% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Platform Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer.
Platform Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
Platform Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer.
Platform 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 Platform Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | +5 | 142 | £550 | -6.38% | 121 |
| London | +30 | 87 | £588 | -2.08% | 71 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 74 | £550 | -8.33% | 64 |
| UK excluding London | -18 | 69 | £525 | -4.55% | 60 |
| South East | +18 | 25 | £530 | -9.79% | 8 |
| Scotland | +43 | 21 | £460 | -12.38% | 11 |
| North of England | -16 | 14 | £550 | - | 16 |
| North West | +11 | 8 | £613 | +6.52% | 8 |
| South West | +3 | 6 | £550 | - | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 5 | £525 | -4.55% | 6 |
| Midlands | +27 | 4 | £375 | -31.82% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 4 | £375 | -31.82% | 4 |
| Wales | +17 | 1 | £500 | +48.15% | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £413 | - | 2 |
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, Platform 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 Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform 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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