Project Engineer
UK
The median Project Engineer daily rate in the UK is £280 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 | 540 | 686 | 767 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +146 | +81 | -115 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Engineer | 46 | 36 | 64 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.060% | 0.072% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.063% | 0.076% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 26 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £221 | £232 |
| 25th Percentile | £215 | £286 | £281 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £280 | £413 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.12% | +10.00% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £628 | £425 |
| 90th Percentile | £617 | £750 | £474 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £305 | £313 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -16.67% | +25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £26.78 | £17.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.70 | £33.62 | £18.74 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.80 | £45.00 | £21.41 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | +110.16% | -37.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.45 | £51.38 | £24.17 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.58 | £55.21 | £25.57 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.80 | £45.00 | £21.41 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.33% | +110.16% | -37.93% |
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% |
Project Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Engineer.
Project Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Engineer over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Project Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Engineer.
Project Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Engineer over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Project Engineer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project 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 | +126 | 38 | £280 | -32.53% | 252 |
| UK excluding London | +75 | 26 | £305 | -2.56% | 251 |
| London | +114 | 20 | £280 | -55.20% | 28 |
| Scotland | +30 | 7 | £450 | +42.86% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +123 | 6 | £620 | +45.88% | 60 |
| South East | +11 | 6 | £230 | -22.95% | 66 |
| Midlands | +24 | 4 | £200 | -33.33% | 54 |
| North of England | +35 | 3 | £305 | -39.10% | 58 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 3 | £200 | -33.33% | 33 |
| East of England | +13 | 3 | - | - | 27 |
| South West | +20 | 2 | £543 | +4.89% | 21 |
| North West | - | 2 | £305 | - | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +27 | 1 | £413 | -17.50% | 24 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Project Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Project 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 Project Engineer in the job title.
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Project 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: