Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Infrastructure Engineer
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in Basingstoke is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer 1 0 8
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 0.33% - 3.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% - 3.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -19.05%
75th Percentile £638 - £463
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £483 £550
% change year-on-year +13.97% -12.25% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £35.00
Median hourly rate - - £40.00
75th Percentile - - £45.00
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median hourly rate - - £40.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Basingstoke

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basingstoke. 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 Basingstoke with a recognized job title 285 187 228
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.44% 90.78% 90.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 205 162 63
10th Percentile £468 £413 £203
25th Percentile £500 £475 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £580 £600
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £643
90th Percentile £725 £725 £685
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -2.27% +2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 9
10th Percentile £12.18 £28.15 £14.85
25th Percentile - £29.13 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.00 £31.50 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.03% +34.04% +13.42%
75th Percentile - £34.13 £33.75
90th Percentile £25.15 £35.25 £47.75
Hampshire median hourly rate £24.21 £56.13 £49.50
% change year-on-year -56.87% +13.38% +13.79%

Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.

Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke

Infrastructure Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Basingstoke

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Infrastructure Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basingstoke region featuring Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware