IT Engineer Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

IT Engineer
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The median IT Engineer daily rate in Basingstoke is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 August 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - 47
Rank change year-on-year - - -13
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 0.23% - 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £114
25th Percentile - - £118
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - £130
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.85%
75th Percentile - - £139
90th Percentile - - £141
Hampshire median daily rate £225 £133 £130
% change year-on-year +69.81% +1.92% +15.04%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 396 199 380
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.45% 95.67% 94.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 295 172 279
10th Percentile £463 £475 £425
25th Percentile £519 £538 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.35%
75th Percentile £725 £616 £675
90th Percentile £765 £650 £725
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £538 £575
% change year-on-year +2.33% -6.52% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 3
10th Percentile £13.11 - £34.20
25th Percentile £15.20 - £34.50
Median hourly rate £27.00 £21.39 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.23% -38.89% +107.84%
75th Percentile £28.00 - £46.75
90th Percentile £39.50 - £53.20
Hampshire median hourly rate £47.50 £47.50 £57.35
% change year-on-year - -17.18% +9.24%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

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

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

IT Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

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

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

IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

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

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

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke

For the 6 months to 10 August 2026, IT 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 IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) SLA

IT 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft