Platform Engineer - Amazon Web Services
County Antrim > Belfast
The median Platform Engineer - Amazon Web Services daily rate in Belfast is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 27 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an AWS Platform Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Belfast | 0.71% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.90% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £600 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Belfast
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title | 111 | 180 | 144 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 79.29% | 86.96% | 90.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 72 | 90 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £248 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £382 | £325 | £183 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £494 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.86% | +10.96% | +11.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £656 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £626 | £616 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £450 | £488 | £445 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +9.55% | +11.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 22 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.13 | £12.31 | £21.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.74 | £13.58 | £22.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.85 | £15.05 | £24.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +138.21% | -37.76% | +76.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.28 | £16.88 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £81.81 | £24.50 | - |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £44.50 | £15.19 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +192.96% | -37.18% | +73.83% |
AWS Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 4 October 2026, AWS Platform 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 Belfast region featuring AWS Platform Engineer in the job title.
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AWS Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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: