IT Engineer Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

IT Engineer
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median IT Engineer daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £160, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 38 49
Rank change year-on-year +2 +11 +64
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 6 9 15
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 1.81% 2.40% 2.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.98% 2.56% 2.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 10
10th Percentile £130 £273 -
25th Percentile £130 £308 £195
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £365 £203
Median % change year-on-year -56.11% +80.25% -5.92%
75th Percentile £209 £423 £221
90th Percentile £234 £457 £255
South East median daily rate £186 £195 £200
% change year-on-year -4.49% -2.50% -20.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 5
10th Percentile - - £13.15
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £18.70 £13.16
Median % change year-on-year +34.49% +42.10% -
75th Percentile - - £21.75
90th Percentile - - £22.50
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £40.60 £20.50
% change year-on-year -38.05% +98.05% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 303 352 657
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.27% 93.87% 95.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 179 236 506
10th Percentile £210 £250 £246
25th Percentile £329 £379 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £450 £505
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -10.89% +1.00%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £611
90th Percentile £642 £625 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £508
% change year-on-year -0.99% -0.49% +1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 12 15
10th Percentile £15.12 £14.89 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.13 £16.04 £13.37
Median hourly rate £17.87 £19.35 £16.40
Median % change year-on-year -7.65% +17.99% +5.81%
75th Percentile £29.61 £31.50 £21.75
90th Percentile £62.50 £36.67 £22.50
South East median hourly rate £24.00 £59.25 £52.00
% change year-on-year -59.49% +13.93% +100.00%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

IT Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

IT Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 11 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Engineer in Buckinghamshire

IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

IT Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 11 October 2025. 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
Milton Keynes +2 3 £190 -47.95% 2
Bletchley - 1 £130 -
High Wycombe - 1 - - 3
IT Engineer
South East

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (33.33%) ATM
1 2 (33.33%) EPoS
1 2 (33.33%) Workflow
1 2 (33.33%) Migration
1 2 (33.33%) Workflow Management
1 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow
2 1 (16.67%) Windows 10
2 1 (16.67%) Web Conferencing
2 1 (16.67%) Mac OS
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) Windows
2 1 (16.67%) Logistics
2 1 (16.67%) Planview
2 1 (16.67%) SCCM
2 1 (16.67%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) SLA
2 1 (16.67%) Cisco
2 1 (16.67%) HP
2 1 (16.67%) Apple

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) ATM
General
1 1 (16.67%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) EPoS
2 1 (16.67%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (16.67%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Mac OS
1 1 (16.67%) Windows
1 1 (16.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Migration
1 2 (33.33%) Workflow
1 2 (33.33%) Workflow Management
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Apple
1 1 (16.67%) Cisco
1 1 (16.67%) HP
1 1 (16.67%) Planview
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow