Platform Engineer Contract Job Trends in Canary Wharf

Platform Engineer
Tower Hamlets > Canary Wharf

The median Platform Engineer daily rate in Canary Wharf is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Canary Wharf 1.82% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 - -
Tower Hamlets median daily rate £520 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Canary Wharf

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Canary Wharf. 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 Canary Wharf with a recognized job title 47 47 112
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.45% 88.68% 89.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 43 106
10th Percentile £414 £350 £431
25th Percentile £450 £456 £530
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £573
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -5.74% +3.31%
75th Percentile £596 £588 £650
90th Percentile £702 £638 £770
Tower Hamlets median daily rate £500 £540 £585
% change year-on-year -7.41% -7.69% +1.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £15.13
25th Percentile - - £16.56
Median hourly rate £55.00 £40.00 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% +111.30% -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tower Hamlets median hourly rate £55.00 £40.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year +37.50% +111.30% -

Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Canary Wharf

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

Platform Engineer job vacancy trend in Canary Wharf

Platform Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Canary Wharf

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in Canary Wharf.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in Canary Wharf

Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf

For the 6 months to 13 March 2026, 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 Canary Wharf region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google App Engine
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Terraform

Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Canary Wharf 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%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Google App Engine
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google