Platform Engineer Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Platform Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in the City of London is £640, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 114 | 113 | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +8 | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 27 | 9 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 1.27% | 0.53% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.35% | 0.56% | 0.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 5 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £436 | £294 | £471 |
| 25th Percentile | £496 | £310 | £546 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £640 | £375 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.67% | -48.28% | +56.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £660 | £400 | £756 |
| 90th Percentile | £734 | - | £768 |
| Central London median daily rate | £640 | £375 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +70.67% | -37.50% | +26.32% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title | 1,997 | 1,594 | 1,982 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.80% | 94.10% | 93.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,361 | 1,096 | 1,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £454 | £422 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £783 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 17 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.85 | £16.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.18 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £26.57 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.96% | -53.79% | +55.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.00 | £36.00 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.50 | £64.48 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.04 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.53% | -22.76% | -2.78% |
Platform Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Platform Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.
Platform Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer in the City of London over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
Platform Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 19 October 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 City of London region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 63.0% | 17 |
| 2 | Platform Engineering | 55.6% | 15 |
| 3 | DevOps | 48.1% | 13 |
| 4 | Terraform | 40.7% | 11 |
| 5 | Infrastructure as Code | 37.0% | 10 |
| 6 | Microsoft | 29.6% | 8 |
| 7 | AI | 22.2% | 6 |
| 7 | AWS | 22.2% | 6 |
| 7 | CI/CD | 22.2% | 6 |
| 7 | Continuous Improvement | 22.2% | 6 |
| 7 | GitHub | 22.2% | 6 |
| 7 | Python | 22.2% | 6 |
| 13 | Azure DevOps | 18.5% | 5 |
| 13 | Kubernetes | 18.5% | 5 |
| 13 | Machine Learning | 18.5% | 5 |
| 13 | Observability | 18.5% | 5 |
| 13 | Security Cleared | 18.5% | 5 |
| 18 | Agile | 14.8% | 4 |
| 18 | Analytics | 14.8% | 4 |
| 18 | Incident Management | 14.8% | 4 |
| 18 | Incident Response | 14.8% | 4 |
| 18 | SC Cleared | 14.8% | 4 |
| 18 | Site Reliability Engineering | 14.8% | 4 |
| 18 | Software Engineering | 14.8% | 4 |
| 25 | API Integration | 11.1% | 3 |
| 25 | Azure Functions | 11.1% | 3 |
| 25 | Azure Logic Apps | 11.1% | 3 |
| 25 | Business Intelligence | 11.1% | 3 |
| 25 | Change Control | 11.1% | 3 |
| 25 | Community of Practice | 11.1% | 3 |
Platform Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Platform Engineer | 48.1% | 13 |
| 2 | Azure Engineer | 37.0% | 10 |
| 3 | Network Engineer | 29.6% | 8 |
| 4 | Senior Platform Engineer | 14.8% | 4 |
| 5 | Cloud Engineer | 11.1% | 3 |
| 5 | DevOps Engineer | 11.1% | 3 |
| 7 | AWS Engineer | 7.4% | 2 |
| 7 | Azure Platform Engineer | 7.4% | 2 |
| 7 | Configuration Engineer | 7.4% | 2 |
| 7 | Power Platform Developer | 7.4% | 2 |
| 7 | Power Platform Engineer | 7.4% | 2 |
| 7 | Senior Cloud Engineer | 7.4% | 2 |
| 7 | Senior DevOps Engineer | 7.4% | 2 |
| 14 | AWS Platform Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 14 | GCP Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 14 | Lead DevOps Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 14 | Microsoft Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 14 | SIEM Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 14 | Site Reliability Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |
| 14 | Unix Linux Engineer | 3.7% | 1 |