Platform Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in the City of London is £303, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
124 |
115 |
149 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
+34 |
+24 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer |
5 |
13 |
18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London |
0.27% |
0.63% |
0.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.28% |
0.66% |
0.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
7 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£285 |
£448 |
£413 |
| 25th Percentile |
£289 |
£478 |
£438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£303 |
£600 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-49.58% |
+14.29% |
-6.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£319 |
£681 |
£672 |
| 90th Percentile |
£326 |
£768 |
£700 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£303 |
£550 |
£625 |
| % change year-on-year |
-45.00% |
-12.00% |
+11.11% |
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.
| Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title |
1,763 |
1,957 |
3,113 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.73% |
94.72% |
94.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,161 |
1,310 |
2,135 |
| 10th Percentile |
£333 |
£363 |
£350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£463 |
£468 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£575 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
-4.17% |
+4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£680 |
£688 |
£723 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£788 |
£825 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£550 |
£575 |
£588 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
-2.13% |
+4.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
22 |
14 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.57 |
£15.87 |
£14.42 |
| 25th Percentile |
£24.66 |
£20.88 |
£20.09 |
| Median hourly rate |
£29.75 |
£27.00 |
£37.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.19% |
-27.84% |
-10.92% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62.00 |
£89.06 |
£57.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£86.43 |
£137.50 |
£82.25 |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£29.07 |
£27.00 |
£35.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.67% |
-22.86% |
-15.66% |
