Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Central London > City of London
The median Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) daily rate in the City of London is £664, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 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
17 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
115 |
111 |
131 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+20 |
+68 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Site Reliability Engineer |
6 |
18 |
28 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London |
0.34% |
0.87% |
0.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.36% |
0.92% |
0.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
13 |
27 |
| 10th Percentile |
£485 |
£520 |
£544 |
| 25th Percentile |
£575 |
£613 |
£630 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£664 |
£710 |
£675 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.51% |
+5.19% |
+12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£712 |
£711 |
£725 |
| 90th Percentile |
£741 |
£768 |
£738 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£647 |
£710 |
£675 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.87% |
+5.19% |
+12.50% |
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 |
1,653 |
1,960 |
2,849 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.81% |
94.28% |
94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,112 |
1,239 |
1,966 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£363 |
£363 |
| 25th Percentile |
£424 |
£463 |
£466 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£575 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
-4.17% |
+4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£688 |
£700 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£783 |
£800 |
| Central London median daily rate |
£550 |
£575 |
£580 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.35% |
-0.86% |
+2.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
22 |
15 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.35 |
£16.49 |
£16.65 |
| 25th Percentile |
£23.98 |
£21.25 |
£17.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£28.33 |
£27.00 |
£35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.91% |
-23.94% |
-14.97% |
| 75th Percentile |
£53.50 |
£85.63 |
£44.87 |
| 90th Percentile |
£65.39 |
£137.50 |
£67.13 |
| Central London median hourly rate |
£28.15 |
£35.00 |
£35.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.57% |
- |
-15.66% |
