The median System Engineer daily rate in the City of London is £313, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 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 18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
118
123
149
Rank change year-on-year
+5
+26
+41
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Engineer
1
7
9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the 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.
Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title
1,653
1,976
2,818
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.76%
94.18%
94.60%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,112
1,248
1,946
10th Percentile
£325
£363
£360
25th Percentile
£425
£463
£463
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
£585
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-1.71%
+3.54%
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%
Systems Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings that featured Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Systems Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.
Systems Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.
Systems Engineer Skill Set Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Systems Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.
Systems Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
