Build Engineer Contract Job Trends in Derby

Build Engineer
Derbyshire > Derby

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Build Engineer daily rate in Derby.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 - 23
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Contract jobs requiring a Build Engineer 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 3.97% - 0.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.63% - 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £160
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.23%
Derbyshire median daily rate - - £160
% change year-on-year - - -13.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £25.15 - -
75th Percentile £25.36 - -
90th Percentile £25.75 - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 108 126 103
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 97.67% 97.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 60 65
10th Percentile £171 £250 £165
25th Percentile £384 £343 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £438 £450
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -2.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £603 £588 £588
90th Percentile £699 £627 £658
Derbyshire median daily rate £467 £450 £425
% change year-on-year +3.78% +5.88% -0.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 13 15
10th Percentile £16.35 - £16.24
25th Percentile £19.11 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £21.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +16.49% +21.84% +14.32%
75th Percentile - £24.18 £18.86
90th Percentile £26.50 - £20.00
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year +4.01% +36.46% +14.32%

Build Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Build Engineer job vacancy trend in Derby

Build Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Build Engineer job vacancies in Derby.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Build Engineer job vacancies in Derby

Build Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Build Engineer job vacancies in Derby.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Build Engineer job vacancies in Derby

Build Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Build 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 Derby region featuring Build Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Windows
3 3 (60.00%) BitLocker
4 1 (20.00%) Break/Fix
4 1 (20.00%) Logistics
4 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
4 1 (20.00%) X-Windows

Build Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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:

General
1 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (20.00%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) BitLocker