Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Dorset

Infrastructure Engineer
South West > Dorset

The median Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in Dorset is £449, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 16 24
Rank change year-on-year -10 +8 +3
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer 2 5 4
As % of all contract jobs in Dorset 1.07% 5.43% 2.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% 5.49% 2.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 3
10th Percentile - £485 £274
25th Percentile - £519 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £449 £550 £650
Median % change year-on-year -18.36% -15.38% +23.81%
75th Percentile - £675 -
90th Percentile - £780 -
South West median daily rate £540 £575 £530
% change year-on-year -6.09% +8.49% +0.95%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 177 91 158
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 98.91% 98.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 64 102
10th Percentile £350 £190 £172
25th Percentile £382 £350 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £469 £400
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +17.19% -15.79%
75th Percentile £669 £575 £598
90th Percentile £688 £675 £769
South West median daily rate £518 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +3.50% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 9 41
10th Percentile £22.00 £14.48 £11.87
25th Percentile £28.50 £15.16 £13.69
Median hourly rate £63.14 £18.25 £15.62
Median % change year-on-year +245.95% +16.84% -71.51%
75th Percentile £73.61 £67.50 £47.83
90th Percentile £74.68 - £57.50
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £62.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -8.00% +13.64% -14.26%

Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Dorset

Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Dorset.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Dorset

Infrastructure Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Dorset.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Dorset

Infrastructure Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 14 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth -12 2 £449 -30.92% 3
Infrastructure Engineer
South West

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 14 May 2026, Infrastructure 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 Dorset region featuring Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Validation

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Kubernetes