Platform Engineer - DevOps
North East > Durham
The median Platform Engineer - DevOps daily rate in Durham is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 August 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 15 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a DevOps Platform Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Durham | 1.20% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.28% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £506 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £519 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | £513 | £550 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Durham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title | 78 | 36 | 43 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.98% | 92.31% | 86.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 31 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £180 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £225 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £365 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.11% | -14.12% | +4.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £488 | £528 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £545 | £633 |
| North East median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.92 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £29.95 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | - | £10.42 |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £11.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £33.02 |
| North East median hourly rate | £65.00 | £13.25 | £40.64 |
| % change year-on-year | +390.75% | -67.40% | +26.00% |
DevOps Platform Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Durham
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DevOps Platform Engineer within the Durham region over the 6 months to 13 August 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 |
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| Peterlee | - | 1 | £513 | - | |
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DevOps Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham
For the 6 months to 13 August 2026, DevOps Platform 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 Durham region featuring DevOps Platform Engineer in the job title.
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DevOps Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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:
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