PLC Engineer Contract Job Trends in the East of England

PLC Engineer
England > East of England

The median PLC Engineer daily rate in the East of England is £45, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 97 -
Rank change year-on-year -26 - -
Contract PLC Engineer jobs 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.084% 0.14% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.093% 0.16% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £45 - -
England median daily rate £45 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 -
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the East of England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
7 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the East of England matching a recognised job title 2,145 1,250 1,167
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 89.75% 86.39% 89.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 784 556 498
10th Percentile £190 £185 £220
25th Percentile £353 £354 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £575
90th Percentile £713 £688 £640
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 670 306 204
10th Percentile £14.22 £13.80 £15.22
25th Percentile £20.51 £16.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate £51.25 £30.05 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +70.53% -36.73% +6.74%
75th Percentile £70.88 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +63.02% -37.13% -11.52%

PLC Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract PLC Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

PLC Engineer job vacancy trend in the East of England

PLC Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for PLC Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for PLC Engineer job vacancies in the East of England

PLC Engineer Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in PLC Engineer jobs within the East of England region over the 6 months to 7 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire - 2 £45 - 5
PLC Engineer
England

PLC Engineer Skill Set Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 7 November 2026, PLC Engineer contract job ads cited 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 PLC Engineer job ads across the East of England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Rockwell100.0%2
1Software Engineering100.0%2

PLC Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1PLC Software Engineer100.0%2