Configuration Management Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Configuration Management Engineer
UK > England

The median Configuration Management Engineer daily rate in England is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 538 - 561
Rank change year-on-year - - +179
Contract jobs requiring a Configuration Management Engineer 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% - 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £430
25th Percentile £413 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +29.41%
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £425 - £550
% change year-on-year - - +29.41%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 28,847 26,756 34,133
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 92.94% 93.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,393 16,655 23,374
10th Percentile £294 £300 £285
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,772 837 1,370
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.74 £15.24
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.25 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.40 £35.00 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -24.57% -22.58% +39.02%
75th Percentile £60.34 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.95 £74.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.25 £33.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.48% -26.67% +45.77%

Configuration Management Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Configuration Management Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Configuration Management Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Configuration Management Engineer job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Configuration Management Engineer job vacancies in England

Configuration Management Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Configuration Management Engineer job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Configuration Management Engineer job vacancies in England

Configuration Management Engineer
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Configuration Management Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 24 December 2025. 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
South East - 1 £425 -
Configuration Management Engineer
UK

Configuration Management Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Configuration Management 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 England region featuring Configuration Management Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Configuration Management Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared