Infrastructure Engineering Contract Job Trends in England

Infrastructure Engineering
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Infrastructure Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 161 129 91
Rank change year-on-year -32 -38 +33
Contract jobs citing Infrastructure Engineering 555 596 953
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.78% 1.94% 2.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.99% 2.21% 2.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 387 407 689
10th Percentile £300 £325 £313
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £487 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.24% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £619 £615
90th Percentile £675 £688 £713
UK median daily rate £487 £511 £500
% change year-on-year -4.74% +2.25% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 15 41
10th Percentile £27.20 £34.01 £23.00
25th Percentile £29.50 £57.01 £35.00
Median hourly rate £34.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.69% +8.33% +8.11%
75th Percentile £77.13 £70.00 £73.75
90th Percentile £84.80 £95.20 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £64.39 £60.00
% change year-on-year -47.20% +7.32% +8.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Infrastructure Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 27,877 26,975 33,843
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 89.47% 87.88% 88.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,778 16,586 23,069
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £405 £418 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £649 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,797 956 1,438
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.24 £14.72
25th Percentile £17.88 £20.23 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +18.67%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.04 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year -23.21% -22.94% +21.43%

Infrastructure Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Infrastructure Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Infrastructure Engineering job vacancy trend in England

Infrastructure Engineering
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Infrastructure Engineering.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Infrastructure Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Engineering in England over the 6 months to 5 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Infrastructure Engineering in England

Infrastructure Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Infrastructure Engineering.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Infrastructure Engineering

Infrastructure Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Infrastructure Engineering in England over the 6 months to 5 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Infrastructure Engineering in England

Infrastructure Engineering
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 Infrastructure Engineering within the England region over the 6 months to 5 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
London -31 206 £545 -0.91% 79
South East -18 105 £450 - 131
North of England -20 89 £487 +2.53% 117
South West -9 66 £550 - 61
Yorkshire -5 47 £487 +8.22% 53
Midlands -28 44 £450 -20.00% 48
North West -22 39 £472 -5.60% 46
East of England -4 34 £406 -29.35% 49
West Midlands -19 34 £482 -16.17% 32
East Midlands -21 10 £433 -13.50% 14
North East -3 4 £466 - 20
Infrastructure Engineering
UK

Infrastructure Engineering
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:

Application Platforms
1 41 (7.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (2.16%) Confluence
3 11 (1.98%) Apache
3 11 (1.98%) SharePoint
4 9 (1.62%) IIS
5 6 (1.08%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.08%) TPMS
6 2 (0.36%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.36%) iPlanet
6 2 (0.36%) JBoss
6 2 (0.36%) nginx
6 2 (0.36%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.36%) Traefik
6 2 (0.36%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.36%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
7 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.18%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.18%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.54%) Maximo
3 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 212 (38.20%) Azure
2 125 (22.52%) AWS
3 79 (14.23%) Microsoft 365
4 70 (12.61%) Entra ID
5 35 (6.31%) GitHub
6 32 (5.77%) Azure DevOps
7 31 (5.59%) GCP
8 29 (5.23%) Amazon S3
9 28 (5.05%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 26 (4.68%) IaaS
11 24 (4.32%) PaaS
12 22 (3.96%) Amazon EC2
12 22 (3.96%) Serverless
13 21 (3.78%) SaaS
14 20 (3.60%) GitHub Actions
14 20 (3.60%) OpenShift
15 19 (3.42%) AWS CloudFormation
16 18 (3.24%) Azure Monitor
17 16 (2.88%) Google Workspace
17 16 (2.88%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 115 (20.72%) Firewall
2 85 (15.32%) DNS
3 59 (10.63%) TCP/IP
4 49 (8.83%) VPN
5 47 (8.47%) DHCP
6 40 (7.21%) WAN
7 36 (6.49%) VLAN
8 34 (6.13%) Wi-Fi
9 29 (5.23%) SAN
9 29 (5.23%) SSL
10 27 (4.86%) Network Security
11 26 (4.68%) LAN
12 12 (2.16%) Wireless
13 11 (1.98%) SD-WAN
14 10 (1.80%) 4G
14 10 (1.80%) BGP
14 10 (1.80%) MPLS
15 9 (1.62%) NAS
16 8 (1.44%) Fibre Channel
16 8 (1.44%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (3.60%) SQL Server
2 7 (1.26%) MongoDB
3 6 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.90%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (0.90%) Oracle Database
4 5 (0.90%) Power BI
5 4 (0.72%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.72%) MySQL
6 3 (0.54%) Apache Cassandra
6 3 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.54%) Big Data
6 3 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.54%) Oracle Exadata
6 3 (0.54%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.54%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.36%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.36%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.36%) Oracle Database 12c
7 2 (0.36%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 34 (6.13%) Jenkins
2 30 (5.41%) Git
3 28 (5.05%) GitLab
4 18 (3.24%) JIRA
5 5 (0.90%) Robot Framework
6 3 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.36%) Bitbucket Server
7 2 (0.36%) CA Release Automation
8 1 (0.18%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.18%) CMake
8 1 (0.18%) GoCD
8 1 (0.18%) Gradle
8 1 (0.18%) Jaeger
8 1 (0.18%) MLflow
8 1 (0.18%) MSI
8 1 (0.18%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.18%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.18%) SonarQube
General
1 130 (23.42%) Social Skills
2 86 (15.50%) Finance
3 51 (9.19%) Public Sector
4 48 (8.65%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (5.05%) Banking
6 24 (4.32%) Documentation Skills
7 16 (2.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (2.70%) Military
9 8 (1.44%) Legal
9 8 (1.44%) Retail
10 7 (1.26%) Financial Institution
10 7 (1.26%) Telecoms
11 6 (1.08%) Aviation
11 6 (1.08%) Local Government
11 6 (1.08%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.08%) Spanish Language
12 5 (0.90%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.72%) Front Office
13 4 (0.72%) Law
Job Titles
1 344 (61.98%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 87 (15.68%) Senior
3 64 (11.53%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4 48 (8.65%) Infrastructure Support
5 43 (7.75%) Support Engineer
6 40 (7.21%) Azure Engineer
6 40 (7.21%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
7 37 (6.67%) Network Engineer
8 35 (6.31%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
8 35 (6.31%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 32 (5.77%) Cloud Engineer
10 22 (3.96%) VMware Engineer
11 21 (3.78%) IT Engineer
11 21 (3.78%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
12 20 (3.60%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
12 20 (3.60%) Platform Engineer
13 19 (3.42%) DevOps Engineer
14 17 (3.06%) Security Engineer
15 16 (2.88%) Windows Engineer
16 15 (2.70%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (2.70%) Middleware
1 15 (2.70%) SAML
2 13 (2.34%) OpenID
3 11 (1.98%) ARM Templates
4 9 (1.62%) REST
4 9 (1.62%) YAML
5 8 (1.44%) Kafka
5 8 (1.44%) OAuth
6 7 (1.26%) RESTful
7 6 (1.08%) Elastic Stack
7 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Graph
7 6 (1.08%) OAuth2
8 5 (0.90%) GraphQL
9 4 (0.72%) ADO
9 4 (0.72%) gRPC
10 3 (0.54%) AWT
10 3 (0.54%) GWT
10 3 (0.54%) JMS
10 3 (0.54%) Rendezvous
10 3 (0.54%) TIBCO EMS
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.13%) Data Centre
1 34 (6.13%) Hybrid Cloud
2 32 (5.77%) Replication
3 28 (5.05%) PKI
4 20 (3.60%) Onboarding
5 17 (3.06%) Private Cloud
6 14 (2.52%) Public Cloud
7 13 (2.34%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (2.16%) Cloud Native
9 9 (1.62%) Clustering
10 8 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.44%) Management Information System
11 7 (1.26%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (1.26%) NHS
12 6 (1.08%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (1.08%) Mainframe
12 6 (1.08%) Security Posture
12 6 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 215 (38.74%) Windows
2 135 (24.32%) Linux
3 110 (19.82%) Windows Server
4 26 (4.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 24 (4.32%) Unix
6 21 (3.78%) Windows 10
7 14 (2.52%) Ubuntu
8 12 (2.16%) VMS
9 9 (1.62%) Mac OS
10 8 (1.44%) Windows Server 2012
11 7 (1.26%) Android
11 7 (1.26%) Windows Server 2016
12 6 (1.08%) Apple iOS
12 6 (1.08%) Windows Server 2019
13 5 (0.90%) CentOS
14 3 (0.54%) SUSE
15 2 (0.36%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
15 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2003
16 1 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
16 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (21.26%) DevOps
2 107 (19.28%) Infrastructure as Code
2 107 (19.28%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (17.84%) CI/CD
4 70 (12.61%) Migration
5 66 (11.89%) ITIL
6 55 (9.91%) Containerisation
6 55 (9.91%) High Availability
7 52 (9.37%) Agile
8 44 (7.93%) Cybersecurity
8 44 (7.93%) Disaster Recovery
9 41 (7.39%) Observability
10 40 (7.21%) Infrastructure Automation
11 39 (7.03%) Platform Engineering
12 32 (5.77%) Continuous Improvement
13 28 (5.05%) Stakeholder Management
14 26 (4.68%) Change Management
15 25 (4.50%) Task Automation
16 24 (4.32%) DevSecOps
16 24 (4.32%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 124 (22.34%) Python
2 100 (18.02%) PowerShell
3 63 (11.35%) Bash
4 26 (4.68%) SQL
5 24 (4.32%) Java
6 16 (2.88%) Shell Script
7 15 (2.70%) Bicep
8 14 (2.52%) Go
8 14 (2.52%) Perl
9 6 (1.08%) Ruby
10 5 (0.90%) C++
11 3 (0.54%) C#
11 3 (0.54%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.36%) Groovy
12 2 (0.36%) JavaScript
13 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
13 1 (0.18%) Scala
13 1 (0.18%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 164 (29.55%) Security Cleared
2 107 (19.28%) SC Cleared
3 59 (10.63%) DV Cleared
4 38 (6.85%) Azure Certification
5 33 (5.95%) Degree
6 32 (5.77%) Microsoft Certification
7 20 (3.60%) Cisco Certification
8 18 (3.24%) Network+ Certification
9 15 (2.70%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (2.34%) CCNP
11 12 (2.16%) AWS Certification
11 12 (2.16%) CCNA
11 12 (2.16%) CISSP
11 12 (2.16%) Server+ Certification
12 11 (1.98%) CISM
13 9 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (1.08%) FFIEC
14 6 (1.08%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 5 (0.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 4 (0.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (3.06%) GDPR
2 12 (2.16%) NIST
3 11 (1.98%) SLA
4 10 (1.80%) PCI DSS
5 9 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.08%) GLBA
7 5 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
7 5 (0.90%) QA
8 3 (0.54%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.54%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.36%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.36%) COBIT
9 2 (0.36%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.18%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 143 (25.77%) Active Directory
2 105 (18.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 60 (10.81%) Docker
4 54 (9.73%) Hyper-V
5 27 (4.86%) vSphere
6 23 (4.14%) Virtual Machines
7 20 (3.60%) VMware ESXi
8 10 (1.80%) VMware NSX
9 7 (1.26%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (0.72%) NFS
10 4 (0.72%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.54%) DFS Replication
11 3 (0.54%) Firmware
11 3 (0.54%) Oracle RAC
12 2 (0.36%) BitLocker
12 2 (0.36%) Sendmail
12 2 (0.36%) Tivoli Directory Server
13 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
13 1 (0.18%) VMware Workstation
13 1 (0.18%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 144 (25.95%) Terraform
2 81 (14.59%) Ansible
3 77 (13.87%) Kubernetes
4 59 (10.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 57 (10.27%) SCCM
6 23 (4.14%) Single Sign-On
7 22 (3.96%) Grafana
8 19 (3.42%) vCenter Server
9 16 (2.88%) Prometheus
10 15 (2.70%) FortiGate
11 14 (2.52%) Red Hat Satellite
12 12 (2.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 9 (1.62%) Jamf Pro
14 8 (1.44%) Dell DRAC
15 7 (1.26%) CASB
15 7 (1.26%) SCOrch
15 7 (1.26%) vRealize
16 6 (1.08%) SCOM
17 5 (0.90%) Nessus
17 5 (0.90%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 182 (32.79%) Microsoft
2 148 (26.67%) VMware
3 37 (6.67%) Palo Alto
4 36 (6.49%) Cisco
5 34 (6.13%) Google
6 33 (5.95%) Red Hat
7 28 (5.05%) Dell
8 27 (4.86%) F5
9 21 (3.78%) Splunk
10 19 (3.42%) ServiceNow
11 18 (3.24%) Citrix
11 18 (3.24%) IBM
12 16 (2.88%) CheckPoint
12 16 (2.88%) Veeam
13 15 (2.70%) Fortinet
14 14 (2.52%) Oracle
14 14 (2.52%) Zscaler
15 13 (2.34%) Aruba
16 12 (2.16%) HP
17 10 (1.80%) Juniper