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 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 143 141 90
Rank change year-on-year -2 -51 +39
Contract jobs citing Infrastructure Engineering 607 494 870
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.91% 1.83% 2.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.16% 2.06% 2.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 449 343 636
10th Percentile £313 £319 £313
25th Percentile £400 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £493
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +6.60% +3.68%
75th Percentile £594 £638 £600
90th Percentile £675 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 12 34
10th Percentile £26.13 £27.22 £21.25
25th Percentile £26.25 £55.19 £23.00
Median hourly rate £34.00 £62.50 £56.25
Median % change year-on-year -45.60% +11.11% +4.65%
75th Percentile £70.50 £69.57 £70.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £108.18 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £62.50 £57.75
% change year-on-year -45.60% +8.23% +7.43%

All Process & 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 28,047 24,036 31,494
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.31% 89.14% 87.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,899 14,761 21,230
10th Percentile £304 £310 £305
25th Percentile £409 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £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 1,744 772 1,471
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.54 £14.18
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.50 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.63% -18.24% +21.43%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.84 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.59 £75.00 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -22.62% -19.75% +15.71%

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 15 January 2026.

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 15 January 2026.

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 15 January 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
London -36 197 £550 - 79
South East +2 122 £475 +5.56% 126
North of England +3 105 £466 +9.65% 87
South West +6 87 £555 +0.91% 75
Yorkshire -5 61 £463 -2.63% 45
East of England 0 44 £438 -27.08% 43
North West -14 42 £459 +9.49% 32
Midlands -32 33 £425 -22.73% 50
West Midlands -31 24 £482 -26.41% 24
East Midlands -25 9 £415 -17.00% 25
North East -12 3 £466 - 14
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 49 (8.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (2.80%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.14%) Apache
4 12 (1.98%) Confluence
5 10 (1.65%) IIS
5 10 (1.65%) TPMS
6 4 (0.66%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
7 2 (0.33%) Exchange Server 2010
7 2 (0.33%) iPlanet
7 2 (0.33%) JBoss
7 2 (0.33%) nginx
7 2 (0.33%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.33%) Traefik
7 2 (0.33%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.33%) WebSphere Application Server
8 1 (0.16%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.16%) Jupyter
8 1 (0.16%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 9 (1.48%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.33%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 8 (1.32%) Maximo
2 4 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 209 (34.43%) Azure
2 125 (20.59%) AWS
3 93 (15.32%) Microsoft 365
4 65 (10.71%) Entra ID
5 35 (5.77%) GCP
6 34 (5.60%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (4.61%) GitHub
8 27 (4.45%) IaaS
8 27 (4.45%) OpenShift
9 24 (3.95%) Amazon S3
9 24 (3.95%) Azure Monitor
10 23 (3.79%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 23 (3.79%) PaaS
11 20 (3.29%) Azure Sentinel
11 20 (3.29%) Serverless
12 18 (2.97%) AWS CloudFormation
12 18 (2.97%) GitHub Actions
13 17 (2.80%) Amazon EC2
14 16 (2.64%) Nutanix
14 16 (2.64%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 122 (20.10%) Firewall
2 79 (13.01%) DNS
3 59 (9.72%) VPN
4 56 (9.23%) TCP/IP
5 47 (7.74%) DHCP
6 40 (6.59%) WAN
7 36 (5.93%) Wi-Fi
8 34 (5.60%) VLAN
9 32 (5.27%) Network Security
10 30 (4.94%) LAN
11 29 (4.78%) SAN
12 28 (4.61%) SSL
13 12 (1.98%) MPLS
13 12 (1.98%) SSH
14 11 (1.81%) Wireless
15 10 (1.65%) 4G
15 10 (1.65%) SNMP
16 8 (1.32%) BGP
16 8 (1.32%) Fibre Channel
16 8 (1.32%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (4.12%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.48%) MongoDB
3 8 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.82%) Power BI
4 5 (0.82%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.66%) Big Data
5 4 (0.66%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.66%) MySQL
5 4 (0.66%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.66%) Oracle Database
5 4 (0.66%) RDBMS
6 3 (0.49%) Apache Cassandra
6 3 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (0.49%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.33%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 31 (5.11%) Jenkins
2 30 (4.94%) Git
3 25 (4.12%) GitLab
4 16 (2.64%) JIRA
5 3 (0.49%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.49%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.33%) Bitbucket Server
6 2 (0.33%) CA Release Automation
7 1 (0.16%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.16%) GoCD
7 1 (0.16%) Jaeger
7 1 (0.16%) MLflow
7 1 (0.16%) MSI
General
1 131 (21.58%) Social Skills
2 84 (13.84%) Finance
3 59 (9.72%) Analytical Skills
3 59 (9.72%) Public Sector
4 29 (4.78%) Documentation Skills
5 27 (4.45%) Banking
6 13 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (1.98%) Military
8 8 (1.32%) Billing
8 8 (1.32%) Local Government
8 8 (1.32%) Telecoms
9 7 (1.15%) Legal
9 7 (1.15%) Retail
10 6 (0.99%) Aerospace
10 6 (0.99%) Aviation
10 6 (0.99%) Spanish Language
11 5 (0.82%) Financial Institution
11 5 (0.82%) Manufacturing
11 5 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (0.66%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 393 (64.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 83 (13.67%) Senior
3 66 (10.87%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4 50 (8.24%) Infrastructure Support
5 46 (7.58%) Support Engineer
6 45 (7.41%) Network Engineer
7 43 (7.08%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
8 41 (6.75%) Azure Engineer
8 41 (6.75%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 31 (5.11%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
10 27 (4.45%) Cloud Engineer
11 26 (4.28%) VMware Engineer
12 24 (3.95%) Automation Engineer
13 23 (3.79%) DevOps Engineer
13 23 (3.79%) Platform Engineer
14 21 (3.46%) IT Engineer
14 21 (3.46%) IT Infrastructure Engineer
15 19 (3.13%) Security Engineer
16 17 (2.80%) Infrastructure Security Engineer
16 17 (2.80%) VMware Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.64%) SAML
2 15 (2.47%) ARM Templates
3 14 (2.31%) OpenID
3 14 (2.31%) REST
4 12 (1.98%) Middleware
5 10 (1.65%) Kafka
6 9 (1.48%) OAuth
7 7 (1.15%) OAuth2
8 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Graph
9 5 (0.82%) GraphQL
9 5 (0.82%) RESTful
9 5 (0.82%) YAML
10 4 (0.66%) Elastic Stack
10 4 (0.66%) gRPC
10 4 (0.66%) NumPy
10 4 (0.66%) Pandas
10 4 (0.66%) SOAP
10 4 (0.66%) Web Services
11 3 (0.49%) ADO
11 3 (0.49%) Keycloak
Miscellaneous
1 32 (5.27%) Data Centre
2 31 (5.11%) Replication
3 27 (4.45%) Hybrid Cloud
3 27 (4.45%) PKI
4 23 (3.79%) Private Cloud
5 22 (3.62%) Onboarding
6 17 (2.80%) Public Cloud
7 15 (2.47%) Enterprise Software
8 13 (2.14%) Analytical Mindset
8 13 (2.14%) Cloud Native
9 11 (1.81%) Clustering
10 10 (1.65%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (1.32%) Enterprise Storage
12 7 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
12 7 (1.15%) Management Information System
12 7 (1.15%) NHS
13 6 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
13 6 (0.99%) Equities
13 6 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (0.99%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 219 (36.08%) Windows
2 133 (21.91%) Linux
3 119 (19.60%) Windows Server
4 26 (4.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 23 (3.79%) Unix
6 19 (3.13%) Windows 10
7 13 (2.14%) VMS
8 12 (1.98%) Ubuntu
9 11 (1.81%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (1.15%) Android
10 7 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
10 7 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
11 5 (0.82%) Apple iOS
12 4 (0.66%) CentOS
12 4 (0.66%) Windows Server 2003
13 3 (0.49%) Mac OS
14 2 (0.33%) Debian
14 2 (0.33%) SUSE
14 2 (0.33%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
15 1 (0.16%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (20.26%) DevOps
2 116 (19.11%) Problem-Solving
3 106 (17.46%) Infrastructure as Code
4 102 (16.80%) CI/CD
5 80 (13.18%) ITIL
6 67 (11.04%) Migration
7 59 (9.72%) Agile
8 56 (9.23%) Containerisation
8 56 (9.23%) High Availability
9 51 (8.40%) Infrastructure Automation
10 50 (8.24%) Cybersecurity
10 50 (8.24%) Disaster Recovery
11 48 (7.91%) Observability
12 45 (7.41%) Platform Engineering
13 37 (6.10%) Continuous Improvement
14 34 (5.60%) Project Delivery
15 31 (5.11%) Change Management
15 31 (5.11%) RBAC
16 30 (4.94%) Analytics
17 29 (4.78%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 101 (16.64%) Python
2 95 (15.65%) PowerShell
3 49 (8.07%) Bash
4 25 (4.12%) Java
5 24 (3.95%) SQL
6 21 (3.46%) Bicep
7 13 (2.14%) Perl
7 13 (2.14%) Shell Script
8 10 (1.65%) Go
9 7 (1.15%) JavaScript
10 6 (0.99%) Ruby
11 5 (0.82%) C++
11 5 (0.82%) PHP
12 4 (0.66%) C#
13 3 (0.49%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.33%) Groovy
14 2 (0.33%) Scala
15 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.16%) VB
15 1 (0.16%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 183 (30.15%) Security Cleared
2 117 (19.28%) SC Cleared
3 65 (10.71%) DV Cleared
4 40 (6.59%) Azure Certification
5 37 (6.10%) Microsoft Certification
6 27 (4.45%) Degree
7 18 (2.97%) CISSP
8 17 (2.80%) Cisco Certification
8 17 (2.80%) CISM
9 15 (2.47%) Network+ Certification
10 12 (1.98%) CCNP
10 12 (1.98%) Server+ Certification
11 11 (1.81%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (1.65%) AWS Certification
12 10 (1.65%) CCNA
12 10 (1.65%) FFIEC
13 9 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
14 8 (1.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
15 5 (0.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 5 (0.82%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.46%) GDPR
1 21 (3.46%) NIST
2 14 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (2.31%) PCI DSS
3 13 (2.14%) SLA
4 10 (1.65%) GLBA
5 9 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (1.32%) NIST 800
7 3 (0.49%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.33%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.33%) COBIT
8 2 (0.33%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.33%) QA
9 1 (0.16%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 1 (0.16%) ISO 19650
9 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 141 (23.23%) Active Directory
2 112 (18.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 64 (10.54%) Docker
4 63 (10.38%) Hyper-V
5 25 (4.12%) vSphere
6 15 (2.47%) Virtual Machines
7 14 (2.31%) VMware ESXi
8 12 (1.98%) Virtual Desktop
9 9 (1.48%) VMware NSX
10 6 (0.99%) NFS
11 4 (0.66%) BitLocker
11 4 (0.66%) Firmware
12 3 (0.49%) DFS Replication
12 3 (0.49%) Virtual Servers
13 2 (0.33%) Microsoft App-V
13 2 (0.33%) Oracle RAC
13 2 (0.33%) QEMU
13 2 (0.33%) Sendmail
13 2 (0.33%) Tivoli Directory Server
14 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 141 (23.23%) Terraform
2 94 (15.49%) Kubernetes
3 82 (13.51%) Ansible
4 62 (10.21%) Microsoft Intune
5 54 (8.90%) SCCM
6 27 (4.45%) Single Sign-On
7 19 (3.13%) Grafana
8 18 (2.97%) vCenter Server
9 15 (2.47%) FortiGate
9 15 (2.47%) Red Hat Satellite
10 13 (2.14%) Prometheus
11 10 (1.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 8 (1.32%) Dell DRAC
12 8 (1.32%) VxRail
13 7 (1.15%) Istio
14 6 (0.99%) CASB
14 6 (0.99%) Nessus
14 6 (0.99%) SCOrch
14 6 (0.99%) vRealize
15 5 (0.82%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 203 (33.44%) Microsoft
2 159 (26.19%) VMware
3 41 (6.75%) Palo Alto
4 38 (6.26%) Cisco
5 37 (6.10%) Red Hat
6 31 (5.11%) Dell
7 27 (4.45%) Google
8 26 (4.28%) F5
9 23 (3.79%) ServiceNow
9 23 (3.79%) Splunk
10 22 (3.62%) Veeam
11 21 (3.46%) IBM
12 19 (3.13%) Citrix
13 15 (2.47%) CheckPoint
13 15 (2.47%) Oracle
14 14 (2.31%) SolarWinds
14 14 (2.31%) Thales
15 13 (2.14%) Aruba
15 13 (2.14%) Zscaler
16 12 (1.98%) Fortinet