Wintel Engineer Contract Job Trends in England
Wintel Engineer
UK > England
The median Wintel Engineer daily rate in England is £530, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 613 | 489 | 447 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -124 | -42 | +46 |
| Contract Wintel Engineer jobs | 37 | 28 | 71 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.080% | 0.098% | 0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.087% | 0.11% | 0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 20 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £499 | £460 |
| 25th Percentile | £470 | - | £464 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.95% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | £575 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £684 | £590 | £613 |
| UK median daily rate | £517 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.52% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £50.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | - | - | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -35.90% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 42,498 | 26,004 | 29,189 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.74% | 91.15% | 93.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,031 | 16,694 | 17,809 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,828 | 1,497 | 1,148 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.94 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.75 | £17.38 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.09 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.39% | -40.82% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.96 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.86% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
Wintel Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Wintel Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Wintel Engineer Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Wintel Engineer job vacancies in England.
Wintel Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for Wintel Engineer jobs in England over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
Wintel Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Wintel Engineer job vacancies in England.
Wintel Engineer Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Wintel Engineer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 26 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -71 | 12 | £534 | +1.62% | |
| South West | -36 | 10 | £613 | +11.36% | 4 |
| South East | -70 | 5 | £475 | -5.00% | 3 |
| Midlands | -40 | 4 | £550 | +11.11% | 3 |
| North West | - | 4 | £479 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 4 | £550 | - | 3 |
| East of England | - | 4 | £415 | - | 6 |
| North of England | - | 4 | £479 | - | |
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Wintel Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 26 October 2026, Wintel 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 Wintel Engineer job ads across the England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows | 89.2% | 33 |
| 2 | Windows Server | 78.4% | 29 |
| 3 | VMware | 67.6% | 25 |
| 4 | Security Cleared | 62.2% | 23 |
| 4 | VMware Infrastructure | 62.2% | 23 |
| 6 | Active Directory | 59.5% | 22 |
| 6 | Microsoft | 59.5% | 22 |
| 8 | PowerShell | 51.4% | 19 |
| 9 | SC Cleared | 48.6% | 18 |
| 10 | DNS | 43.2% | 16 |
| 11 | vSphere | 40.5% | 15 |
| 12 | Azure | 37.8% | 14 |
| 12 | DHCP | 37.8% | 14 |
| 14 | ITIL | 35.1% | 13 |
| 15 | Disaster Recovery | 32.4% | 12 |
| 16 | Entra ID | 27.0% | 10 |
| 16 | Hyper-V | 27.0% | 10 |
| 18 | Infrastructure Engineering | 24.3% | 9 |
| 18 | SCCM | 24.3% | 9 |
| 18 | Service Management | 24.3% | 9 |
| 18 | VMware ESXi | 24.3% | 9 |
| 22 | Change Management | 21.6% | 8 |
| 23 | WSUS | 18.9% | 7 |
| 24 | DV Cleared | 16.2% | 6 |
| 24 | Runbook | 16.2% | 6 |
| 24 | Service Delivery | 16.2% | 6 |
| 24 | SLA | 16.2% | 6 |
| 28 | Incident Management | 13.5% | 5 |
| 28 | Microsoft Certification | 13.5% | 5 |
| 28 | Microsoft Exchange | 13.5% | 5 |
Wintel Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Wintel Engineer | 21.6% | 8 |
| 2 | VMware Engineer | 18.9% | 7 |
| 3 | Senior VMware Engineer | 13.5% | 5 |
| 3 | Wintel Infrastructure Engineer | 13.5% | 5 |
| 5 | Active Directory Engineer | 10.8% | 4 |
| 5 | Wintel Support Engineer | 10.8% | 4 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Server Engineer | 8.1% | 3 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Server Support | 8.1% | 3 |
| 7 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 8.1% | 3 |
| 7 | Active Directory Support Engineer | 8.1% | 3 |
| 7 | Server Support Engineer | 8.1% | 3 |
| 7 | Windows Server Engineer | 8.1% | 3 |
| 7 | Windows Server Support | 8.1% | 3 |
| 7 | Windows Support Engineer | 8.1% | 3 |
| 7 | Wintel Server Engineer | 8.1% | 3 |
| 16 | Infrastructure Security Engineer | 5.4% | 2 |
| 16 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 5.4% | 2 |
| 16 | IT Security Engineer | 5.4% | 2 |
| 19 | Applications Engineer | 2.7% | 1 |
| 19 | Senior Active Directory Engineer | 2.7% | 1 |