Server Engineer Contract Job Trends in Essex

Server Engineer
East of England > Essex

The median Server Engineer daily rate in Essex is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Server Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 2.59% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.06% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £375 £255 £575
% change year-on-year +47.06% -55.65% +81.10%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 98 88 181
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.48% 97.78% 92.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 47 110
10th Percentile £185 £180 £185
25th Percentile £250 £237 £286
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £391 £318 £450
Median % change year-on-year +23.03% -29.33% -
75th Percentile £500 £469 £547
90th Percentile £550 £600 £600
East of England median daily rate £491 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +9.13% -5.26% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 17
10th Percentile £12.75 £22.00 £16.75
25th Percentile £14.69 £25.00 £20.50
Median hourly rate £23.61 £30.00 £40.31
Median % change year-on-year -21.29% -25.58% +107.89%
75th Percentile £59.91 £35.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £38.00 £78.50
East of England median hourly rate £31.30 £47.50 £40.28
% change year-on-year -34.10% +17.94% +91.79%

Server Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Server Engineer job vacancy trend in Essex

Server Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Server Engineer job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Server Engineer job vacancies in Essex

Server Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Server Engineer job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Server Engineer job vacancies in Essex

Server Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Server 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 Essex region featuring Server Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering

Server Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering