Applications Engineer Contract Job Trends in Gloucester

Applications Engineer
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

The median Applications Engineer daily rate in Gloucester is £335, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - 32
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer 8 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucester 5.97% - 0.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.21% - 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £335 - -
75th Percentile £367 - -
90th Percentile £402 - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £538 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Gloucester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title 111 87 109
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.84% 92.55% 94.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 69 77
10th Percentile £219 £226 £390
25th Percentile £372 £413 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £681 £614 £676
90th Percentile £739 £734 £755
Gloucestershire median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 5
10th Percentile £28.26 - £21.60
25th Percentile £32.93 £22.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £41.33 £23.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +79.67% -34.29% -
75th Percentile £50.35 £23.50 £78.00
90th Percentile £55.39 - -
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £33.17 £67.50 £48.72
% change year-on-year -50.86% +38.55% -18.80%

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

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

Applications Engineer job vacancy trend in Gloucester

Applications Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Applications 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 Gloucester region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Active Directory
1 6 (75.00%) Application Packaging
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft App-V
1 6 (75.00%) MSI
1 6 (75.00%) PowerShell
1 6 (75.00%) SCCM
1 6 (75.00%) VBScript
1 6 (75.00%) Windows
1 6 (75.00%) Windows 10
2 4 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (50.00%) Security Cleared
3 3 (37.50%) AdminStudio
3 3 (37.50%) Batch Scripting
3 3 (37.50%) InstallShield
3 3 (37.50%) Software Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Agile
4 2 (25.00%) Data Protection
4 2 (25.00%) DevOps
4 2 (25.00%) ITIL
4 2 (25.00%) MCSA
4 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (25.00%) Migration
4 2 (25.00%) SQL
5 1 (12.50%) Java
5 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
Development Applications
1 6 (75.00%) MSI
2 3 (37.50%) AdminStudio
2 3 (37.50%) InstallShield
General
1 2 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Legacy Applications
2 2 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 6 (75.00%) Windows
1 6 (75.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Application Packaging
2 3 (37.50%) Batch Scripting
2 3 (37.50%) Software Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (25.00%) DevOps
3 2 (25.00%) ITIL
3 2 (25.00%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) PowerShell
1 6 (75.00%) VBScript
2 2 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (12.50%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) MCSA
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 6 (75.00%) Active Directory
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 6 (75.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft