Infrastructure Engineering Contract Job Trends in Hampshire
Infrastructure Engineering
South East > Hampshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hampshire citing Infrastructure Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 63 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +28 | -29 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Infrastructure Engineering | 86 | 21 | 59 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire | 4.53% | 1.97% | 5.14% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.64% | 2.28% | 6.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 16 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £499 | £452 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £489 | £403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £629 | £600 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | - | £671 |
| South East median daily rate | £570 | £449 | £465 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.09% | -3.59% | -6.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £78.15 | - | £62.50 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £96.00 | - | £70.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £72.75 | £77.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.52% | +10.00% | +16.67% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Hampshire
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 citing process or methodology skills in Hampshire.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 1,524 | 920 | 920 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire | 80.21% | 86.38% | 80.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 882 | 611 | 611 |
| 10th Percentile | £333 | £313 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £447 | £458 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £525 | £551 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -4.72% | +3.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £656 | £600 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £663 | £700 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £511 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -2.12% | -1.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 238 | 111 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £16.17 | £26.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £18.87 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.24 | £20.71 | £68.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +79.82% | -69.88% | +35.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £26.33 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £50.00 | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £38.80 | £20.71 | £58.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +87.35% | -64.48% | +11.47% |
Infrastructure Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Infrastructure Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
Infrastructure Engineering Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Infrastructure Engineering.
Infrastructure Engineering Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Engineering in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Infrastructure Engineering Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Infrastructure Engineering.
Infrastructure Engineering Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Engineering in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Infrastructure Engineering Contract Job Locations in Hampshire
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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 1 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnborough | +12 | 29 | £575 | +23.66% | 2 |
| Southampton | +8 | 16 | - | - | 13 |
| Portsmouth | - | 15 | £575 | - | 3 |
| Basingstoke | -17 | 12 | £585 | -2.50% | 1 |
| Fareham | - | 5 | £450 | - | 6 |
| Gosport | - | 1 | £545 | - | |
| Winchester | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Infrastructure Engineering South East |
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Infrastructure Engineering Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 15.1% | 13 |
| 2 | Infrastructure as Code | 14.0% | 12 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 11.6% | 10 |
| 4 | DevOps | 9.3% | 8 |
| 4 | Key Management | 9.3% | 8 |
| 6 | Continuous Improvement | 8.1% | 7 |
| 6 | Scaled Agile Framework | 8.1% | 7 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Management | 8.1% | 7 |
| 9 | Problem-Solving | 7.0% | 6 |
| 9 | RBAC | 7.0% | 6 |
| 11 | Continuous Integration | 5.8% | 5 |
| 11 | Identity Access Management | 5.8% | 5 |
| 11 | Incident Response | 5.8% | 5 |
| 11 | ITIL | 5.8% | 5 |
| 11 | Software Engineering | 5.8% | 5 |
| 11 | Stakeholder Engagement | 5.8% | 5 |
| 17 | Defect Management | 4.7% | 4 |
| 17 | DevSecOps | 4.7% | 4 |
| 17 | Performance Testing | 4.7% | 4 |
| 17 | Platform Engineering | 4.7% | 4 |