Platform Engineer
Scotland > Highlands
As of 19 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Platform Engineer daily rate in the Highlands.
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6 months to 19 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 30 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Highlands | 0.79% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.83% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £425 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.05% | +5.00% | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Highlands
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Highlands. 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 the Highlands with a recognized job title | 121 | 10 | 4 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.03% | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 74 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £411 | £169 | £199 |
| 25th Percentile | £437 | £198 | £228 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £250 | £276 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +92.40% | -9.42% | +24.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £561 | £356 | £307 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £408 | £325 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £463 | £463 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.78% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £13.45 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £16.11 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £18.25 | £20.00 | £18.27 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.75% | +9.47% | +3.10% |
Platform Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Highlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Engineer within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 19 September 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 |
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| Inverness | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands
For the 6 months to 19 September 2026, Platform 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 Highlands region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands 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:
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