Optimisation Engineer
Cheshire > Knutsford
The median Optimisation Engineer daily rate in Knutsford is £494, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 April 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
54 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring an Optimisation Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Knutsford |
0.32% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.36% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£494 |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£494 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Knutsford. 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 Knutsford with a recognized job title |
276 |
109 |
104 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
89.61% |
84.50% |
96.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
249 |
100 |
96 |
| 10th Percentile |
£333 |
£317 |
£356 |
| 25th Percentile |
£389 |
£356 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£460 |
£393 |
£489 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.05% |
-19.63% |
-11.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£493 |
£582 |
| 90th Percentile |
£653 |
£539 |
£619 |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£456 |
£470 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.88% |
-6.10% |
+4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£15.93 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£16.87 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£17.80 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£31.84 |
£48.75 |
£22.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-34.68% |
+116.67% |
-2.81% |
