Platform Engineer
North West > Lancashire
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in Lancashire is £530, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 28 | 31 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +2 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire | 0.57% | 0.51% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 0.60% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £515 | - | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £650 | £275 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.46% | +136.36% | -65.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | - | £288 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £530 | £613 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.47% | +6.52% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title | 167 | 167 | 220 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 85.64% | 90.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 92 | 81 | 124 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £200 | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £363 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £750 | £700 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 53 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.34 | £15.00 | £23.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.98 | £25.60 | £28.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £42.91 | £41.37 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.00% | +3.72% | +16.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.52 | £46.18 | £52.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.83 | £49.69 | £54.91 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.23 | £26.53 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.20% | -13.15% | +50.37% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Platform Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer in Lancashire.
Platform Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire
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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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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| Lancaster | - | 1 | £530 | - | |
| Platform Engineer North West |
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Platform Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Lancashire region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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