Platform Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £613, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 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 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 66 | 60 | 80 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +20 | +10 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds | 0.33% | 0.97% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 1.06% | 0.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £521 | £381 | £501 |
| 25th Percentile | £553 | £406 | £503 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £613 | £413 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.48% | -19.51% | -26.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £678 | £470 | £521 |
| 90th Percentile | £714 | £566 | £522 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £613 | £413 | £514 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.48% | -19.71% | -26.61% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title | 586 | 660 | 1,071 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 97.50% | 91.79% | 97.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 388 | 425 | 739 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £350 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £441 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £575 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £649 | £650 | £700 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 31 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.05 | £18.13 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.13 | £19.50 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.50 | £24.18 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.46% | +27.26% | -11.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.13 | £43.75 | £21.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £26.35 | £48.75 | £23.45 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £50.00 | £24.18 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +106.78% | +27.26% | -9.52% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
Platform Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in Leeds.
Platform Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer in Leeds over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds
For the 6 months to 19 September 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 Leeds region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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: