Civil Engineer Contract Job Trends in London

Civil Engineer
England > London

The median Civil Engineer daily rate in London is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 411 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Civil Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.006% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £425 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 16,473 11,655 16,476
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 93.37% 93.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,927 7,987 11,906
10th Percentile £350 £344 £325
25th Percentile £428 £428 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £680 £688
90th Percentile £751 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 270 144 325
10th Percentile £18.75 £20.24 £16.01
25th Percentile £24.03 £24.66 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.83 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.68% +26.64% -21.99%
75th Percentile £63.10 £50.75 £46.48
90th Percentile £76.58 £65.00 £65.02
England median hourly rate £47.00 £30.32 £37.50
% change year-on-year +55.01% -19.15% -16.23%

Civil Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Civil Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Civil Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Civil Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Civil Engineer job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Civil Engineer job vacancies in London

Civil Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Civil Engineer job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Civil Engineer job vacancies in London

Civil Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 12 May 2026, Civil 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 London region featuring Civil Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering

Civil Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aviation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering