Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in London

Infrastructure Engineer
England > London

The median Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 268 223 192
Rank change year-on-year -45 -31 +67
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer 112 163 244
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.78% 1.08% 1.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% 1.15% 1.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 129 169
10th Percentile £315 £300 £363
25th Percentile £400 £375 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £508
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +3.45% -7.73%
75th Percentile £580 £600 £625
90th Percentile £644 £650 £680
England median daily rate £463 £501 £500
% change year-on-year -7.59% +0.10% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £24.40 - -
25th Percentile £26.50 - -
Median hourly rate £30.00 - £35.00
75th Percentile £32.70 - -
90th Percentile £34.32 - -
England median hourly rate £34.00 £24.18 £49.00
% change year-on-year +40.61% -50.65% -35.74%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 13,250 14,157 17,713
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.26% 93.49% 93.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,799 9,163 12,804
10th Percentile £340 £338 £328
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -2.22% -3.02%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £684
90th Percentile £760 £800 £788
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 230 152 210
10th Percentile £17.50 £18.19 £17.98
25th Percentile £21.46 £23.80 £21.56
Median hourly rate £27.86 £35.75 £35.32
Median % change year-on-year -22.08% +1.23% +0.90%
75th Percentile £56.69 £54.06 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.16 £80.75 £72.50
England median hourly rate £26.30 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.94% -20.00% +38.46%

Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer in London over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Infrastructure Engineer in London

Infrastructure Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Infrastructure Engineer
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 16 December 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
Central London -6 18 £550 - 2
East London - 5 £155 - 1
West London -16 2 £300 -25.00% 6
Infrastructure Engineer
England

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 103 (91.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 54 (48.21%) Azure
3 43 (38.39%) Microsoft
4 38 (33.93%) Windows
5 33 (29.46%) Active Directory
5 33 (29.46%) Terraform
5 33 (29.46%) Windows Server
6 29 (25.89%) Linux
7 28 (25.00%) Firewall
8 27 (24.11%) Microsoft 365
9 25 (22.32%) Python
10 23 (20.54%) Infrastructure as Code
10 23 (20.54%) Microsoft Intune
11 22 (19.64%) VPN
12 21 (18.75%) SCCM
12 21 (18.75%) VMware
13 20 (17.86%) Ansible
14 19 (16.96%) PowerShell
15 18 (16.07%) DevOps
16 17 (15.18%) Microsoft Exchange
16 17 (15.18%) VMware Infrastructure
16 17 (15.18%) WAN
17 16 (14.29%) CI/CD
17 16 (14.29%) DNS
17 16 (14.29%) Security Cleared
18 15 (13.39%) Cisco
18 15 (13.39%) Problem-Solving
18 15 (13.39%) TCP/IP
19 14 (12.50%) AWS
19 14 (12.50%) Infrastructure Automation

Infrastructure 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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (15.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (4.46%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (3.57%) SharePoint
4 3 (2.68%) Confluence
5 1 (0.89%) Apache
5 1 (0.89%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.89%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.89%) Traefik
Applications
1 3 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 54 (48.21%) Azure
2 27 (24.11%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (12.50%) AWS
4 12 (10.71%) Entra ID
5 8 (7.14%) GCP
5 8 (7.14%) GitHub
6 7 (6.25%) Amazon S3
6 7 (6.25%) IaaS
7 6 (5.36%) Mimecast
8 5 (4.46%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 5 (4.46%) Amazon EC2
8 5 (4.46%) Amazon ELB
8 5 (4.46%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (4.46%) Nutanix
8 5 (4.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 4 (3.57%) Serverless
10 3 (2.68%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (2.68%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (2.68%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (2.68%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (25.00%) Firewall
2 22 (19.64%) VPN
3 17 (15.18%) WAN
4 16 (14.29%) DNS
5 15 (13.39%) TCP/IP
6 14 (12.50%) SSL
7 9 (8.04%) Wi-Fi
8 8 (7.14%) SD-WAN
9 7 (6.25%) HTTP
9 7 (6.25%) LAN
10 6 (5.36%) Network Security
11 5 (4.46%) DHCP
11 5 (4.46%) MPLS
12 2 (1.79%) BGP
12 2 (1.79%) OSPF
12 2 (1.79%) SAN
12 2 (1.79%) tcpdump
12 2 (1.79%) Wireshark
13 1 (0.89%) Cisco IOS
13 1 (0.89%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.68%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.89%) Apache Iceberg
2 1 (0.89%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.89%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.89%) Delta Lake
2 1 (0.89%) Parquet
2 1 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.89%) Power BI
2 1 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (6.25%) Jenkins
2 6 (5.36%) Git
3 5 (4.46%) GitLab
4 4 (3.57%) JIRA
4 4 (3.57%) Robot Framework
General
1 24 (21.43%) Finance
2 19 (16.96%) Social Skills
3 9 (8.04%) Banking
4 8 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (7.14%) Public Sector
5 6 (5.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (5.36%) Spanish Language
6 5 (4.46%) Financial Institution
7 4 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.79%) Front Office
8 2 (1.79%) Investment Banking
8 2 (1.79%) Local Government
8 2 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.79%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.89%) International Banking
9 1 (0.89%) Italian Language
9 1 (0.89%) Law
9 1 (0.89%) Marketing
9 1 (0.89%) Military
9 1 (0.89%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.57%) Middleware
2 3 (2.68%) FIX Protocol
3 2 (1.79%) ARM Templates
3 2 (1.79%) YAML
4 1 (0.89%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.89%) ADO
4 1 (0.89%) Apache Avro
4 1 (0.89%) AWT
4 1 (0.89%) EDI
4 1 (0.89%) GWT
4 1 (0.89%) JMS
4 1 (0.89%) Kafka
4 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.89%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.89%) PySpark
4 1 (0.89%) Rendezvous
4 1 (0.89%) TIBCO EMS
4 1 (0.89%) Ultra Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 12 (10.71%) Data Centre
2 6 (5.36%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (5.36%) Private Cloud
3 4 (3.57%) PKI
3 4 (3.57%) Replication
4 3 (2.68%) Client/Server
4 3 (2.68%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (2.68%) Linux Command Line
4 3 (2.68%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.79%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.79%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.79%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.89%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (0.89%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (0.89%) Distributed Applications
6 1 (0.89%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.89%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.89%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 38 (33.93%) Windows
2 33 (29.46%) Windows Server
3 29 (25.89%) Linux
4 10 (8.93%) Unix
5 5 (4.46%) Windows 10
6 3 (2.68%) Ubuntu
6 3 (2.68%) VMS
6 3 (2.68%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.89%) Android
7 1 (0.89%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.89%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (0.89%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (91.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 23 (20.54%) Infrastructure as Code
3 18 (16.07%) DevOps
4 16 (14.29%) CI/CD
5 15 (13.39%) Problem-Solving
6 14 (12.50%) Infrastructure Automation
7 12 (10.71%) Cybersecurity
7 12 (10.71%) High Availability
7 12 (10.71%) ITIL
7 12 (10.71%) Low Latency
8 11 (9.82%) Information Security
8 11 (9.82%) Migration
8 11 (9.82%) Test Automation
9 8 (7.14%) Cloud Security
9 8 (7.14%) Disaster Recovery
9 8 (7.14%) Vulnerability Management
10 7 (6.25%) Architectural Design
10 7 (6.25%) Containerisation
10 7 (6.25%) Security Monitoring
10 7 (6.25%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 25 (22.32%) Python
2 19 (16.96%) PowerShell
3 9 (8.04%) Bash
4 8 (7.14%) Perl
5 3 (2.68%) Go
5 3 (2.68%) SQL
6 2 (1.79%) Java
6 2 (1.79%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.89%) Bicep
7 1 (0.89%) Scala
Qualifications
1 16 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 13 (11.61%) SC Cleared
3 9 (8.04%) Degree
4 4 (3.57%) CCNA
4 4 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (2.68%) Azure Certification
5 3 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (2.68%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.79%) CCNP
6 2 (1.79%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (1.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.89%) CCIE
7 1 (0.89%) CISSP
7 1 (0.89%) CWNA
7 1 (0.89%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.89%) GIAC
7 1 (0.89%) GSEC
7 1 (0.89%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.68%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (2.68%) NIST
2 2 (1.79%) SLA
3 1 (0.89%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.89%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 33 (29.46%) Active Directory
2 17 (15.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (8.93%) Docker
4 9 (8.04%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (5.36%) Hyper-V
6 5 (4.46%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (2.68%) Virtual Servers
7 3 (2.68%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.89%) etcd
8 1 (0.89%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.89%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 33 (29.46%) Terraform
2 23 (20.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 21 (18.75%) SCCM
4 20 (17.86%) Ansible
5 7 (6.25%) CASB
5 7 (6.25%) SCOrch
6 5 (4.46%) Grafana
7 4 (3.57%) Kubernetes
7 4 (3.57%) Prometheus
8 2 (1.79%) ITRS Geneos
8 2 (1.79%) McAfee ePO
8 2 (1.79%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.89%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.89%) Argo
9 1 (0.89%) Istio
9 1 (0.89%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.89%) SCOM
9 1 (0.89%) vRealize
Vendors
1 43 (38.39%) Microsoft
2 21 (18.75%) VMware
3 15 (13.39%) Cisco
4 13 (11.61%) F5
5 11 (9.82%) Palo Alto
6 6 (5.36%) Fortinet
6 6 (5.36%) Google
7 5 (4.46%) CheckPoint
7 5 (4.46%) Zscaler
8 4 (3.57%) Commvault
8 4 (3.57%) Dell
8 4 (3.57%) Meraki
8 4 (3.57%) Veeam
9 3 (2.68%) Aruba
9 3 (2.68%) CyberArk
9 3 (2.68%) Solace
9 3 (2.68%) Tenable
10 2 (1.79%) Canon
10 2 (1.79%) Databricks
10 2 (1.79%) SolarWinds