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 11 April 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 276 221 184
Rank change year-on-year -55 -37 +65
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer 148 128 213
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.86% 1.01% 1.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.92% 1.08% 1.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 109 101 143
10th Percentile £360 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £381 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -18.18%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £563
90th Percentile £675 £650 £638
England median daily rate £500 £525 £463
% change year-on-year -4.76% +13.51% -7.50%

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 16,037 11,827 16,718
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 93.56% 93.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,707 8,113 12,063
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £431 £442
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £753 £800 £788
England median daily rate £508 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 251 143 340
10th Percentile £18.25 £21.30 £16.00
25th Percentile £23.55 £24.66 £19.57
Median hourly rate £35.71 £35.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +2.03% +25.85% -22.75%
75th Percentile £60.25 £50.97 £45.18
90th Percentile £76.58 £65.00 £63.83
England median hourly rate £44.00 £32.50 £34.00
% change year-on-year +35.38% -4.41% -22.07%

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 11 April 2026.

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 11 April 2026. 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 -21 17 £550 -8.33% 9
West London -20 3 £463 +15.63% 2
South London -17 2 £419 -10.90%
East London -3 1 £155 -
Infrastructure Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 11 April 2026, 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.

1 139 (93.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 68 (45.95%) Azure
3 50 (33.78%) Security Cleared
4 49 (33.11%) Microsoft
5 48 (32.43%) Windows
6 36 (24.32%) PowerShell
6 36 (24.32%) Terraform
6 36 (24.32%) VMware
7 34 (22.97%) Active Directory
8 31 (20.95%) Infrastructure as Code
8 31 (20.95%) SC Cleared
9 30 (20.27%) Windows Server
10 29 (19.59%) Migration
11 28 (18.92%) VMware Infrastructure
12 26 (17.57%) Linux
13 25 (16.89%) DNS
14 23 (15.54%) DevOps
14 23 (15.54%) Firewall
15 22 (14.86%) GitHub
15 22 (14.86%) Kubernetes
16 21 (14.19%) Microsoft 365
16 21 (14.19%) VPN
17 20 (13.51%) CI/CD
17 20 (13.51%) DV Cleared
18 19 (12.84%) DHCP
19 18 (12.16%) Hyper-V
19 18 (12.16%) Microsoft Intune
20 16 (10.81%) AWS
20 16 (10.81%) Cloud Security
20 16 (10.81%) WAN

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 14 (9.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.03%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.68%) IBM HTTP Server
3 1 (0.68%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.68%) WebSphere
3 1 (0.68%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 3 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 68 (45.95%) Azure
2 22 (14.86%) GitHub
3 21 (14.19%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (10.81%) AWS
5 15 (10.14%) IaaS
6 14 (9.46%) PaaS
7 12 (8.11%) GCP
8 10 (6.76%) Entra ID
9 9 (6.08%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (6.08%) Nutanix
9 9 (6.08%) SaaS
10 7 (4.73%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (4.05%) Azure AKS
11 6 (4.05%) Microsoft Purview
12 5 (3.38%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (2.70%) Serverless
14 3 (2.03%) Amazon EKS
14 3 (2.03%) Azure Logic Apps
14 3 (2.03%) Azure Stack
14 3 (2.03%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 25 (16.89%) DNS
2 23 (15.54%) Firewall
3 21 (14.19%) VPN
4 19 (12.84%) DHCP
5 16 (10.81%) WAN
6 14 (9.46%) LAN
7 7 (4.73%) SMTP
8 6 (4.05%) SAN
9 5 (3.38%) Wi-Fi
10 4 (2.70%) MPLS
11 3 (2.03%) Network Security
11 3 (2.03%) Software-Defined Networking
12 2 (1.35%) DKIM
12 2 (1.35%) DMARC
12 2 (1.35%) NAS
12 2 (1.35%) Remote Desktop
12 2 (1.35%) SD-WAN
12 2 (1.35%) TCP/IP
12 2 (1.35%) VLAN
13 1 (0.68%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.05%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (2.70%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.03%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (1.35%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.68%) Power BI
5 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (5.41%) Artifactory
2 2 (1.35%) GitLab
2 2 (1.35%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.68%) Chocolatey
3 1 (0.68%) Git
3 1 (0.68%) Introscope
General
1 29 (19.59%) Social Skills
2 21 (14.19%) Finance
3 10 (6.76%) Banking
4 7 (4.73%) Legal
5 6 (4.05%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (2.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (2.03%) Public Sector
6 3 (2.03%) Spanish Language
7 2 (1.35%) Billing
7 2 (1.35%) Investment Banking
7 2 (1.35%) Law
7 2 (1.35%) Retail
8 1 (0.68%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.68%) Aviation
8 1 (0.68%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.68%) Italian Language
8 1 (0.68%) Local Government
8 1 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.68%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.03%) ARM Templates
2 2 (1.35%) ADO
2 2 (1.35%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.68%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.68%) EDI
3 1 (0.68%) LDAP
3 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Graph
3 1 (0.68%) Middleware
3 1 (0.68%) Node.js
3 1 (0.68%) OpenID
3 1 (0.68%) REST
3 1 (0.68%) SAML
3 1 (0.68%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.11%) Data Centre
2 11 (7.43%) Hybrid Cloud
3 9 (6.08%) PKI
4 8 (5.41%) Clustering
5 7 (4.73%) Enterprise Storage
6 4 (2.70%) Cloud Native
6 4 (2.70%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.03%) CCTV
7 3 (2.03%) Client/Server
7 3 (2.03%) Operational Technology
7 3 (2.03%) Replication
7 3 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.68%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.68%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.68%) Hedge funds
8 1 (0.68%) IoT
8 1 (0.68%) NHS
8 1 (0.68%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 48 (32.43%) Windows
2 30 (20.27%) Windows Server
3 26 (17.57%) Linux
4 7 (4.73%) Windows Server 2003
5 6 (4.05%) Unix
6 5 (3.38%) VMS
7 4 (2.70%) Ubuntu
7 4 (2.70%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (2.03%) Android
8 3 (2.03%) Windows 10
9 2 (1.35%) Apple iOS
9 2 (1.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.68%) AIX
10 1 (0.68%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.68%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.68%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (93.92%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 31 (20.95%) Infrastructure as Code
3 29 (19.59%) Migration
4 23 (15.54%) DevOps
5 20 (13.51%) CI/CD
6 16 (10.81%) Cloud Security
7 14 (9.46%) Disaster Recovery
7 14 (9.46%) Problem-Solving
8 12 (8.11%) Incident Management
9 11 (7.43%) Cybersecurity
10 10 (6.76%) Continuous Improvement
11 9 (6.08%) Site Reliability Engineering
12 8 (5.41%) Infrastructure Transformation
13 7 (4.73%) Collaborative Working
13 7 (4.73%) ITIL
13 7 (4.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 7 (4.73%) Validation
14 6 (4.05%) Containerisation
14 6 (4.05%) Mobile Device Management
15 5 (3.38%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 36 (24.32%) PowerShell
2 12 (8.11%) Python
3 8 (5.41%) SQL
4 7 (4.73%) C#
5 6 (4.05%) Bicep
6 5 (3.38%) Bash
7 2 (1.35%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.35%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.68%) Java
8 1 (0.68%) Jython
8 1 (0.68%) Perl
Qualifications
1 50 (33.78%) Security Cleared
2 31 (20.95%) SC Cleared
3 20 (13.51%) DV Cleared
4 6 (4.05%) Degree
5 5 (3.38%) Azure Certification
6 3 (2.03%) CCNA
6 3 (2.03%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.35%) CCNP
7 2 (1.35%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.68%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.68%) CCIE
8 1 (0.68%) CISSP
8 1 (0.68%) CWNA
8 1 (0.68%) GIAC
8 1 (0.68%) GSEC
8 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.68%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (2.03%) QA
3 2 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.35%) NIST
3 2 (1.35%) SLA
4 1 (0.68%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.68%) GDPR
4 1 (0.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
4 1 (0.68%) NCSC
4 1 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 34 (22.97%) Active Directory
2 28 (18.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (12.16%) Hyper-V
4 12 (8.11%) Docker
5 9 (6.08%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (4.73%) BitLocker
6 7 (4.73%) Microsoft App-V
6 7 (4.73%) vSphere
7 5 (3.38%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (3.38%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (1.35%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.68%) Firmware
9 1 (0.68%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.68%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 36 (24.32%) Terraform
2 22 (14.86%) Kubernetes
3 18 (12.16%) Microsoft Intune
4 15 (10.14%) Ansible
5 12 (8.11%) SCCM
6 8 (5.41%) vCenter Server
7 7 (4.73%) Puppet
7 7 (4.73%) vMotion
8 4 (2.70%) AirWatch
9 3 (2.03%) CASB
9 3 (2.03%) Packer
9 3 (2.03%) SCOrch
10 1 (0.68%) CA Wily
10 1 (0.68%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.68%) Grafana
10 1 (0.68%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.68%) SCOM
10 1 (0.68%) vRealize
10 1 (0.68%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 49 (33.11%) Microsoft
2 36 (24.32%) VMware
3 14 (9.46%) NetApp
4 11 (7.43%) Citrix
5 9 (6.08%) Google
6 8 (5.41%) Cisco
7 7 (4.73%) SolarWinds
8 6 (4.05%) Dell
9 5 (3.38%) CyberArk
9 5 (3.38%) Fortinet
9 5 (3.38%) Veeam
10 4 (2.70%) Oracle
11 3 (2.03%) Meraki
11 3 (2.03%) Red Hat
12 2 (1.35%) HP
12 2 (1.35%) ServiceNow
13 1 (0.68%) AppDynamics
13 1 (0.68%) CheckPoint
13 1 (0.68%) EMC
13 1 (0.68%) Symantec