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 21 April 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 262 225 204
Rank change year-on-year -37 -21 +47
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer 153 125 204
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.88% 0.98% 1.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.95% 1.05% 1.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 101 140
10th Percentile £363 £300 £298
25th Percentile £413 £381 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -18.18%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £553
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 16,175 11,887 16,538
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 93.50% 93.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,776 8,153 11,950
10th Percentile £350 £340 £325
25th Percentile £425 £425 £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £508 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.24% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 142 342
10th Percentile £18.75 £21.21 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £20.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +25.85% -21.66%
75th Percentile £63.21 £50.75 £43.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £64.88 £64.95
England median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +38.46% -7.14% -22.22%

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 21 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 21 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 -17 18 £550 -8.33% 9
West London -24 3 £463 +15.63%
South London -19 2 £419 -10.90% 2
East London -3 1 £155 - 1
Infrastructure Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 21 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.

1 144 (94.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 68 (44.44%) Azure
3 53 (34.64%) Security Cleared
4 50 (32.68%) Windows
5 47 (30.72%) Microsoft
6 39 (25.49%) Terraform
7 37 (24.18%) PowerShell
7 37 (24.18%) VMware
8 34 (22.22%) Active Directory
8 34 (22.22%) Infrastructure as Code
8 34 (22.22%) SC Cleared
9 31 (20.26%) Windows Server
10 29 (18.95%) VMware Infrastructure
11 28 (18.30%) Migration
12 25 (16.34%) DevOps
12 25 (16.34%) DNS
12 25 (16.34%) Linux
13 24 (15.69%) GitHub
13 24 (15.69%) Kubernetes
14 22 (14.38%) CI/CD
14 22 (14.38%) Firewall
15 21 (13.73%) DV Cleared
16 20 (13.07%) Microsoft 365
16 20 (13.07%) VPN
17 19 (12.42%) DHCP
17 19 (12.42%) Hyper-V
18 17 (11.11%) Ansible
18 17 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
19 16 (10.46%) AWS
20 15 (9.80%) Cloud Security

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 13 (8.50%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.31%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.65%) IBM HTTP Server
3 1 (0.65%) Skype for Business
3 1 (0.65%) WebSphere
3 1 (0.65%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 3 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 68 (44.44%) Azure
2 24 (15.69%) GitHub
3 20 (13.07%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (10.46%) AWS
5 15 (9.80%) IaaS
6 14 (9.15%) PaaS
7 12 (7.84%) GCP
8 10 (6.54%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (6.54%) SaaS
9 9 (5.88%) Entra ID
10 8 (5.23%) Azure AKS
10 8 (5.23%) Nutanix
11 7 (4.58%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (3.92%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (3.92%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (2.61%) Serverless
14 3 (1.96%) Amazon EKS
14 3 (1.96%) Azure Stack
14 3 (1.96%) OCI
14 3 (1.96%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 25 (16.34%) DNS
2 22 (14.38%) Firewall
3 20 (13.07%) VPN
4 19 (12.42%) DHCP
5 15 (9.80%) WAN
6 14 (9.15%) LAN
7 7 (4.58%) SMTP
8 6 (3.92%) SAN
9 4 (2.61%) MPLS
9 4 (2.61%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (1.96%) Network Security
10 3 (1.96%) Software-Defined Networking
11 2 (1.31%) NAS
11 2 (1.31%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (1.31%) SD-WAN
11 2 (1.31%) TCP/IP
11 2 (1.31%) VLAN
11 2 (1.31%) VSAN
12 1 (0.65%) Skype
12 1 (0.65%) Unicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.92%) Elasticsearch
2 5 (3.27%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.96%) Amazon RDS
4 2 (1.31%) DynamoDB
5 1 (0.65%) Power BI
5 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (5.23%) Artifactory
2 2 (1.31%) GitLab
2 2 (1.31%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.65%) Chocolatey
3 1 (0.65%) Git
3 1 (0.65%) Introscope
General
1 31 (20.26%) Social Skills
2 22 (14.38%) Finance
3 10 (6.54%) Banking
4 7 (4.58%) Legal
5 6 (3.92%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (3.27%) Public Sector
7 3 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.31%) Billing
8 2 (1.31%) Investment Banking
8 2 (1.31%) Law
8 2 (1.31%) Retail
8 2 (1.31%) Spanish Language
8 2 (1.31%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.65%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.65%) Aviation
9 1 (0.65%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.65%) Italian Language
9 1 (0.65%) Local Government
9 1 (0.65%) Mandarin Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.31%) ADO
1 2 (1.31%) ARM Templates
1 2 (1.31%) Elastic Stack
2 1 (0.65%) 802.1X
2 1 (0.65%) EDI
2 1 (0.65%) Kafka
2 1 (0.65%) LDAP
2 1 (0.65%) Middleware
2 1 (0.65%) Node.js
2 1 (0.65%) OpenID
2 1 (0.65%) REST
2 1 (0.65%) SAML
2 1 (0.65%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.19%) Data Centre
2 10 (6.54%) Hybrid Cloud
3 8 (5.23%) Clustering
3 8 (5.23%) PKI
4 7 (4.58%) Enterprise Storage
5 4 (2.61%) Cloud Native
5 4 (2.61%) Onboarding
5 4 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.96%) CCTV
6 3 (1.96%) Client/Server
6 3 (1.96%) Operational Technology
6 3 (1.96%) Replication
7 1 (0.65%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.65%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.65%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.65%) Hedge funds
7 1 (0.65%) IoT
7 1 (0.65%) NHS
7 1 (0.65%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 50 (32.68%) Windows
2 31 (20.26%) Windows Server
3 25 (16.34%) Linux
4 7 (4.58%) Windows Server 2003
5 6 (3.92%) Unix
6 5 (3.27%) VMS
7 4 (2.61%) Ubuntu
7 4 (2.61%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (2.61%) Windows Server 2019
8 3 (1.96%) Windows 10
9 2 (1.31%) Android
9 2 (1.31%) Apple iOS
9 2 (1.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.65%) AIX
10 1 (0.65%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.65%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.65%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.65%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (94.12%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 34 (22.22%) Infrastructure as Code
3 28 (18.30%) Migration
4 25 (16.34%) DevOps
5 22 (14.38%) CI/CD
6 15 (9.80%) Cloud Security
7 14 (9.15%) Disaster Recovery
7 14 (9.15%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (7.19%) Incident Management
9 10 (6.54%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (6.54%) Cybersecurity
9 10 (6.54%) Site Reliability Engineering
10 9 (5.88%) Infrastructure Transformation
11 7 (4.58%) Collaborative Working
11 7 (4.58%) ITIL
11 7 (4.58%) Mobile Device Management
11 7 (4.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 7 (4.58%) Validation
12 6 (3.92%) Mentoring
12 6 (3.92%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 37 (24.18%) PowerShell
2 13 (8.50%) Python
3 10 (6.54%) SQL
4 9 (5.88%) C#
5 6 (3.92%) Bicep
6 5 (3.27%) Bash
7 2 (1.31%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.31%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.65%) Java
8 1 (0.65%) Jython
8 1 (0.65%) Perl
8 1 (0.65%) VB
Qualifications
1 53 (34.64%) Security Cleared
2 34 (22.22%) SC Cleared
3 21 (13.73%) DV Cleared
4 7 (4.58%) Degree
5 4 (2.61%) Azure Certification
5 4 (2.61%) CCNA
5 4 (2.61%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.31%) CCNP
6 2 (1.31%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.65%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.65%) CCIE
7 1 (0.65%) CISSP
7 1 (0.65%) CWNA
7 1 (0.65%) GIAC
7 1 (0.65%) GSEC
7 1 (0.65%) MCSE
7 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.65%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.61%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (1.96%) QA
3 2 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.31%) NIST
3 2 (1.31%) SLA
4 1 (0.65%) GDPR
4 1 (0.65%) NCSC
4 1 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 34 (22.22%) Active Directory
2 29 (18.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (12.42%) Hyper-V
4 12 (7.84%) Docker
5 10 (6.54%) VMware ESXi
6 9 (5.88%) vSphere
7 7 (4.58%) BitLocker
7 7 (4.58%) Microsoft App-V
8 5 (3.27%) Virtual Desktop
8 5 (3.27%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (1.31%) Firmware
9 2 (1.31%) VMware NSX
10 1 (0.65%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.65%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 39 (25.49%) Terraform
2 24 (15.69%) Kubernetes
3 17 (11.11%) Ansible
3 17 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
4 10 (6.54%) SCCM
5 8 (5.23%) vCenter Server
6 7 (4.58%) Puppet
6 7 (4.58%) vMotion
7 4 (2.61%) AirWatch
7 4 (2.61%) Packer
8 2 (1.31%) CASB
8 2 (1.31%) SCOrch
9 1 (0.65%) CA Wily
9 1 (0.65%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.65%) Grafana
9 1 (0.65%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.65%) SCOM
9 1 (0.65%) vRealize
9 1 (0.65%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 47 (30.72%) Microsoft
2 37 (24.18%) VMware
3 14 (9.15%) NetApp
4 11 (7.19%) Citrix
5 9 (5.88%) Google
6 7 (4.58%) Cisco
6 7 (4.58%) SolarWinds
7 6 (3.92%) Dell
8 5 (3.27%) CyberArk
8 5 (3.27%) Fortinet
8 5 (3.27%) Veeam
9 4 (2.61%) Oracle
10 3 (1.96%) Meraki
10 3 (1.96%) Red Hat
11 2 (1.31%) EMC
11 2 (1.31%) HP
11 2 (1.31%) ServiceNow
12 1 (0.65%) AppDynamics
12 1 (0.65%) CheckPoint
12 1 (0.65%) Symantec