Senior IT Engineer
England > London
The median Senior IT Engineer daily rate in London is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 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 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 366 | 371 | 458 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +87 | +132 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.066% | 0.031% | 0.062% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.071% | 0.033% | 0.066% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | - | £396 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | - | £447 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £600 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +9.09% | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £423 | - | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £415 | £400 | £384 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.75% | +4.23% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £17.03 | £16.13 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.22 | £16.83 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £20.73 | £18.93 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.48% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £22.71 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £23.59 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £160.00 | £21.59 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +641.08% | +21.84% | -29.12% |
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 | 12,674 | 15,337 | 22,789 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.96% | 94.20% | 94.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,579 | 10,876 | 16,694 |
| 10th Percentile | £326 | £346 | £356 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.91% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 204 | 199 | 243 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.98 | £17.80 | £18.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.86 | £22.00 | £23.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.54 | £33.07 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.69% | -11.81% | +12.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.50 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £72.50 | £80.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £26.00 | £45.00 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.22% | +4.65% | +67.45% |
Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Senior IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Senior IT Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior IT Engineer in London.
Senior IT Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior IT Engineer in London.
Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, Senior IT 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 London region featuring Senior IT Engineer in the job title.
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Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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: