Platform Engineer
North West > Merseyside
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in Merseyside is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 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
20 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
25 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside |
0.56% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.57% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
- |
- |
| North West median daily rate |
£401 |
£650 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-38.31% |
+13.04% |
+6.98% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Merseyside with a recognized job title |
175 |
189 |
250 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
97.22% |
96.43% |
95.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
117 |
102 |
166 |
| 10th Percentile |
£129 |
£165 |
£225 |
| 25th Percentile |
£200 |
£213 |
£366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£440 |
£416 |
£486 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.71% |
-14.31% |
+14.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£534 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£686 |
£600 |
£600 |
| North West median daily rate |
£450 |
£493 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.72% |
-1.40% |
+4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
13 |
17 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£15.99 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.21 |
£18.03 |
£16.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£17.44 |
£22.00 |
£19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.73% |
+15.79% |
+8.20% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£36.00 |
£28.15 |
| 90th Percentile |
£21.22 |
£45.60 |
£50.00 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£26.08 |
£35.00 |
£30.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.50% |
+16.67% |
+33.33% |
