Platform Engineer
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in Milton Keynes is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 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 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | - | 62 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +26 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes | 4.68% | - | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.91% | - | 0.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | - | £419 |
| 25th Percentile | £341 | - | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | - | £444 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | - | £470 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | - | £473 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £450 | - | £444 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.41% |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title | 224 | 280 | 651 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.32% | 92.72% | 95.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 150 | 204 | 525 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £250 | £264 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £362 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -10.00% | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £550 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £644 | £634 | £658 |
| Buckinghamshire median daily rate | £435 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.23 | £17.52 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.12 | £20.56 | £13.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £26.29 | £13.37 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.04% | +96.63% | +15.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.00 | £36.19 | £13.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | £37.12 | £16.16 |
| Buckinghamshire median hourly rate | £15.50 | £25.00 | £14.99 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.00% | +66.83% | +15.27% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
Platform Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Platform Engineer job vacancies in Milton Keynes.
Platform Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 21 August 2025.
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes
For the 6 months to 21 August 2025, Platform 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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: