The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Milton Keynes requiring Platform Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Platform Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Milton Keynes.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
232
245
574
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes
92.06%
85.66%
93.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
157
178
456
10th Percentile
£231
£250
£302
25th Percentile
£329
£400
£412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£474
£515
Median % change year-on-year
-10.41%
-7.89%
+4.04%
75th Percentile
£538
£538
£613
90th Percentile
£635
£625
£700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate
£428
£467
£524
% change year-on-year
-8.36%
-10.89%
+4.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted
14
7
7
10th Percentile
£14.71
£17.31
£13.16
25th Percentile
£15.81
£19.98
£13.17
Median hourly rate
£23.81
£30.00
£13.57
Median % change year-on-year
-20.65%
+121.08%
+8.56%
75th Percentile
£29.61
£36.37
£20.25
90th Percentile
-
£37.25
£21.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate
£18.00
£30.00
£16.40
% change year-on-year
-40.00%
+82.93%
+11.19%
Platform Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Platform Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.
Platform Engineering Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Platform Engineering.
Platform Engineering Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineering in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 11 October 2025.
Platform Engineering Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes
For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Platform Engineering also mentioned 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 Milton Keynes region with a requirement for Platform Engineering.
Platform Engineering Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:
