Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne
Infrastructure Engineer
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne
The median Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 38 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | - | - |
| Contract Infrastructure Engineer jobs | 43 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne | 6.99% | 0.77% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.25% | 0.80% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £508 | £467 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £468 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £471 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.52% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £473 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £474 | - |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £600 | £471 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +27.52% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Newcastle upon Tyne matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Newcastle upon Tyne matching a recognised job title | 593 | 249 | 146 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 96.42% | 95.77% | 84.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 339 | 158 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £170 | £189 |
| 25th Percentile | £371 | £338 | £349 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £450 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.67% | +5.88% | -12.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £593 | £542 | £502 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £608 | £648 |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.27% | -7.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 84 | 12 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.83 | £17.01 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £17.03 | £42.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £19.25 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +263.64% | -67.92% | +252.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £26.81 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.50 | £49.95 | - |
| Tyne and Wear median hourly rate | £70.00 | £19.25 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +263.64% | -67.92% | +252.94% |
Infrastructure Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Infrastructure Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Infrastructure Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Infrastructure Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne
Daily rate distribution for Infrastructure Engineer jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 29 October 2026.
Infrastructure Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne
For the 6 months to 29 October 2026, Infrastructure Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Infrastructure Engineer job ads across the Newcastle upon Tyne region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Engineering | 100.0% | 43 |
| 2 | Security Cleared | 48.8% | 21 |
| 3 | Ansible | 37.2% | 16 |
| 3 | AWS | 37.2% | 16 |
| 3 | Infrastructure as Code | 37.2% | 16 |
| 3 | OCI | 37.2% | 16 |
| 3 | SC Cleared | 37.2% | 16 |
| 8 | Firewall | 32.6% | 14 |
| 9 | Azure | 27.9% | 12 |
| 9 | Palo Alto | 27.9% | 12 |
| 9 | Python | 27.9% | 12 |
| 9 | Zero Trust | 27.9% | 12 |
| 13 | GitLab | 25.6% | 11 |
| 13 | Terraform | 25.6% | 11 |
| 15 | Site Reliability Engineering | 18.6% | 8 |
| 16 | Arista | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | Aruba | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | BGP | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | BIG-IP | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | CI/CD | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | Ethernet VPN | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | F5 | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | F5 BIG-IP LTM | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | Load Balancing | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | OSPF | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | SD-WAN | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | VXLAN | 16.3% | 7 |
| 16 | WAN | 16.3% | 7 |
| 29 | High Availability | 11.6% | 5 |
| 29 | Linux | 11.6% | 5 |
Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 90.7% | 39 |
| 2 | Network Infrastructure Engineer | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2 | Senior Network Engineer | 16.3% | 7 |
| 4 | Cybersecurity Engineer | 2.3% | 1 |
| 4 | Infrastructure Security Engineer | 2.3% | 1 |
| 4 | Oracle Infrastructure Engineer | 2.3% | 1 |