Backup Engineer
South Wales > Newport
The median Backup Engineer daily rate in Newport is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
25 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
17 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Backup Engineer |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Newport |
2.63% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.86% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£516 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£522 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£538 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£547 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£549 |
- |
- |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£538 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title |
70 |
31 |
75 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.11% |
91.18% |
85.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
34 |
12 |
35 |
| 10th Percentile |
£363 |
£148 |
£135 |
| 25th Percentile |
£375 |
£239 |
£173 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
£353 |
£350 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.57% |
+0.71% |
-36.36% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£509 |
£521 |
| 90th Percentile |
£609 |
£594 |
£625 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£450 |
£383 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.65% |
-15.00% |
-10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
18 |
5 |
22 |
| 10th Percentile |
£19.90 |
£38.25 |
£15.26 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33.38 |
- |
£20.12 |
| Median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£45.00 |
£25.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.11% |
+78.08% |
+39.31% |
| 75th Percentile |
£55.00 |
- |
£68.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£52.50 |
£87.62 |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£21.13 |
£19.51 |
£20.47 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.31% |
-4.71% |
+12.84% |
