Chartered Engineer Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Chartered Engineer (CEng)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England citing Chartered Engineer qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 - 167
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Contract jobs citing Chartered Engineer 7 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.092% - 0.025%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.32% - 0.096%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - £565
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £590
75th Percentile £538 - £615
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £568 £650 £590
% change year-on-year -12.69% +10.17% -1.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £55.25 - -
25th Percentile £59.38 - -
Median hourly rate £69.50 - -
75th Percentile £72.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £73.68 £54.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year +35.19% +9.00% +8.27%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

Chartered Engineer falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,171 1,397 1,041
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 28.58% 31.37% 26.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,385 937 566
10th Percentile £313 £214 £258
25th Percentile £413 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £478
Median % change year-on-year - +4.71% -6.37%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £578
90th Percentile £664 £700 £664
England median daily rate £538 £525 £530
% change year-on-year +2.38% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 287 121 70
10th Percentile £17.01 £15.50 £17.89
25th Percentile £24.72 £21.29 £22.67
Median hourly rate £40.00 £27.38 £40.16
Median % change year-on-year +46.12% -31.84% -12.46%
75th Percentile £52.38 £58.27 £54.56
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £70.00
England median hourly rate £48.00 £25.15 £52.35
% change year-on-year +90.85% -51.95% -0.30%

Chartered Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Chartered Engineer relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Chartered Engineer job vacancy trend in the North of England

Chartered Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Chartered Engineer.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Chartered Engineer

Chartered Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Chartered Engineer.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Chartered Engineer

Chartered Engineer Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Chartered Engineer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 2 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West - 7 £525 - 12
Chartered Engineer
England

Chartered Engineer Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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.

Qualifications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Degree85.7%6
1HNC85.7%6
1HND85.7%6
4BPSS Clearance28.6%2
4Security Cleared28.6%2