The median Applications Engineer daily rate in the North West is £440, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title
2,247
2,154
2,494
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
91.23%
93.01%
92.47%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,500
1,150
1,732
10th Percentile
£213
£263
£275
25th Percentile
£358
£388
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£475
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.26%
-5.00%
+2.56%
75th Percentile
£575
£575
£600
90th Percentile
£675
£650
£675
England median daily rate
£505
£525
£535
% change year-on-year
-3.81%
-1.87%
-2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted
206
153
167
10th Percentile
£15.75
£15.52
£16.11
25th Percentile
£19.52
£18.00
£17.75
Median hourly rate
£29.80
£29.23
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+1.95%
-16.49%
+74.43%
75th Percentile
£51.02
£46.18
£46.53
90th Percentile
£70.81
£70.67
£63.75
England median hourly rate
£25.32
£39.00
£45.00
% change year-on-year
-35.08%
-13.33%
+38.46%
Applications Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Applications Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Applications Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in the North West.
Applications Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in the North West.
Applications Engineer Contract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Engineer within the North West region over the 6 months to 29 November 2025. 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
Matching Contract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Applications Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, Applications Engineer contract job roles required 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 North West region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.
Applications Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:
