The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northampton requiring Platform Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 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 Northampton.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
266
168
98
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton
97.44%
91.80%
93.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
240
135
77
10th Percentile
£292
£340
£210
25th Percentile
£349
£358
£393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£425
£468
Median % change year-on-year
-11.76%
-9.19%
+5.17%
75th Percentile
£447
£525
£510
90th Percentile
£500
£598
£548
Northamptonshire median daily rate
£400
£425
£475
% change year-on-year
-5.88%
-10.53%
-0.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
0
0
Median hourly rate
£21.39
-
-
Northamptonshire median hourly rate
£21.39
£24.20
£51.00
% change year-on-year
-11.61%
-52.55%
+56.92%
Platform Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Platform Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton.
Platform Engineering Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton
For the 6 months to 3 November 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 Northampton region with a requirement for Platform Engineering.
Platform Engineering Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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:
