Senior IT Engineer Contract Job Trends in Peterborough

Senior IT Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

As of 17 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior IT Engineer daily rate in Peterborough.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Peterborough 1.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Peterborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title 74 88 104
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.67% 75.86% 55.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 10 18
10th Percentile £176 £161 £175
25th Percentile £290 £185 £178
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £213 £289
Median % change year-on-year +147.06% -26.39% -32.08%
75th Percentile £575 £450 £585
90th Percentile £590 £474 £594
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £519 £503 £442
% change year-on-year +3.23% +13.69% -1.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 59 52
10th Percentile £13.45 £14.16 -
25th Percentile - £14.84 £14.16
Median hourly rate £14.22 £16.00 £16.66
Median % change year-on-year -11.13% -3.98% +7.50%
75th Percentile - £21.50 £21.37
90th Percentile £15.96 £31.25 £24.57
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £15.50 £16.30 £21.37
% change year-on-year -4.91% -23.72% +20.60%

Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior IT Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Peterborough.

Senior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Peterborough

Senior IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Peterborough

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Peterborough.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Peterborough

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough

For the 6 months to 17 September 2026, Senior IT 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 Peterborough region featuring Senior IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft