IT Engineer Contract Job Trends in Romsey
IT Engineer
Hampshire > Romsey
The median IT Engineer daily rate in Romsey is £260, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -4 | 0 |
| Contract IT Engineer jobs | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Romsey | 14.55% | 11.11% | 50.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 14.55% | 11.11% | 50.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £126 | £105 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £260 | £127 | £110 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +105.21% | +15.18% | +2.80% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £128 | £115 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £275 | £194 | £145 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.94% | +33.62% | +31.82% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Romsey
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Romsey matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Romsey matching a recognised job title | 55 | 9 | 2 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 7 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £237 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £204 | £311 | £274 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £260 | £508 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.77% | +14.04% | +310.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | £521 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £614 | £714 |
| Hampshire median daily rate | £563 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | - | - |
| Hampshire median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £65.85 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -61.81% | +31.70% |
IT Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Romsey
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Romsey.
IT Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Romsey
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Romsey.
IT Engineer Skill Set Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Romsey
For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, IT Engineer contract job ads cited 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 IT Engineer job ads across the Romsey region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Customer Service | 87.5% | 7 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 87.5% | 7 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 87.5% | 7 |
| 1 | Windows | 87.5% | 7 |
| 5 | Problem-Solving | 75.0% | 6 |
| 6 | Asset Management | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | BitLocker | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Computer Science | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Computer Science Degree | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Degree | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Firmware | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Hardware Maintenance | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Hyper-V | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Inventory Management | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | LAN | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Microsoft | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Preventative Maintenance | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | SCCM | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Security Patching | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Server Management | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Virtual Environments | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Virtual Machines | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | VLAN | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | WAN | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Windows 10 | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | Windows Server | 12.5% | 1 |
| 6 | WSUS | 12.5% | 1 |
IT Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Romsey 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Engineer | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2 | Data Centre Engineer | 12.5% | 1 |