Commissioning Engineer Contract Job Trends in the South East

Commissioning Engineer
England > South East

The median Commissioning Engineer daily rate in the South East is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 235 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract Commissioning Engineer jobs 8 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £400 - -
25th Percentile £431 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £549 - -
90th Percentile £600 - -
England median daily rate £410 £425 -
% change year-on-year -3.53% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £76.00 - -
Median hourly rate £77.00 - -
75th Percentile £78.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 -
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
10 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title 6,340 3,462 3,791
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.22% 89.62% 92.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,435 2,235 2,280
10th Percentile £283 £205 £245
25th Percentile £425 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £508
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.48% +1.50%
75th Percentile £629 £600 £625
90th Percentile £725 £663 £676
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 970 350 213
10th Percentile £15.00 £13.48 £16.58
25th Percentile £20.50 £15.91 £27.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £20.79 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +128.48% -63.84% +12.22%
75th Percentile £73.25 £50.00 £71.90
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £75.16
England median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +63.02% -37.13% -11.11%

Commissioning Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Commissioning Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Commissioning Engineer job vacancy trend in the South East

Commissioning Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Commissioning Engineer job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Commissioning Engineer job vacancies in the South East

Commissioning Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for Commissioning Engineer jobs in the South East over the 6 months to 10 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Commissioning Engineer in the South East

Commissioning Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Commissioning Engineer job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Commissioning Engineer job vacancies in the South East

Commissioning Engineer Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Commissioning Engineer jobs within the South East region over the 6 months to 10 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
Hampshire - 2 £475 - 4
Surrey - 2 £600 -
Thames Valley - 1 £498 - 2
Kent - 1 £400 - 1
Berkshire - 1 £498 - 2
Commissioning Engineer
England

Commissioning Engineer Skill Set Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, Commissioning 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 Commissioning Engineer job ads across the South East region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Functional Testing37.5%3
2City & Guilds25.0%2
2Problem-Solving25.0%2
2Profibus25.0%2
2QA25.0%2
6Degree12.5%1
6DV Cleared12.5%1
6HNC12.5%1
6HND12.5%1
6SC Cleared12.5%1
6Security Cleared12.5%1

Commissioning Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Electrical Engineer25.0%2
1Security Engineer25.0%2
3Control Systems Engineer12.5%1