Engineering Manager Contract Job Trends in the South East

Engineering Manager
England > South East

The median Engineering Manager daily rate in the South East is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 180 199
Rank change year-on-year +24 +19 +56
Contract jobs requiring an Engineering Manager 2 2 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.057% 0.043% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.063% 0.046% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 9
10th Percentile - £516 £520
25th Percentile £563 £538 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £576 £725
Median % change year-on-year -0.09% -20.62% +18.37%
75th Percentile £588 £613 £750
90th Percentile - £635 £788
England median daily rate £575 £650 £656
% change year-on-year -11.54% -0.95% -6.25%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 3,157 4,337 5,309
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.23% 92.49% 94.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,032 2,609 3,637
10th Percentile £205 £251 £213
25th Percentile £375 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £663 £688 £700
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 284 349 233
10th Percentile £13.75 £16.20 £16.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £30.41 £21.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +113.77%
75th Percentile £57.50 £75.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £80.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £43.75
% change year-on-year -44.11% +2.86% +66.10%

Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Engineering Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Engineering Manager in the South East

Engineering Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in the South East

Engineering Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in the South East

Engineering Manager
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 IT jobs citing Engineering Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 3 September 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
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +3 1 - - 17
Buckinghamshire - 1 - - 4
West Sussex - 1 £575 - 1
Engineering Manager
England

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 3 September 2025, Engineering Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region featuring Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Change Control
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) IBM Domino
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) Smartcard
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Smartcard
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Development
1 1 (50.00%) Change Control
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PCI DSS