Process Engineer Contract Job Trends in the South East

Process Engineer
England > South East

The median Process Engineer daily rate in the South East is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract Process Engineer jobs 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.099% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
England median daily rate £500 £325 £641
% change year-on-year +53.85% -49.28% +2.52%

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
14 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title 6,455 3,562 3,836
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.33% 89.68% 92.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,521 2,306 2,308
10th Percentile £283 £205 £246
25th Percentile £425 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -0.49%
75th Percentile £629 £600 £625
90th Percentile £725 £663 £686
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 983 352 216
10th Percentile £15.00 £13.50 £16.97
25th Percentile £21.00 £15.91 £26.81
Median hourly rate £50.00 £20.79 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +140.50% -63.84% +11.30%
75th Percentile £73.25 £50.25 £71.41
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £75.16
England median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +65.84% -37.13% -11.32%

Process Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Process Engineer job vacancy trend in the South East

Process Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Process Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

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

Process 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 Process Engineer jobs within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 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
Oxfordshire - 6 - - 2
Thames Valley - 6 - - 4
Hampshire - 1 £400 - 7
Process Engineer
England

Process Engineer Skill Set Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Process 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 Process Engineer job ads across the South East region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Continuous Improvement14.3%1
1Continuous Improvement Process14.3%1
1Security Cleared14.3%1

Process 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
1Systems Engineer85.7%6
2Continuous Improvement Engineer14.3%1