The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title
2,993
3,403
3,576
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.47%
92.35%
95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,937
2,534
2,546
10th Percentile
£210
£263
£225
25th Percentile
£388
£413
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£520
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-0.95%
+5.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£625
£638
£588
90th Percentile
£706
£713
£661
England median daily rate
£525
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-4.55%
+4.76%
+10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted
387
280
203
10th Percentile
£14.00
£18.09
£15.90
25th Percentile
£26.50
£51.25
£16.99
Median hourly rate
£48.29
£65.00
£45.20
Median % change year-on-year
-25.71%
+43.81%
+6.35%
75th Percentile
£70.00
£75.00
£63.05
90th Percentile
£77.50
£85.00
£69.05
England median hourly rate
£35.00
£45.00
£22.50
% change year-on-year
-22.22%
+100.00%
+0.36%
Platform Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Platform Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer in the South West.
Platform Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer in the South West.
Platform Engineer Contract Job Locations in the South West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Engineer within the South West region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
Platform Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Platform Engineer 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 West region featuring Platform Engineer in the job title.
Platform Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:
