Infrastructure Engineer Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Infrastructure Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in Staffordshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 May 2026.

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

6 months to
24 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - +12
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer 1 0 6
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 1.12% - 5.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.20% - 5.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £278
25th Percentile £525 - £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £369
Median % change year-on-year - - -29.75%
75th Percentile £575 - £400
90th Percentile - - £505
West Midlands median daily rate £525 £388 £413
% change year-on-year +35.48% -6.06% -8.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 83 56 107
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.26% 96.55% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 34 65
10th Percentile £180 £140 £208
25th Percentile £272 £150 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £313 £369
Median % change year-on-year +24.00% -15.27% -22.35%
75th Percentile £450 £488 £463
90th Percentile £575 £538 £540
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 14
10th Percentile £13.10 - -
25th Percentile £16.30 £12.25 £14.71
Median hourly rate £20.00 £13.78 £26.60
Median % change year-on-year +45.14% -48.20% +12.22%
75th Percentile £44.25 £24.22 £42.50
90th Percentile £68.00 £32.04 £51.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £33.99 £18.63 £22.00
% change year-on-year +82.50% -15.34% +10.00%

Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Infrastructure Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Infrastructure Engineer job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire

Infrastructure Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 24 May 2026, Infrastructure Engineer contract job roles required 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 job ads across the Staffordshire region featuring Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving

Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving