Configuration Management Engineer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Configuration Management Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Configuration Management Engineer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Configuration Management Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £425 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,843 1,935 2,407
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 91.88% 94.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,198 1,140 1,570
10th Percentile £263 £254 £213
25th Percentile £400 £402 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £518 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.38% +3.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £625 £609
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £513
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.49% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 130 63 109
10th Percentile £14.75 £16.32 £16.37
25th Percentile £17.48 £23.00 £24.34
Median hourly rate £25.15 £48.18 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.80% -3.64% +150.00%
75th Percentile £69.88 £62.62 £65.25
90th Percentile £93.85 £66.80 £72.91
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.42
% change year-on-year -52.38% +2.10% +38.49%

Configuration Management Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Configuration Management Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Configuration Management Engineer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Configuration Management Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Configuration Management Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Configuration Management Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Configuration Management Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Configuration Management Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Configuration Management Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Configuration Management Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Configuration Management Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 December 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
Berkshire - 3 £425 -
Configuration Management Engineer
South East

Configuration Management Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Configuration Management 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 Thames Valley region featuring Configuration Management Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Data Management
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Change Control
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) CMMI
2 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
2 2 (66.67%) Internal Audit
2 2 (66.67%) Records Management
2 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
2 2 (66.67%) Windchill

Configuration Management Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Windchill
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Management
2 2 (66.67%) Change Control
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) CMMI
2 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
2 2 (66.67%) Internal Audit
2 2 (66.67%) Records Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared