Deployment Engineer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Deployment Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Deployment Engineer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 123 135
Rank change year-on-year +17 +12 +47
Contract jobs requiring a Deployment Engineer 15 5 7
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.82% 0.23% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% 0.26% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 5 5
10th Percentile £181 - £172
25th Percentile - £188 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £200 £190
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £199 £263 £200
90th Percentile £200 £264 £215
South East median daily rate £190 £200 £200
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £20.10 - -
25th Percentile £21.94 - -
Median hourly rate £25.00 - £18.95
75th Percentile £25.08 - -
90th Percentile £25.12 - -
South East median hourly rate £25.00 - £18.95

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 1,671 1,957 2,483
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.11% 91.96% 93.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,080 1,117 1,634
10th Percentile £255 £278 £213
25th Percentile £400 £403 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £588 £613 £614
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £501
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.30% +0.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 81 106
10th Percentile £14.75 £18.50 £16.13
25th Percentile £16.08 £25.99 £21.94
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.26% +15.00% +187.03%
75th Percentile £49.86 £63.43 £67.05
90th Percentile £81.80 £97.50 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.52 £50.00
% change year-on-year -63.86% +15.04% +42.86%

Deployment Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Deployment Engineer job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Deployment Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Deployment Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Deployment 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 Deployment Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 +12 6 £190 -5.00%
Oxfordshire -6 5 £195 -22.00% 1
Buckinghamshire - 4 £190 - 2
Deployment Engineer
South East

Deployment Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, Deployment 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 Deployment Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (73.33%) Windows
2 10 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 10 (66.67%) Security Cleared
3 8 (53.33%) Active Directory
3 8 (53.33%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (53.33%) Windows 10
4 2 (13.33%) Inventory Management
4 2 (13.33%) Linux
4 2 (13.33%) Mac OS
4 2 (13.33%) QA
4 2 (13.33%) Workflow
5 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (6.67%) Customer Service
5 1 (6.67%) DBS Check
5 1 (6.67%) Logistics
5 1 (6.67%) Migration
5 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (6.67%) SCCM

Deployment 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 8 (53.33%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 11 (73.33%) Windows
2 8 (53.33%) Windows 10
3 2 (13.33%) Linux
3 2 (13.33%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (13.33%) Inventory Management
1 2 (13.33%) Workflow
2 1 (6.67%) Customer Service
2 1 (6.67%) Logistics
2 1 (6.67%) Migration
2 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 10 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 10 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (6.67%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (13.33%) QA
System Software
1 8 (53.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (6.67%) SCCM