Applications Engineer
UK
The median Applications Engineer daily rate in the UK is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 464 | 444 | 452 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | +8 | +177 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer | 66 | 149 | 268 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.34% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.37% | 0.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 51 | 99 | 221 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £336 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £385 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £501 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.58% | -16.58% | +35.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £463 | £625 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £738 | £823 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £414 | £550 | £473 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.73% | +16.40% | +11.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | - | £48.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £35.65 | £54.56 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +47.27% | -34.66% | -3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | - | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £75.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £52.50 | £35.65 | £48.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +47.27% | -26.34% | -7.81% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,097 | 40,246 | 56,070 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.46% | 92.78% | 94.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,700 | 26,198 | 39,189 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £277 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,050 | 2,676 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.12 | £12.86 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.89% | -18.89% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.26 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.37 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.22% | -6.64% | +117.03% |
Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Engineer.
Applications Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Engineer over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.
Applications Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Engineer.
Applications Engineer
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 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 |
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| England | +13 | 63 | £413 | -17.50% | 295 |
| UK excluding London | +39 | 42 | £414 | -24.73% | 252 |
| Work from Home | +20 | 24 | £400 | -20.04% | 131 |
| London | +12 | 22 | £410 | -18.00% | 62 |
| North of England | +34 | 21 | £423 | -23.14% | 53 |
| North West | +34 | 21 | £423 | - | 34 |
| South West | +42 | 8 | £370 | -7.50% | 21 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 6 | £700 | +7.69% | 27 |
| Midlands | +13 | 6 | £700 | +7.69% | 56 |
| South East | +19 | 5 | £400 | -31.03% | 69 |
| Scotland | -1 | 2 | £380 | -47.59% | 9 |
Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Applications 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 featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.
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Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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