Backup Engineer
UK
The median Backup Engineer daily rate in the UK is £384, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 499 | 553 | 699 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +146 | +139 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Backup Engineer | 21 | 29 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.072% | 0.067% | 0.032% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.078% | 0.072% | 0.034% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 26 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £284 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £453 | £372 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £384 | £500 | £398 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.20% | +25.79% | +3.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | £524 | £420 |
| 90th Percentile | £510 | £600 | £492 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £380 | £500 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +29.03% | +0.65% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Backup Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Backup Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Backup Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Backup Engineer.
Backup Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Backup Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Backup Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Backup Engineer.
Backup Engineer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Backup Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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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| UK excluding London | +54 | 19 | £380 | -24.00% | 5 |
| England | +45 | 14 | £380 | -24.00% | 6 |
| North of England | +28 | 12 | £378 | -26.56% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 9 | £375 | -27.04% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +43 | 7 | £390 | -22.00% | 3 |
| Scotland | +16 | 5 | £467 | +80.31% | |
| North West | +19 | 3 | £450 | -6.25% | |
| London | - | 2 | £575 | - | |
| Wales | - | 2 | £375 | - |
Backup Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Backup 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 Backup Engineer in the job title.
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Backup 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: