Build Engineer
UK
The median Build Engineer daily rate in the UK is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 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 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 474 | 533 | 628 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | +95 | +137 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Build Engineer | 49 | 46 | 73 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.11% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 38 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £166 | £185 | £155 |
| 25th Percentile | £185 | £305 | £203 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £575 | £335 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -56.52% | +71.64% | +45.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £416 | - | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £470 | £583 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £300 | £575 | £369 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.83% | +55.93% | +84.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £13.13 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £14.81 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £15.10 | £16.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.85% | +24.07% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £18.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £19.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £15.10 | £16.75 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.85% | +24.07% |
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 | 27,190 | 39,537 | 53,805 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.35% | 92.80% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,686 | 25,718 | 37,580 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.82% | +2.90% |
| 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 | 2,672 | 1,503 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.82 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.29 | £19.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.08 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.44 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Build Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Build Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Build Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Build Engineer.
Build Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Build Engineer over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.
Build Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Build Engineer.
Build Engineer
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Build Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +47 | 38 | £250 | -56.52% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 29 | £300 | -47.83% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +53 | 16 | £463 | - | |
| London | +50 | 13 | £213 | -61.71% | 1 |
| South West | +49 | 12 | £315 | +26.00% | 3 |
| North of England | +24 | 6 | £445 | +3.25% | 5 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 5 | £455 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +18 | 3 | £163 | -54.86% | 9 |
| South East | +15 | 3 | £190 | -66.96% | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £163 | - | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 1 | £185 | -35.99% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Build Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, Build 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 Build Engineer in the job title.
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Build 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: