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
30,132
36,077
49,221
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
91.30%
92.88%
94.42%
Number of daily rates quoted
19,016
23,240
33,998
10th Percentile
£281
£300
£305
25th Percentile
£400
£413
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£525
£535
Median % change year-on-year
-4.76%
-1.87%
-0.93%
75th Percentile
£623
£638
£650
90th Percentile
£725
£750
£750
UK excluding London median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1,536
2,025
1,461
10th Percentile
£13.60
£14.25
£14.42
25th Percentile
£17.21
£20.30
£18.93
Median hourly rate
£25.15
£43.00
£42.16
Median % change year-on-year
-41.51%
+2.00%
+64.15%
75th Percentile
£53.78
£65.00
£65.00
90th Percentile
£72.50
£75.00
£77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£25.15
£45.00
£37.50
% change year-on-year
-44.11%
+20.00%
+75.32%
Engineering Specialist Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Engineering Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Engineering Specialist.
Engineering Specialist Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Engineering Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Engineering Specialist Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, Engineering Specialist 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 Engineering Specialist in the job title.
Engineering Specialist 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:
