Fibre Engineer
UK
The median Fibre Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 August 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 11 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 561 | 555 | 669 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +114 | +177 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Fibre Engineer | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.018% | 0.028% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.020% | 0.030% | 0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £170 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £176 | £243 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £194 | £245 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.36% | -21.02% | -15.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £204 | £248 |
| 90th Percentile | £560 | £247 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £200 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +100.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £24.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £35.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +40.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £25.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £35.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +40.00% | - |
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 | 30,125 | 36,169 | 49,692 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.35% | 92.89% | 94.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,068 | 23,303 | 34,272 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £300 | £306 |
| 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 | £625 | £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 | 1,512 | 2,026 | 1,497 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.60 | £14.16 | £14.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.08 | £20.50 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £41.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +2.87% | +62.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.73 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.08 | £45.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.28% | +28.57% | +64.51% |
Fibre Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Fibre Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Fibre Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Fibre Engineer.
Fibre Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Fibre Engineer over the 6 months to 11 August 2025.
Fibre Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Fibre Engineer.
Fibre Engineer
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 Fibre Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +24 | 6 | £200 | +3.36% | 25 |
| London | +14 | 3 | £200 | +3.36% | |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 3 | £400 | +100.00% | 26 |
| South East | +29 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| North West | -8 | 1 | £600 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -11 | 1 | £200 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -13 | 1 | £200 | - | |
| North of England | -17 | 1 | £600 | - | 2 |
Fibre Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 August 2025, Fibre 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 Fibre Engineer in the job title.
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Fibre 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: