Infrastructure Engineer
UK
The median Infrastructure Engineer daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 197 | 153 | 177 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -44 | +24 | +46 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer | 400 | 700 | 874 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.37% | 1.61% | 1.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.48% | 1.73% | 1.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 277 | 519 | 658 |
| 10th Percentile | £309 | £310 | £333 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £407 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £594 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £678 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £466 | £473 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.66% | -1.38% | +7.39% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £21.12 | £40.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.18 | £21.25 | £57.33 |
| Median hourly rate | £112.09 | £45.00 | £63.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +149.09% | -29.51% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £200.00 | £77.00 | £75.35 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77.55 | £86.23 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £112.09 | £22.50 | £60.55 |
| % change year-on-year | +398.18% | -62.84% | -3.87% |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £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 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Infrastructure Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Infrastructure Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Infrastructure Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer.
Infrastructure Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Infrastructure Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer.
Infrastructure Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Infrastructure Engineer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 | -39 | 350 | £525 | +13.51% | 298 |
| UK excluding London | -40 | 244 | £525 | +12.66% | 247 |
| London | -25 | 128 | £525 | +13.51% | 76 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 85 | £492 | +9.22% | 138 |
| South East | -20 | 72 | £559 | +24.28% | 55 |
| North of England | +6 | 62 | £413 | -2.94% | 70 |
| South West | +6 | 41 | £575 | +7.18% | 44 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 32 | £413 | -0.60% | 19 |
| Scotland | -18 | 26 | £550 | +10.00% | 17 |
| North West | -16 | 25 | £525 | +23.53% | 42 |
| Midlands | +3 | 22 | £375 | -6.25% | 38 |
| East of England | +31 | 20 | £467 | -25.36% | 18 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 16 | £300 | -29.41% | 22 |
| North East | +6 | 10 | £650 | +48.57% | 10 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 6 | £400 | +18.52% | 15 |
| Wales | 0 | 6 | £425 | -29.17% | 6 |
Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Engineer in the job title.
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Infrastructure 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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