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 1 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 217 | 150 | 168 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -67 | +18 | +34 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer | 383 | 688 | 862 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.24% | 1.59% | 1.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.35% | 1.71% | 1.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 251 | 527 | 631 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £310 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -5.00% | +8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £463 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.51% | -7.50% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £20.60 | £39.38 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £31.88 | £59.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £200.00 | £72.25 | £71.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +176.82% | +1.40% | +50.51% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £77.00 | £74.06 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77.50 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £200.00 | £45.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +344.44% | -35.71% | +42.86% |
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 | 28,350 | 40,134 | 52,706 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.02% | 92.98% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,122 | 25,769 | 36,623 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £282 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,269 | 2,866 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.77 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £16.50 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +69.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
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 1 July 2025.
Infrastructure Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Infrastructure Engineer.
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 1 July 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 | -55 | 349 | £525 | +10.53% | 1,032 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 244 | £525 | +13.51% | 637 |
| London | -31 | 113 | £525 | +13.51% | 452 |
| Work from Home | -11 | 93 | £500 | +11.11% | 401 |
| South East | -18 | 68 | £550 | +18.92% | 149 |
| North of England | +1 | 66 | £525 | +16.67% | 145 |
| South West | -6 | 36 | £563 | +7.14% | 87 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 34 | £500 | +11.11% | 46 |
| Midlands | -9 | 34 | £400 | -10.91% | 98 |
| North West | -14 | 30 | £525 | +16.67% | 79 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 25 | £400 | -5.88% | 54 |
| East of England | +21 | 24 | £450 | +50.00% | 86 |
| Scotland | -26 | 19 | £486 | +15.77% | 37 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 9 | £400 | -10.91% | 42 |
| North East | +6 | 8 | £650 | +48.57% | 20 |
| Wales | +3 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 July 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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