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 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 206 | 154 | 186 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | +32 | +39 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Engineer | 387 | 693 | 858 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.33% | 1.61% | 1.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.44% | 1.73% | 1.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 265 | 519 | 646 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £308 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £465 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.91% | -7.01% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £465 | £470 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.91% | -1.07% | +4.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £20.99 | £34.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.18 | £21.25 | £53.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £112.09 | £22.50 | £61.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +398.18% | -63.48% | +30.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £200.00 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £77.20 | £71.99 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £112.09 | £22.50 | £59.03 |
| % change year-on-year | +398.18% | -61.88% | -6.29% |
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 | 26,887 | 40,034 | 55,895 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.47% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,565 | 26,064 | 39,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.97% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £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 | 1,046 | 2,665 | 1,566 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.08 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.89% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -4.76% | +115.16% |
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 5 May 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 5 May 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 5 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 |
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| England | -40 | 342 | £525 | +13.51% | 480 |
| UK excluding London | -42 | 240 | £525 | +12.91% | 419 |
| London | -23 | 123 | £525 | +15.07% | 113 |
| Work from Home | -24 | 82 | £478 | +6.11% | 309 |
| South East | -16 | 69 | £550 | +22.22% | 94 |
| North of England | +3 | 63 | £413 | -2.94% | 153 |
| South West | -2 | 41 | £575 | +7.18% | 54 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 33 | £413 | -0.60% | 27 |
| North West | -12 | 25 | £525 | +23.53% | 116 |
| Scotland | -17 | 24 | £550 | +15.79% | 21 |
| Midlands | -2 | 22 | £375 | -6.25% | 69 |
| East of England | +29 | 20 | £467 | -25.36% | 36 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 16 | £300 | -29.41% | 31 |
| North East | +3 | 10 | £650 | +48.57% | 13 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 6 | £400 | +18.52% | 32 |
| Wales | +4 | 6 | £425 | -22.73% | 8 |
Infrastructure Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 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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