IT Engineer
UK
The median IT Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 223 | 289 | 368 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | +79 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 467 | 572 | 637 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.07% | 0.94% | 0.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.15% | 1.00% | 0.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 283 | 334 | 404 |
| 10th Percentile | £123 | £122 | £123 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £150 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £198 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.27% | +16.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £300 | £329 | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | £519 | £500 | £451 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £190 | £200 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 122 | 92 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.04 | £13.16 | £13.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.75 | £15.14 | £14.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.86 | £17.72 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.79% | +1.26% | +13.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.00 | £23.75 | £19.87 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.18 | £43.40 | £21.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £17.72 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.24% | +1.26% | +16.67% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,501 | 57,364 | 85,821 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.55% | 95.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,442 | 40,011 | 60,276 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,615 | 1,620 | 2,120 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.33 | £15.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.77 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.12% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer.
IT Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
IT Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer.
IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Engineer over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
IT Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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 | +45 | 396 | £218 | +2.35% | 385 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 294 | £190 | -5.00% | 342 |
| London | +122 | 166 | £275 | +18.28% | 65 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 69 | £288 | +15.00% | 103 |
| North of England | +24 | 62 | £200 | +12.68% | 79 |
| South East | -1 | 51 | £195 | -27.44% | 90 |
| South West | +30 | 46 | £200 | +11.11% | 45 |
| Midlands | -24 | 42 | £150 | -52.38% | 73 |
| Scotland | +40 | 39 | £200 | +21.21% | 13 |
| East of England | +1 | 30 | £250 | +25.00% | 33 |
| North West | +15 | 29 | £175 | -22.65% | 45 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 29 | £150 | -52.38% | 39 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 25 | £250 | +47.06% | 26 |
| Wales | +24 | 23 | £145 | -12.12% | 15 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 13 | £200 | +31.15% | 34 |
| North East | +21 | 8 | £175 | +27.27% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 4 | £210 | - | 3 |
IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, IT 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 IT Engineer in the job title.
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IT 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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