IT Engineer
UK
The median IT Engineer daily rate in the UK is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 201 | 255 | 275 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +20 | +88 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 419 | 408 | 521 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.34% | 0.94% | 0.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.45% | 1.01% | 0.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 271 | 254 | 319 |
| 10th Percentile | £126 | £125 | £111 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £149 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | £200 | £195 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +2.56% | -8.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £250 | £312 | £323 |
| 90th Percentile | £419 | £593 | £500 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £168 | £175 | £190 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.29% | -7.89% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 76 | 96 | 95 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.51 | £11.88 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £14.78 | £14.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.28 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.37% | +2.31% | +1.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £22.00 | £20.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £24.18 | £52.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.01 | £16.99 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.64% | -4.11% | +1.26% |
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 | 28,823 | 40,432 | 52,711 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 93.00% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,389 | 25,993 | 36,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £285 | £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 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,297 | 2,846 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.45 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +96.08% |
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 3 July 2025.
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 3 July 2025.
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 3 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 | +48 | 358 | £190 | -13.64% | 596 |
| UK excluding London | +57 | 297 | £168 | -4.29% | 511 |
| London | +6 | 110 | £230 | -13.21% | 128 |
| South East | +63 | 72 | £190 | +11.76% | 137 |
| South West | +69 | 61 | £160 | +12.28% | 62 |
| North of England | +6 | 51 | £188 | +1.35% | 156 |
| Midlands | +13 | 43 | £150 | - | 73 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 40 | £275 | -24.66% | 139 |
| Scotland | -3 | 30 | £186 | -6.88% | 25 |
| North West | +17 | 28 | £188 | +9.49% | 72 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 25 | £160 | -20.00% | 33 |
| East of England | +21 | 22 | £190 | +1.33% | 61 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 20 | £128 | -15.00% | 40 |
| Wales | +1 | 17 | £147 | +1.17% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 17 | £185 | -7.50% | 67 |
| North East | +2 | 6 | £200 | +14.29% | 24 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 6 | £135 | - | 5 |
IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, 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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