IT Engineer
UK
The median IT Engineer daily rate in the UK is £188, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 209 | 226 | 290 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +64 | +82 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 376 | 447 | 552 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.28% | 1.03% | 0.92% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.39% | 1.11% | 0.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 249 | 272 | 333 |
| 10th Percentile | £123 | £121 | £121 |
| 25th Percentile | £140 | £150 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £188 | £200 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £250 | £300 | £330 |
| 90th Percentile | £423 | £519 | £500 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £160 | £188 | £188 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.67% | - | -0.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 52 | 118 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.20 | £12.00 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £15.75 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.50 | £17.72 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.05% | - | +1.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.66 | £21.00 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | £24.18 | £44.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £17.50 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.83% | -1.24% | +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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
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 1 May 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 1 May 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 1 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 | +24 | 312 | £190 | -13.64% | 440 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 280 | £160 | -14.67% | 412 |
| London | -29 | 86 | £238 | -13.64% | 77 |
| South East | +64 | 63 | £190 | +11.76% | 105 |
| North of England | +16 | 56 | £190 | -5.00% | 105 |
| South West | +57 | 54 | £135 | -32.50% | 56 |
| Midlands | +18 | 40 | £140 | -6.67% | 76 |
| Work from Home | +14 | 37 | £275 | -15.38% | 140 |
| West Midlands | +31 | 29 | £140 | -30.00% | 34 |
| North West | +15 | 26 | £186 | +3.91% | 46 |
| Scotland | -1 | 25 | £188 | -6.25% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 23 | £255 | -10.53% | 49 |
| Wales | +1 | 23 | £147 | +1.17% | 10 |
| East of England | +14 | 14 | £180 | -28.00% | 48 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 11 | £125 | -16.67% | 39 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 8 | £135 | -35.84% | 5 |
| North East | -1 | 7 | £200 | +14.29% | 12 |
IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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