BT Openreach Engineer
UK
The median BT Openreach Engineer daily rate in the UK is £165, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 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 27 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 558 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an Openreach Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.003% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.003% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £165 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £173 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £165 | - | - |
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 | 30,223 | 37,356 | 51,391 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.56% | 93.01% | 94.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,209 | 24,199 | 35,553 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,466 | 2,247 | 1,538 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.72 | £13.86 | £14.47 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £18.32 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £42.03 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.16% | -2.26% | +67.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +8.72% | +85.68% |
Openreach Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Openreach Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Openreach Engineer
Top 4 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Openreach Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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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| East Midlands | - | 1 | £165 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £165 | - | |
| England | - | 1 | £165 | - | |
| UK excluding London | - | 1 | £165 | - |
Openreach Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 July 2025, Openreach 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 Openreach Engineer in the job title.
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Openreach 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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