Platform Engineer
UK
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 417 | 415 | 412 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -3 | -5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 183 | 326 | 538 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.42% | 0.55% | 0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.58% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 137 | 265 | 401 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £481 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £525 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £588 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.38% | +2.17% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £657 | £725 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £53.75 | £51.13 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £56.25 | £53.52 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £75.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £78.00 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £66.25 | £49.54 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +33.73% | - |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 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 | £750 | £750 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
Platform Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Platform Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Platform Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer.
Platform Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Platform Engineer over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Platform Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer.
Platform Engineer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 | +8 | 141 | £550 | -6.38% | 95 |
| London | +27 | 86 | £588 | -2.08% | 51 |
| Work from Home | +40 | 73 | £550 | -8.33% | 59 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 69 | £525 | -4.55% | 55 |
| South East | +26 | 25 | £530 | -9.79% | 6 |
| Scotland | +38 | 21 | £460 | -12.38% | 12 |
| North of England | -13 | 14 | £550 | - | 14 |
| North West | 0 | 8 | £613 | +6.52% | 7 |
| South West | +8 | 6 | £550 | - | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 5 | £525 | -4.55% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 4 | £375 | -31.82% | 3 |
| Midlands | +22 | 4 | £375 | -31.82% | 4 |
| Wales | +15 | 1 | £500 | +48.15% | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | £413 | - | 2 |
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Platform 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 Platform Engineer in the job title.
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Platform 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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