Platform Engineer
UK
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in the UK is £536, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 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 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 364 | 418 | 410 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | -8 | +26 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 163 | 183 | 330 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.56% | 0.42% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.60% | 0.46% | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 112 | 134 | 268 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £420 | £474 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £463 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £536 | £550 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.55% | -6.38% | +2.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £620 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £650 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £535 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.90% | -4.55% | +0.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £53.75 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52.50 | £58.44 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | £76.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -28.10% | +27.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57.50 | £83.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £85.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £66.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +33.73% |
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 | 27,127 | 40,034 | 55,895 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,721 | 26,064 | 39,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £514 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.10% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,053 | 2,665 | 1,566 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.14 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -4.76% | +115.16% |
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 6 May 2025.
Platform Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineer.
Platform Engineer
Top 16 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 6 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 | +44 | 120 | £537 | -2.36% | 234 |
| London | +19 | 69 | £550 | -6.38% | 76 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 66 | £525 | -4.55% | 200 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 56 | £535 | +1.90% | 182 |
| Scotland | +6 | 18 | £525 | +14.13% | 8 |
| Midlands | +30 | 14 | £519 | +38.27% | 28 |
| South East | +21 | 10 | £500 | -5.66% | 45 |
| South West | +37 | 9 | £585 | +6.36% | 24 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 8 | £544 | +44.93% | 16 |
| East Midlands | - | 6 | £488 | - | 10 |
| North of England | +9 | 5 | £530 | -3.64% | 55 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 2 | £450 | -14.29% | 17 |
| North West | +6 | 2 | £490 | -14.78% | 31 |
| Wales | +9 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North East | -2 | 1 | £550 | +33.33% | 7 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £600 | - | 23 |
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, 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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