Platform Engineer
UK
The median Platform Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 408 | 411 | 427 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +16 | -17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Engineer | 185 | 320 | 499 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.43% | 0.55% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.46% | 0.58% | 0.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 135 | 262 | 368 |
| 10th Percentile | £418 | £471 | £429 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £525 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £588 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.38% | +2.17% | +1.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £650 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £725 | £704 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £545 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +0.92% | +9.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £53.75 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £58.44 | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £76.50 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.10% | +27.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £83.25 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £66.25 | - |
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 | 39,936 | 54,901 | 83,261 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.65% | 95.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,997 | 38,348 | 58,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,536 | 2,031 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.13 | £64.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.43 | £19.67 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +115.78% | +3.50% |
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 9 May 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 9 May 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 | +2 | 144 | £550 | -6.38% | 96 |
| London | +27 | 88 | £581 | -3.13% | 49 |
| Work from Home | +45 | 75 | £550 | -8.33% | 49 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 70 | £525 | -4.55% | 48 |
| South East | +26 | 25 | £530 | -9.79% | 7 |
| Scotland | +44 | 21 | £460 | -10.68% | 2 |
| North of England | -15 | 13 | £550 | - | 14 |
| South West | +2 | 8 | £550 | - | 11 |
| North West | 0 | 7 | £575 | - | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 5 | £525 | -4.55% | 6 |
| Midlands | +34 | 4 | £375 | -31.82% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 4 | £375 | -31.82% | 3 |
| Wales | +18 | 1 | £500 | +48.15% | 2 |
| North East | - | 1 | £413 | - |
Platform Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 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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