PLC Engineer Contracts

PLC Engineer
UK

As of 4 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median PLC Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 584 717 853
Rank change year-on-year +133 +136 -
Contract jobs requiring a PLC Engineer 7 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.016% 0.002% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.002% 0.001%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 0
10th Percentile £36.05 - -
25th Percentile £46.25 £44.82 -
Median hourly rate £52.50 £48.13 -
Median % change year-on-year +9.08% - -
75th Percentile £53.75 £51.45 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £52.50 £48.13 -
% change year-on-year +9.08% - -

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 40,021 55,966 84,699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 94.62% 95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,056 39,104 59,482
10th Percentile £280 £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 £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 2,666 1,571 2,084
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.81
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +89.04% +5.80%
75th Percentile £61.29 £65.75 £49.19
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £63.71
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.26 £19.52
% change year-on-year -5.35% +116.50% +2.74%

PLC Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured PLC Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for PLC Engineer in the UK

PLC Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PLC Engineer.

Daily rate trend for PLC Engineer in the UK

PLC Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PLC Engineer.

Hourly rate trend for PLC Engineer in the UK

PLC Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PLC Engineer over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for PLC Engineer in the UK

PLC Engineer
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PLC Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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
UK excluding London +72 7 - - 30
North of England - 7 - - 1
England - 7 - - 25
Yorkshire - 6 - - 1
Work from Home - 4 - - 8
North West - 1 - -

PLC Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, PLC 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 PLC Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Software Engineering
2 2 (28.57%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (14.29%) Ethernet
3 1 (14.29%) Automotive
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (14.29%) Allen-Bradley
3 1 (14.29%) Rockwell

PLC 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Ethernet
General
1 2 (28.57%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (14.29%) Automotive
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Software Engineering
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Allen-Bradley
1 1 (14.29%) Rockwell