Project Engineer
UK
The median Project Engineer daily rate in the UK is £258, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 484 | 536 | 668 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +132 | +112 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Engineer | 42 | 47 | 37 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.11% | 0.062% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.12% | 0.066% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 23 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £174 | £213 | £221 |
| 25th Percentile | £220 | £215 | £295 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £258 | £280 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.04% | -27.74% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £381 | £438 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £516 | £617 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £300 | £305 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.48% | -6.31% | -13.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £26.78 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £30.70 | £33.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £31.80 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +72.96% | -29.33% | +110.16% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £51.45 | £51.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £62.58 | £55.21 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £31.80 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +72.96% | -29.33% | +110.16% |
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 | 27,094 | 40,274 | 56,187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.46% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,701 | 26,219 | 39,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £276 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -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 | 1,044 | 2,672 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.15 | £12.86 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | -19.07% | +94.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.25 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.22% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Project Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Engineer.
Project Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Engineer over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
Project Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Engineer.
Project Engineer
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +61 | 32 | £239 | -14.48% | 252 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 26 | £300 | -1.48% | 239 |
| South East | +41 | 11 | £239 | +3.88% | 53 |
| London | +36 | 11 | £230 | -17.86% | 36 |
| Work from Home | +43 | 6 | £313 | -49.60% | 63 |
| Scotland | +9 | 5 | £325 | -27.78% | 27 |
| South West | +32 | 4 | £513 | -5.53% | 35 |
| North of England | +12 | 4 | - | - | 55 |
| North West | +12 | 4 | - | - | 20 |
| East of England | +36 | 1 | £300 | - | 23 |
| Midlands | +14 | 1 | £80 | -60.00% | 44 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 1 | £80 | -60.00% | 25 |
Project Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Project 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 Project Engineer in the job title.
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Project 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: