Senior Configuration Engineer Contract Job Trends

Senior Configuration Engineer
UK

As of 17 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Configuration Engineer daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 586 551 599
Rank change year-on-year -35 +48 +197
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Configuration Engineer 1 1 6
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.003% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.003% 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46.25 - £37.91
Median hourly rate £47.50 £45.00 £40.28
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +11.73% -
75th Percentile £48.75 - £42.64
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £45.00 £40.28
% change year-on-year +5.56% +11.73% -

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 33,474 31,919 40,968
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.98% 92.77% 93.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,192 19,646 27,547
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
25th Percentile £404 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £644
90th Percentile £720 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,966 1,020 1,459
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.48 £15.16
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.52 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.97% -25.51% +50.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.59 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £72.53 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.00%

Senior Configuration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Configuration Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Senior Configuration Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Configuration Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Configuration Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Configuration Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Senior Configuration Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Configuration Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Configuration Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Senior Configuration Engineer
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Configuration Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 December 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
East of England -13 1 - -
England -38 1 - -
UK excluding London -55 1 - -

Senior Configuration Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Senior Configuration Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Senior Configuration Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) PLM
1 1 (100.00%) Windchill

Senior Configuration Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Windchill
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) PLM