Server Engineer
UK
The median Server Engineer daily rate in the UK is £363, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 467 | 494 | 573 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +79 | +46 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Server Engineer | 53 | 88 | 145 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 59 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £168 | £262 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £270 | £322 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £363 | £431 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.89% | -3.15% | +11.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £468 | £608 | £565 |
| 90th Percentile | £521 | £650 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £431 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.19% | +7.75% | +18.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £89.20 | £21.47 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £91.00 | £23.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.18 | £98.00 | £26.48 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -75.33% | +270.09% | +15.13% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £103.00 | £30.74 |
| 90th Percentile | £103.95 | £103.60 | £33.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.18 | £98.00 | £26.48 |
| % change year-on-year | -75.33% | +270.09% | +15.13% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £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 | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Server Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Server Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Server Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Server Engineer.
Server Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Server Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Server Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Server Engineer.
Server Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Server Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Server 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 Server Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 | +26 | 41 | £388 | -10.09% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 35 | £400 | -7.19% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +36 | 18 | £463 | +23.33% | 5 |
| South East | +46 | 17 | £180 | -64.44% | 3 |
| London | +18 | 12 | £363 | -14.71% | 4 |
| South West | +52 | 7 | £463 | +32.14% | |
| Scotland | +10 | 6 | £425 | +25.00% | 1 |
| North of England | +12 | 4 | £383 | -9.57% | 3 |
| North West | +13 | 2 | £445 | -6.32% | |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 2 | £320 | -20.00% | 3 |
| Midlands | +19 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Server Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Server 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 Server Engineer in the job title.
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Server 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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