Server Engineer
UK
The median Server Engineer daily rate in the UK is £375, 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 | 471 | 495 | 561 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +66 | +48 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Server Engineer | 55 | 88 | 144 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.20% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 58 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £168 | £262 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £278 | £320 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £428 | £440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.38% | -2.73% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | £608 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | £650 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £428 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +10.45% | +14.81% |
| 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 | 27,094 | 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% |
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 3 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 3 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 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 |
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| England | +38 | 42 | £400 | -7.19% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 36 | £400 | -6.54% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +39 | 18 | £463 | +32.14% | 6 |
| South East | +37 | 18 | £181 | -64.20% | 4 |
| London | +25 | 12 | £363 | -14.71% | 8 |
| South West | +36 | 7 | £463 | +32.14% | |
| Scotland | +9 | 6 | £425 | +57.41% | |
| North of England | +4 | 4 | £383 | -9.57% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 2 | £320 | -20.00% | 3 |
| North West | +6 | 2 | £445 | -6.32% | |
| Midlands | +15 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Server Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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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