Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
UK
The median Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) daily rate in the UK is £565 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 445 | 510 | 616 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | +106 | +18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Site Reliability Engineer | 141 | 189 | 258 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.33% | 0.32% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | 0.34% | 0.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 109 | 140 | 190 |
| 10th Percentile | £470 | £500 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £510 | £550 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £565 | £645 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.40% | +3.20% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £695 | £700 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £746 | £753 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £688 | £634 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +8.44% | +20.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £65.03 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £90.00 | £65.06 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £110.00 | £65.25 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.58% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £130.00 | £65.56 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £65.68 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £65.50 | - |
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 | 39,893 | 55,060 | 83,598 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,957 | 38,445 | 58,715 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | 2,673 | 1,534 | 2,047 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +5.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +2.56% |
Site Reliability Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Site Reliability Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Site Reliability Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer.
Site Reliability Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
Site Reliability Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer.
Site Reliability Engineer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 |
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| England | +51 | 120 | £565 | -13.08% | 69 |
| UK excluding London | +85 | 66 | £550 | -20.00% | 37 |
| London | +29 | 63 | £700 | +12.00% | 35 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 48 | £680 | +6.67% | 36 |
| South East | +37 | 19 | £493 | -10.36% | 9 |
| North of England | +2 | 19 | £550 | -21.43% | 9 |
| South West | - | 12 | £550 | - | 11 |
| North West | +5 | 10 | £550 | -21.43% | 5 |
| Scotland | - | 10 | £550 | - | |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 9 | £558 | -20.36% | 4 |
| Midlands | +29 | 3 | £500 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 3 | £500 | - | |
| Wales | - | 2 | £666 | - | 4 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £600 | - | 1 |
Site Reliability Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, Site Reliability 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 Site Reliability Engineer in the job title.
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Site Reliability 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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