Technical Engineer
UK
The median Technical Engineer daily rate in the UK is £388 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 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 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 496 | 644 | 661 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +148 | +17 | -45 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Engineer | 90 | 78 | 170 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.13% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.14% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 56 | 53 | 95 |
| 10th Percentile | £154 | £173 | £183 |
| 25th Percentile | £175 | £206 | £225 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £325 | £370 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.23% | -12.16% | -19.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £691 | £500 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £675 | £612 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £175 | £275 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.36% | -8.33% | -34.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £20.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.63 | £16.63 | £21.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £17.75 | £35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +97.18% | -50.00% | +109.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.75 | £18.88 | £45.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.00 | - | £48.56 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | £17.75 | £35.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.15% | -50.00% | +98.66% |
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 | 40,482 | 56,783 | 84,604 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,407 | 39,621 | 59,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,607 | 2,111 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.68 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.60 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Technical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Engineer.
Technical Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Engineer over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Technical Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Engineer.
Technical Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Engineer over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
Technical Engineer
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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 | +135 | 82 | £350 | +7.69% | 172 |
| London | +123 | 46 | £625 | +25.00% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +142 | 42 | £625 | +98.41% | 57 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 32 | £175 | -36.36% | 163 |
| South West | +35 | 15 | £165 | -45.90% | 17 |
| Midlands | +28 | 6 | £225 | -45.45% | 28 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 5 | £225 | -45.45% | 11 |
| South East | +7 | 5 | £250 | -44.44% | 42 |
| North of England | +21 | 4 | £308 | +64.00% | 44 |
| Yorkshire | +25 | 3 | £265 | +32.50% | 14 |
| Scotland | +25 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| North West | +6 | 1 | £350 | +100.00% | 29 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £117 | - | 17 |
Technical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Technical 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 Technical Engineer in the job title.
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Technical 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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