Technical Engineer
UK
The median Technical Engineer daily rate in the UK is £425, 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 | |
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| Rank | 470 | 492 | 640 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +148 | +42 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Engineer | 50 | 90 | 78 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.21% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.22% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 56 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £165 | £154 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £208 | £175 | £206 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £388 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.68% | +19.23% | -10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £691 | £497 |
| 90th Percentile | £608 | £850 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £240 | £175 | £275 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.14% | -36.36% | -8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £27.63 | £16.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £35.00 | £17.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.43% | +97.18% | -50.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £38.75 | £18.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £50.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £28.25 | £17.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.04% | +59.15% | -50.00% |
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% |
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 1 May 2025.
Technical Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Engineer.
Technical 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 Technical 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 | +10 | 35 | £425 | +21.43% | 283 |
| UK excluding London | +54 | 23 | £240 | +37.14% | 239 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 19 | £313 | -50.00% | 70 |
| London | +7 | 15 | £440 | -29.60% | 64 |
| North of England | +23 | 8 | £220 | -28.46% | 55 |
| South East | +48 | 7 | £370 | +48.00% | 67 |
| North West | +23 | 7 | £218 | -37.86% | 25 |
| Scotland | +15 | 4 | £223 | - | 7 |
| South West | +34 | 3 | £550 | +233.33% | 23 |
| Midlands | +18 | 2 | £390 | +73.33% | 55 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 2 | £390 | +73.33% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 1 | £700 | +164.15% | 25 |
Technical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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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