Build Engineer Contract Job Trends in Wales

Build Engineer
UK > Wales

As of 13 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Build Engineer daily rate in Wales.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Build Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £219 £250 £565
% change year-on-year -12.50% -55.75% +126.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 449 344 409
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.01% 91.73% 92.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 228 314
10th Percentile £190 £157 £165
25th Percentile £290 £213 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% - -7.61%
75th Percentile £515 £550 £538
90th Percentile £611 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 31 26
10th Percentile £13.33 £16.75 £13.33
25th Percentile £14.63 £20.12 £21.27
Median hourly rate £20.25 £25.36 £29.83
Median % change year-on-year -20.15% -14.99% +81.41%
75th Percentile £23.88 £39.27 £55.25
90th Percentile £45.78 £45.00 £86.90
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £33.52 £35.00
% change year-on-year -10.50% -4.23% -2.23%

Build Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Build Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Build Engineer job vacancy trend in Wales

Build Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Build Engineer job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Build Engineer job vacancies in Wales

Build Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Build Engineer job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Build Engineer job vacancies in Wales

Build Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Build Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 13 February 2026. 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
South Wales - 1 - -
Build Engineer
UK

Build Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 13 February 2026, Build Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring Build Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Build Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
General
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Packaging
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Apple
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft