Platform Engineering
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Platform Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
25 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
46 |
44 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Platform Engineering |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wales |
0.21% |
0.25% |
- |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.27% |
0.29% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£422 |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£538 |
£600 |
£563 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.42% |
+6.67% |
-6.25% |
Platform Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
375 |
347 |
383 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales |
79.62% |
85.05% |
87.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
219 |
213 |
288 |
| 10th Percentile |
£182 |
£161 |
£171 |
| 25th Percentile |
£282 |
£213 |
£220 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£413 |
£425 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.94% |
- |
-10.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£491 |
£550 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£603 |
£650 |
£650 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
69 |
43 |
23 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.33 |
£18.54 |
£17.20 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.75 |
£20.12 |
£21.34 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.18 |
£25.36 |
£27.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-28.31% |
-6.64% |
+36.13% |
| 75th Percentile |
£23.71 |
£38.64 |
£53.13 |
| 90th Percentile |
£31.35 |
£47.25 |
£55.25 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£32.50 |
£44.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-22.62% |
-26.97% |
+27.14% |
Platform Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Platform Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Platform Engineering
Daily Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Platform Engineering.
Platform Engineering
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:
