Build Engineer Contract Job Trends in Warrington

Build Engineer
Cheshire > Warrington

The median Build Engineer daily rate in Warrington is £188, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 18 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Build Engineer 2 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Warrington 2.41% 5.08% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.63% 5.45% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £181 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 £475 -
Median % change year-on-year -60.53% - -
75th Percentile £194 £506 -
90th Percentile - £518 -
Cheshire median daily rate £188 £475 £400
% change year-on-year -60.53% +18.75% +39.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £25.15 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Warrington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warrington. 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 Warrington with a recognized job title 76 55 80
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.57% 93.22% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 31 47
10th Percentile £215 £203 £164
25th Percentile £356 £250 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £488 £525 £506
90th Percentile £593 £575 £575
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £469 £500
% change year-on-year -4.05% -6.20% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 0 10
10th Percentile - - £13.68
25th Percentile £15.50 - £16.13
Median hourly rate £19.00 - £26.33
75th Percentile £24.37 - £32.23
90th Percentile £67.25 - £48.00
Cheshire median hourly rate £22.85 £24.09 £22.50
% change year-on-year -5.15% +7.07% +15.92%

Build Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

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 Warrington.

Build Engineer job vacancy trend in Warrington

Build Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Warrington

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

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

Build Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Warrington

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

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

Build Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington

For the 6 months to 10 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 Warrington region featuring Build Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Dell
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared

Build Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Dell
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft