IT Engineer Contract Job Trends in Warrington

IT Engineer
Cheshire > Warrington

The median IT Engineer daily rate in Warrington is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - 21
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Warrington 4.40% - 2.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.63% - 2.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £113
25th Percentile £213 - £121
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - £141
Median % change year-on-year - - -66.82%
75th Percentile £238 - £167
90th Percentile - - £179
Cheshire median daily rate £193 £538 £141
% change year-on-year -64.19% +281.21% -66.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £25.15 £16.19 -
% change year-on-year +55.34% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 71 41 77
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 78.02% 97.62% 80.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 24 47
10th Percentile £123 £233 £159
25th Percentile £206 £353 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £330 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £450 £500 £519
90th Percentile £519 £534 £550
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 4
10th Percentile - - £37.36
25th Percentile £12.82 £16.25 £42.27
Median hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.57% -63.16% +18.75%
75th Percentile £23.58 £18.75 £56.25
90th Percentile £58.83 - £67.50
Cheshire median hourly rate £24.00 £22.09 £33.00
% change year-on-year +8.65% -33.06% +51.52%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

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

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Warrington

IT Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Warrington

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

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

IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Warrington

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

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

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Warrington

For the 6 months to 31 October 2025, IT 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 IT Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Migration
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) MCP
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile Device Management
2 1 (25.00%) SLA
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 10

IT 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile Device Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft