Hybrid/Remote PLC Engineer Contract Job Trends
PLC Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median PLC Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £45, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 368 | - | 320 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +76 |
| Contract PLC Engineer jobs | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.015% | - | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.016% | - | 0.009% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £45 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £45 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £45.00 | £40.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,687 | 9,501 | 11,346 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.83% | 93.75% | 93.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,961 | 6,226 | 7,120 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.96% | -0.95% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 777 | 330 | 199 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.25 | £14.83 | £19.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.49 | £20.50 | £25.01 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.89 | £41.68 | £41.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.69% | +1.28% | -17.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £66.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £74.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.08 | £25.15 | £36.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.36% | -31.27% | -17.76% |
PLC Engineer Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract PLC Engineer job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
PLC Engineer Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid PLC Engineer job vacancies.
PLC Engineer Skill Set Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 7 November 2026, PLC Engineer contract job ads cited 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 PLC Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rockwell | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 2 |
PLC Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLC Software Engineer | 100.0% | 2 |