IT Engineer Contracts

IT Engineer
UK

The median IT Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

 6 months to
30 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 226 290 372
Rank change year-on-year +64 +82 +27
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 447 552 626
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.03% 0.92% 0.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.11% 0.98% 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 272 333 397
10th Percentile £121 £121 £128
25th Percentile £150 £150 £154
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.29%
75th Percentile £300 £330 £375
90th Percentile £519 £500 £463
UK excluding London median daily rate £188 £188 £189
% change year-on-year - -0.66% +23.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 89 58
10th Percentile £12.00 £13.16 £12.97
25th Percentile £15.75 £15.00 £14.56
Median hourly rate £17.72 £17.72 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year - +1.26% +10.34%
75th Percentile £21.00 £23.75 £19.87
90th Percentile £24.18 £44.88 £21.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.50 £17.72 £17.50
% change year-on-year -1.24% +1.26% +10.34%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 40,410 56,464 84,709
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 94.61% 95.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,305 39,470 59,485
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £735
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.70% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,664 1,570 2,099
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.29 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.42 £45.00 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.07% +91.49% +3.14%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.75 £48.88
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.75 £63.32
UK excluding London median hourly rate £39.55 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -6.94% +117.95% +2.63%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in the UK

IT Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer.

Daily rate trend for IT Engineer in the UK

IT Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Engineer in the UK

IT Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer.

Hourly rate trend for IT Engineer in the UK

IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Engineer over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Engineer in the UK

IT Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2024. 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
England +45 375 £220 +10.00% 382
UK excluding London +8 285 £188 - 324
London +117 156 £275 +29.41% 73
Work from Home +106 64 £325 +30.00% 85
North of England +19 60 £200 +14.29% 83
South East -5 44 £170 -24.44% 76
Midlands -15 44 £150 -52.38% 70
South West +12 42 £200 +14.29% 49
Scotland +35 39 £200 +21.21% 9
East Midlands -10 32 £150 -52.38% 40
East of England 0 30 £250 +29.87% 27
North West +12 28 £179 -25.31% 46
Wales +22 24 £145 -3.33% 12
Yorkshire +22 24 £285 +67.65% 30
West Midlands +8 12 £200 +31.15% 30
North East +19 8 £175 +27.27% 10
Northern Ireland +2 4 £210 - 4

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, IT Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 200 (44.74%) Windows
2 140 (31.32%) Microsoft 365
3 139 (31.10%) Microsoft
4 130 (29.08%) Active Directory
5 129 (28.86%) Customer Service
6 124 (27.74%) Problem-Solving
7 104 (23.27%) Social Skills
8 75 (16.78%) Break/Fix
9 71 (15.88%) Azure
10 69 (15.44%) Analytical Skills
10 69 (15.44%) Windows 10
11 56 (12.53%) Microsoft Office
12 55 (12.30%) Security Cleared
13 52 (11.63%) SCCM
14 51 (11.41%) Public Sector
15 47 (10.51%) Analytical Mindset
15 47 (10.51%) Finance
15 47 (10.51%) Microsoft Intune
16 46 (10.29%) Windows Server
17 44 (9.84%) SC Cleared
18 42 (9.40%) Microsoft Exchange
19 41 (9.17%) ITIL
20 36 (8.05%) Degree
21 32 (7.16%) LAN
22 31 (6.94%) Asset Management
23 30 (6.71%) VPN
24 28 (6.26%) Firewall
24 28 (6.26%) Apple
24 28 (6.26%) Windows 7
24 28 (6.26%) ServiceNow

IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 42 (9.40%) Microsoft Exchange
2 22 (4.92%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.34%) Confluence
3 6 (1.34%) Skype for Business
4 3 (0.67%) Apache
4 3 (0.67%) JBoss
4 3 (0.67%) nginx
4 3 (0.67%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 56 (12.53%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.22%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 3 (0.67%) Temenos T24
2 2 (0.45%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.22%) ION MarketView
Cloud Services
1 140 (31.32%) Microsoft 365
2 71 (15.88%) Azure
3 22 (4.92%) Entra ID
4 14 (3.13%) AWS
5 9 (2.01%) OneDrive
6 8 (1.79%) SaaS
7 5 (1.12%) Google Workspace
7 5 (1.12%) Power Platform
8 4 (0.89%) IaaS
8 4 (0.89%) PaaS
8 4 (0.89%) Slack
9 3 (0.67%) Asana
9 3 (0.67%) Azure Storage
9 3 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.67%) Serverless
9 3 (0.67%) WhatsApp
10 2 (0.45%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.45%) Mimecast
11 1 (0.22%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 32 (7.16%) LAN
2 30 (6.71%) VPN
3 28 (6.26%) Firewall
4 23 (5.15%) Wi-Fi
5 21 (4.70%) DHCP
5 21 (4.70%) DNS
6 20 (4.47%) WAN
7 15 (3.36%) SAN
8 14 (3.13%) Wireless
9 13 (2.91%) Remote Desktop
10 11 (2.46%) Internet
11 8 (1.79%) TCP/IP
12 7 (1.57%) Structured Cabling
12 7 (1.57%) VLAN
13 6 (1.34%) Network Security
13 6 (1.34%) Skype
14 5 (1.12%) Cisco IOS
14 5 (1.12%) VoIP
15 4 (0.89%) WAAS
15 4 (0.89%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.34%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.89%) Power BI
3 3 (0.67%) RDBMS
3 3 (0.67%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.22%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 10 (2.24%) JIRA
2 2 (0.45%) GitLab
General
1 104 (23.27%) Social Skills
2 69 (15.44%) Analytical Skills
3 51 (11.41%) Public Sector
4 47 (10.51%) Finance
5 19 (4.25%) Banking
6 18 (4.03%) Manufacturing
7 11 (2.46%) Telecoms
8 9 (2.01%) Legal
9 8 (1.79%) Aviation
9 8 (1.79%) Law
10 6 (1.34%) Electronics
10 6 (1.34%) Marketing
10 6 (1.34%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.34%) Retail
11 3 (0.67%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.67%) Automotive
11 3 (0.67%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.67%) Mandarin Language
11 3 (0.67%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (0.67%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.67%) .NET
1 3 (0.67%) .NET Framework
1 3 (0.67%) IBM Integration Bus
2 2 (0.45%) ASP.NET
2 2 (0.45%) ASP.NET Core
2 2 (0.45%) React
3 1 (0.22%) Middleware
3 1 (0.22%) Node.js
3 1 (0.22%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.22%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 47 (10.51%) Analytical Mindset
2 23 (5.15%) Video Conferencing
3 19 (4.25%) Onboarding
4 18 (4.03%) Driving Licence
5 17 (3.80%) Data Centre
6 10 (2.24%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.01%) iPhone
7 9 (2.01%) NHS
7 9 (2.01%) Self-Motivation
8 8 (1.79%) CCTV
9 5 (1.12%) BYOD
9 5 (1.12%) iPad
10 4 (0.89%) Blackberry
10 4 (0.89%) Client/Server
10 4 (0.89%) Product Ownership
10 4 (0.89%) Smartphone
10 4 (0.89%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 3 (0.67%) Life Science
12 2 (0.45%) CMDB
12 2 (0.45%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 200 (44.74%) Windows
2 69 (15.44%) Windows 10
3 46 (10.29%) Windows Server
4 28 (6.26%) Windows 7
5 24 (5.37%) Linux
6 23 (5.15%) Android
7 18 (4.03%) Apple iOS
8 12 (2.68%) Mac OS
9 11 (2.46%) Unix
10 8 (1.79%) Windows Vista
11 6 (1.34%) Mac OS X
12 5 (1.12%) Windows Server 2012
12 5 (1.12%) Windows Server 2016
12 5 (1.12%) Windows Server 2019
13 4 (0.89%) VMS
14 3 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.22%) Solaris
15 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
15 1 (0.22%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 129 (28.86%) Customer Service
2 124 (27.74%) Problem-Solving
3 75 (16.78%) Break/Fix
4 41 (9.17%) ITIL
5 31 (6.94%) Asset Management
6 21 (4.70%) Service Management
7 20 (4.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 19 (4.25%) Migration
9 17 (3.80%) ITSM
10 16 (3.58%) Service Delivery
11 15 (3.36%) Mobile Device Management
12 12 (2.68%) Incident Management
12 12 (2.68%) Inventory Management
12 12 (2.68%) Server Management
13 11 (2.46%) SIEM
13 11 (2.46%) Software Deployment
14 10 (2.24%) Customer Experience
15 9 (2.01%) DevOps
15 9 (2.01%) Runbook
15 9 (2.01%) Server Patching
Programming Languages
1 22 (4.92%) PowerShell
2 11 (2.46%) SQL
3 8 (1.79%) Python
4 6 (1.34%) C#
5 4 (0.89%) Java
6 3 (0.67%) Bash
6 3 (0.67%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.22%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.22%) VBA
7 1 (0.22%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 55 (12.30%) Security Cleared
2 44 (9.84%) SC Cleared
3 36 (8.05%) Degree
4 16 (3.58%) A+ Certification
5 15 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (2.91%) DBS Check
6 13 (2.91%) DV Cleared
7 11 (2.46%) CCNA
7 11 (2.46%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (2.24%) Network+ Certification
9 8 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.57%) MCSE
11 5 (1.12%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.89%) MCP
12 4 (0.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 2 (0.45%) HND
14 2 (0.45%) MCDST
14 2 (0.45%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.04%) SLA
2 4 (0.89%) QA
3 3 (0.67%) GAMP
3 3 (0.67%) GxP
4 2 (0.45%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.45%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.45%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.45%) NCSC
4 2 (0.45%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.22%) COBIT
5 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.22%) GDPR
5 1 (0.22%) HIPAA
5 1 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 1 (0.22%) NIST
System Software
1 130 (29.08%) Active Directory
2 22 (4.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (3.80%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.12%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (0.89%) KVM
5 4 (0.89%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.89%) VMware Workstation
6 3 (0.67%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.22%) Docker
7 1 (0.22%) Firmware
7 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 52 (11.63%) SCCM
2 47 (10.51%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.89%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 4 (0.89%) vCenter Server
3 4 (0.89%) VxRail
4 3 (0.67%) SCOM
4 3 (0.67%) SCVMM
4 3 (0.67%) Terraform
4 3 (0.67%) WSUS
5 2 (0.45%) Grafana
5 2 (0.45%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.22%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.22%) Ansible
6 1 (0.22%) Check_MK
6 1 (0.22%) Nessus
6 1 (0.22%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.22%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 139 (31.10%) Microsoft
2 28 (6.26%) Apple
2 28 (6.26%) ServiceNow
3 27 (6.04%) VMware
4 24 (5.37%) Cisco
5 21 (4.70%) Citrix
6 10 (2.24%) Dell
7 8 (1.79%) Oracle
8 7 (1.57%) ArcSight
8 7 (1.57%) Google
8 7 (1.57%) SAP
9 6 (1.34%) Bloomberg
9 6 (1.34%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (1.12%) Veeam
11 4 (0.89%) Fortinet
11 4 (0.89%) Mitel
11 4 (0.89%) MobileIron
11 4 (0.89%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.89%) Remedy
11 4 (0.89%) Reuters
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