Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
UK
The median Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 458 | 526 | 629 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +68 | +103 | +28 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Site Reliability Engineer | 136 | 172 | 239 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.33% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 109 | 125 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £470 | £500 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £505 | £550 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £645 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.85% | +3.20% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £701 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £738 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £650 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +8.33% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £65.08 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £90.00 | £65.19 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £110.00 | £67.75 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +62.36% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £130.00 | £70.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £70.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 40,533 | 52,506 | 83,140 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.89% | 94.52% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,086 | 36,648 | 58,637 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £407 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,938 | 1,481 | 1,935 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.18 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.71 | £65.75 | £49.92 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £76.50 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +110.00% | +7.82% |
Site Reliability Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Site Reliability Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Site Reliability Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer.
Site Reliability Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.
Site Reliability Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer.
Site Reliability Engineer
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Site Reliability Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 11 June 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 |
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| England | +61 | 122 | £575 | -11.20% | 57 |
| London | +35 | 64 | £710 | +10.72% | 27 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 61 | £550 | -15.38% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +79 | 52 | £710 | +9.65% | 33 |
| South East | +38 | 24 | £492 | -1.63% | 8 |
| North of England | +11 | 17 | £550 | -21.43% | 5 |
| South West | - | 12 | £550 | - | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 9 | £558 | -20.36% | 2 |
| North West | +2 | 8 | £550 | -21.43% | 3 |
| Scotland | +40 | 4 | £550 | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £666 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | +9 | 1 | £500 | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 1 | £500 | - | 2 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £600 | - | 1 |
Site Reliability Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Site Reliability 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 Site Reliability Engineer in the job title.
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Site Reliability 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:
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