Technical Engineer
UK
The median Technical Engineer daily rate in the UK is £425 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 514 | 636 | 684 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +122 | +48 | -49 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Engineer | 86 | 80 | 179 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.14% | 0.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.14% | 0.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 55 | 54 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £158 | £173 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £185 | £206 | £233 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £350 | £366 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.43% | -4.44% | -20.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £694 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | £675 | £612 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £175 | £275 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.36% | -8.33% | -34.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £20.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.63 | - | £21.68 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.88 | - | £35.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £43.44 | - | £45.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.88 | - | £48.56 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | - | £35.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +98.66% |
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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £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 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
Technical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Engineer.
Technical Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Technical Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Engineer.
Technical Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Technical Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Technical Engineer
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 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 | +132 | 79 | £345 | -3.50% | 195 |
| London | +129 | 47 | £625 | +11.11% | 21 |
| Work from Home | +141 | 40 | £625 | +90.84% | 56 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 28 | £175 | -36.36% | 185 |
| South West | +35 | 15 | £165 | -58.75% | 31 |
| Midlands | +31 | 5 | £225 | -55.00% | 31 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 5 | £225 | -55.00% | 12 |
| South East | +16 | 4 | £250 | -44.44% | 45 |
| North of England | +19 | 3 | £265 | +41.33% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 3 | £265 | +32.50% | 16 |
| Scotland | +40 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Technical Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Engineer in the job title.
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Technical 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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