Site Engineer
UK
The median Site Engineer daily rate in the UK is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 453 | 467 | 546 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | +79 | +137 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Site Engineer | 77 | 127 | 142 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.29% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.31% | 0.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 58 | 101 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £307 | £455 | £497 |
| 25th Percentile | £352 | £500 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £575 | £643 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.09% | -10.51% | +7.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £549 | £710 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £697 | £850 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £520 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.27% | -5.45% | -14.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 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 | 27,427 | 40,496 | 52,431 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.24% | 92.90% | 94.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,619 | 25,958 | 36,539 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £407 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,173 | 2,957 | 1,487 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.61 | £16.37 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.40 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.93% | -16.67% | +80.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.45% | +102.95% |
Site Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Site Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Site Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Site Engineer.
Site Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Site Engineer over the 6 months to 17 June 2025.
Site Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Site Engineer.
Site Engineer
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Site Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 17 June 2025. 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 | +28 | 73 | £425 | -26.09% | 609 |
| London | +31 | 49 | £500 | -29.58% | 263 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 23 | £425 | -18.27% | 413 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 19 | £381 | -46.30% | 230 |
| South East | +24 | 9 | £425 | -13.79% | 111 |
| Midlands | - | 8 | £375 | - | 53 |
| West Midlands | - | 8 | £375 | - | 32 |
| South West | +24 | 2 | £621 | +18.33% | 51 |
| Scotland | +1 | 2 | £575 | +6.98% | 37 |
| North of England | -6 | 2 | £508 | -7.73% | 99 |
| North West | +10 | 1 | £700 | +27.27% | 59 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 1 | £315 | -43.50% | 35 |
Site Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, Site 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Site 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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