Applications Engineer
UK
The median Applications Engineer daily rate in the UK is £501 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 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 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 423 | 447 | 628 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +181 | -46 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer | 151 | 266 | 232 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.47% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.38% | 0.49% | 0.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 101 | 216 | 158 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £387 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £468 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £501 | £600 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.58% | +41.18% | -9.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £700 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £823 | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £470 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.07% | +13.89% | -8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48.40 | £22.58 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £49.94 | £41.01 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.65 | £54.56 | £56.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.66% | -3.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.95 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £74.88 | £63.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.65 | £51.48 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.75% | -1.94% | - |
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 | 39,476 | 54,050 | 83,442 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,679 | 37,739 | 58,629 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.35% |
| 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 | 2,653 | 1,507 | 2,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.45 | £15.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.70 | £76.10 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Applications Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Applications Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Applications Engineer.
Applications Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Engineer over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.
Applications Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Applications Engineer.
Applications 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 Applications Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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 | -27 | 114 | £500 | -16.67% | 162 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 74 | £550 | +17.07% | 134 |
| London | -16 | 56 | £509 | -18.64% | 28 |
| Work from Home | +53 | 50 | £500 | -25.89% | 69 |
| South East | +13 | 25 | £580 | +23.50% | 36 |
| Scotland | +59 | 18 | £725 | +114.81% | 6 |
| East of England | +16 | 12 | £500 | +42.86% | 19 |
| Midlands | +35 | 9 | £650 | +30.00% | 32 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 9 | £650 | +42.86% | 20 |
| South West | +9 | 6 | £400 | -20.00% | 19 |
| North of England | +14 | 4 | £550 | +12.82% | 28 |
| North West | +11 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| North East | - | 1 | £550 | - | 4 |
Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, Applications 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 Applications Engineer in the job title.
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Applications 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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