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Electrical Commissioning Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by JAM Recruitment Ltd
RESPONSIBILITIESUndertake electrical commissioning across HV substations, data centre infrastructure and renewable energ...
- Rate £70 per hour
- Category Outside
- Work type Onsite
- Location UK; London; Birmingham; Manchester; Glasgow; Liverpool; Leeds; Edinburgh; Bristol; Cardiff; Nottingham
Electrical Commissioning Engineer - HV / Renewables / BESS
Posted 1 day ago by JAM Recruitment Ltd
THE OPPORTUNITYJAM Recruitment is supporting an established high-voltage electrical engineering contractor delivering re...
- Rate £70 per hour
- Category Outside
- Work type Onsite
- Location Scotland; Glasgow; Edinburgh; Aberdeen; Perth; Dundee; Paisley; Inverness; Falkirk; Fife; Stirling
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Mechanical Commissioning Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by JAM Recruitment Ltd
PROJECT OVERVIEWMechanical Commissioning Engineer 12 Months Outside IR35 - £600 per day London and South Wales - Site Ba...
- Rate £75 per hour
- Category Outside
- Work type Onsite
- Location London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
Commissioning & Test Engineer (Automation / Intralogistics) NO I.T
Posted 2 days ago by Ganymede Solutions
The roleIf you’ve spent your career making automated systems work, this is the chance to own the finish line.You’ll step...
- Rate £600 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Onsite
- Location Leicester, Leicestershire
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Sign UpEIA Precommissioning and Commissioning Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by Airswift
Role ResponsibilitiesCoordinate and supervise all EIA precommissioning and commissioning activities in accordance with p...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Not specified
- Location Grandpuits-Bailly-Carrois, France
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Sign UpCommissioning Engineer Contractor Day Rate Benchmarks and National Landscape
Live market telemetry, compensation quartiles, and IR35 compliance benchmarks across the UK contract sector.
Median Daily Rate
£350/day
in line with national baselines
Interquartile Range
£280/day – £425/day
Middle 50% market distribution
Contract Engagement Split
21% Outside IR35
11% Inside IR35 engagements
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Commercial demand for qualified Commissioning Engineer specialists across the United Kingdom demonstrates resilient hiring velocity within enterprise engineering departments. Prevailing rate telemetry converges upon a UK median benchmark of £350/day, bounded by quartiles from £280/day to £425/day across 1,238 priced roles to November 2026. Securing compensation toward the upper quartile correlates with demonstrable expertise in Engineering, complemented by hands-on execution across cloud infrastructure. From a contractual compliance perspective, 21% of active vacancies maintain verified outside-IR35 status. Demand is led by Engineering at 100%. The benchmark dataset rates current hiring for Commissioning Engineer contractors as high, the middle of its three demand bands.
Daily Rate Quartiles and Market Benchmarks
Day rates and IR35 shares come from the Quality Contracts market benchmark dataset of UK contract postings; sector labels come from vacancies matching this hub. Quartiles use priced roles only.
| Metric | Value | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Median day rate | £350/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £280/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £425/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Hiring demand | High | Demand level in the benchmark dataset (Moderate, High or Very High) |
| Outside IR35 share | 21% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 11% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 68% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | Engineering (100%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | 1,238 roles | Postings with a stated day rate in the benchmark dataset |
| Regional rate band | UK-wide rate parity | Location pricing context, not an SDS |
Statutory Standards and Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 10 determinations remain a client-side duty for medium and large private-sector hirers of Commissioning Engineer contractors across the UK. An SDS is expected before the assignment begins, and inside IR35 income is typically paid through PAYE or an umbrella. PSC contractors invoice fees gross and the contractor manages corporation tax and dividends. Location does not remove IR35: UK-wide rate parity only describes advertised rates. None of this replaces a CEST assessment or professional advice. The Engineering cluster above is the practical place to compare SDS outcomes for this discipline.
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