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Planned Preventative Maintenance Lead Engineer / Electrician
Posted 3 days ago by GCP Facilities Ltd
About usGCP Facilities Ltd is a Support Services Provider in Facilities Management, offering a range of Hard solutions.W...
- Rate £250 per day
- Category Not specified
- Work type Not specified
- Location London; City of London; East London; Central London; South East London; West London; Canary Wharf; South West London; North London; Greenwich; Stratford
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Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer / Contractor – FMCG Shift Cover
Posted 2 weeks ago by TEAM
A growing engineering team providing shift cover support to FMCG manufacturers across the Cambridgeshire and Peterboroug...
- Rate £40 per hour
- Category Not specified
- Work type Not specified
- Location Steeple Gidding, Huntingdon (PE28), PE28 5XN
Maintenance 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
£200/day
in line with national baselines
Interquartile Range
£160/day – £240/day
Middle 50% market distribution
Contract Engagement Split
10% Outside IR35
9% Inside IR35 engagements
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Technical specifications for UK-based Maintenance Engineer contractors place clear emphasis on production-grade systems execution over theoretical domain knowledge. Specifically, validated production experience in Engineering, paired with operational delivery within cloud infrastructure, acts as the primary catalyst for top-tier daily remuneration. National compensation converges upon an established median of £200/day, with quartiles from £160/day to £240/day on 6,871 listings to November 2026. 10% of active postings maintain confirmed outside-IR35 status. The benchmark dataset rates current hiring for Maintenance Engineer contractors as very high, its top demand band.
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 | £200/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £160/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £240/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Hiring demand | Very High | Demand level in the benchmark dataset (Moderate, High or Very High) |
| Outside IR35 share | 10% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 9% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 81% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | Engineering (92%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | 6,871 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 Maintenance 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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