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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 Contract Rates in Cardiff: Day Rate Quartiles and Demand
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
4% Outside IR35
48% Inside IR35 engagements
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Operating as an independent Maintenance Engineer contractor in Cardiff offers distinct regional financial advantages, effectively balancing competitive local compensation against lower regional operational overheads. Verified local market intelligence establishes an established median day rate of £200/day, registering a 0.0% variance against the broader UK contracting standard. Local quartile analysis reveals an interquartile band from £160/day to £240/day across 6,871 local Maintenance Engineer vacancies to November 2026. Off-payroll records confirm that 4% of active Cardiff assignments maintain confirmed outside-IR35 status.
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 |
| Outside IR35 share | 4% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 48% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 48% | 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 | a regional rate discount versus London | Location pricing context, not an SDS |
Statutory Standards and Frequently Asked Questions
Cardiff does not create a special IR35 code for Maintenance Engineer work. The client SDS should name the Cardiff workplace and delivery model. An inside finding on a Cardiff Maintenance Engineer brief typically deducts tax at source, while outside IR35 Maintenance Engineer work in Cardiff is billed by a PSC. Local pay sits on a regional rate discount versus London, so a higher Cardiff headline rate can still be inside. Commuting into Cardiff does not, by itself, prove substitution or lack of control. Read the Maintenance Engineer Cardiff contract for workplace, hours, and equipment clauses.
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