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Sign UpIt Support Engineer - Service Now, Kanban, KCS - On Site Full Time
Posted 1 day ago by MRP Technology Ltd
IT Support Engineer - Contract Opportunity - Service Now, Kanban, KCS - On Site, Full Time, West SussexA large global or...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Onsite
- Location West Sussex
IT Support Engineer - Service Now, Kanban, KCS - On Site Full Time
Posted 1 day ago by MRP Technology Ltd
IT Support Engineer - Service Now, Kanban, KCS - On Site Full Time, OxfordA large global organisation is seeking an IT S...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Onsite
- Location Oxford, Oxfordshire
Security Operations Engineer (Contract) - Inside IR35/ On-site (Hybrid) - Glasgo...
Posted 1 day ago by Gigged.AI
About the projectOur Security Operations team needs an experienced SecOps engineer to add capacity and cover holiday lea...
- Rate £500 per day
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Site Reliability Engineer HP NonStop / Tandem / Connex / Payment Processing
Posted 2 days ago by Code Repo
Job DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer / HP NonStop (Tandem) Engineer with strong hands-...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
Site Reliability Engineer Fleet Engineering
Posted 2 days ago by Vaarida Technologies llc
Must Have Qualifications4+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or a...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Remote or San Jose, California
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Sign UpSite Engineer Contractor Day Rate Benchmarks and National Landscape
Live market telemetry, compensation quartiles, and IR35 compliance benchmarks across the UK contract sector.
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Enterprise job briefs for contract Site Engineer practitioners heavily prioritise verified architectural implementation rather than generalist conceptual understanding. In particular, demonstrable commercial proficiency in Construction, complemented by scalable deployment capabilities across cloud infrastructure, serves as the primary driver for top-tier daily remuneration. National compensation records a central market midpoint of £280/day, with quartiles from £250/day to £320/day on 10,679 listings to November 2026. 6% of active postings are formally designated outside IR35. Hiring for Site Engineer contractors registers as very high in the benchmark dataset, the top 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 | £280/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £250/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £320/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Hiring demand | Very High | Demand level in the benchmark dataset (Moderate, High or Very High) |
| Outside IR35 share | 6% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 5% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 89% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | IT (54%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | 10,679 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
Off-payroll working rules still sit with the end client for medium and large private-sector hirers of Site Engineer contractors nationwide. A Status Determination Statement should precede start date, and PAYE or umbrella treatment usually follows an inside finding. Outside IR35 work is invoiced to a limited company and tax planning stays with the limited company. Regional pay still follows UK-wide rate parity. Use HMRC guidance and, where needed, a status review rather than the vacancy wording alone. Filter the board above by IR35 to see how the mix lands in IT.
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