Support Engineer
UK
The median Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £213 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 110 | 115 | 152 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +37 | +88 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 864 | 1,244 | 1,609 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.01% | 2.21% | 1.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.16% | 2.33% | 1.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 594 | 893 | 1,058 |
| 10th Percentile | £138 | £150 | £135 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £185 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £213 | £250 | £213 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +17.65% | -1.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £338 | £420 | £313 |
| 90th Percentile | £450 | £673 | £438 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £211 | £195 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.33% | +8.33% | -2.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 52 | 56 | 118 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.25 | £13.45 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.00 | £16.53 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.23 | £21.14 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.16% | +20.77% | +11.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £26.88 | £22.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.75 | £37.63 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.34 | £20.00 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.70% | +14.29% | +11.04% |
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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer.
Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer.
Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Engineer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Support Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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 | -7 | 736 | £215 | -14.00% | 574 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 505 | £200 | -5.33% | 512 |
| London | +2 | 309 | £250 | -31.03% | 99 |
| Work from Home | -34 | 152 | £300 | -20.00% | 146 |
| South East | -14 | 124 | £215 | -4.44% | 167 |
| Midlands | +2 | 93 | £200 | -23.08% | 64 |
| North of England | -24 | 84 | £190 | -11.63% | 103 |
| South West | -11 | 65 | £178 | -11.00% | 70 |
| Scotland | +51 | 61 | £325 | +85.71% | 49 |
| West Midlands | -19 | 49 | £225 | -13.46% | 29 |
| East of England | -6 | 48 | £225 | +18.42% | 61 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 44 | £200 | -33.11% | 35 |
| North West | -23 | 44 | £160 | -33.33% | 54 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 32 | £200 | -3.61% | 36 |
| Wales | +22 | 23 | £145 | -10.77% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 9 | £140 | -37.78% | 9 |
| North East | +6 | 8 | £175 | -12.50% | 15 |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support 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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