Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Aberdeen

Support Engineer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Aberdeen is £310, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Aberdeen 2.63% - 6.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.78% - 7.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 - £190
75th Percentile - - £200
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £225 £340 £410
% change year-on-year -33.82% -17.07% +94.08%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen with a recognized job title 36 34 27
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 100.00% 87.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 16 15
10th Percentile £206 £266 £147
25th Percentile £280 £459 £169
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £550 £190
Median % change year-on-year -20.91% +189.47% -53.09%
75th Percentile £500 £578 £494
90th Percentile - £600 £543
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +0.89% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile - £28.23 £16.64
25th Percentile - £31.19 £16.86
Median hourly rate £25.15 £36.75 £17.21
Median % change year-on-year -31.56% +113.54% -2.88%
75th Percentile - £42.69 £17.61
90th Percentile - £45.88 £17.68
Scotland median hourly rate £20.80 £18.13 £17.72
% change year-on-year +14.70% +2.31% -

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Aberdeen.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Aberdeen

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Aberdeen

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Aberdeen.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Aberdeen

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, Support Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Aberdeen region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft