Support Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast
The median Support Engineer daily rate in Belfast is £148, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 11 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | 0 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast | 8.16% | 9.68% | 7.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.89% | 10.26% | 8.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £201 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £140 | £203 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £148 | £143 | £213 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.86% | -32.94% | +41.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £149 | £163 | £228 |
| 90th Percentile | £150 | £191 | £234 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £148 | £143 | £213 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.86% | -32.94% | +41.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £23.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £23.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Belfast
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title | 135 | 117 | 147 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.84% | 94.35% | 89.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 90 | 72 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £155 | £173 | £166 |
| 25th Percentile | £273 | £309 | £293 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £450 | £419 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.89% | +7.46% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £530 | £575 | £504 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £636 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £410 | £450 | £419 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.89% | +7.46% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.92 | £12.25 | £13.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.59 | £14.19 | £14.59 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +87.45% | -2.79% | +16.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.32 | £16.12 | £15.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.47 | - | £16.87 |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £24.18 | £15.75 | £14.59 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.52% | +7.93% | +5.06% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Belfast.
Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Belfast.
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 across the Belfast region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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: