Support Engineer Contracts in Belfast

Support Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Belfast is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 12 22
Rank change year-on-year -3 +10 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 11 13 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast 7.59% 9.09% 5.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.21% 10.24% 5.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 8
10th Percentile - £183 -
25th Percentile - £194 £145
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £313 £150
Median % change year-on-year -55.20% +108.33% -
75th Percentile £144 £450 £155
90th Percentile £146 - £259
County Antrim median daily rate £140 £313 £150
% change year-on-year -55.20% +108.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £24.18 - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £24.18 - £10.29
% change year-on-year - - -12.65%

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 134 127 166
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.41% 88.81% 92.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 62 86
10th Percentile £166 £157 £146
25th Percentile £200 £284 £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £406 £448
Median % change year-on-year +8.92% -9.22% +11.88%
75th Percentile £613 £488 £500
90th Percentile £675 £638 £560
County Antrim median daily rate £443 £406 £448
% change year-on-year +8.92% -9.22% +11.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 4 12
10th Percentile £12.25 - -
25th Percentile £12.99 £13.91 £10.22
Median hourly rate £16.12 £14.96 £11.74
Median % change year-on-year +7.79% +27.36% -9.67%
75th Percentile £23.94 £16.81 £14.60
90th Percentile £24.18 £17.35 £23.61
County Antrim median hourly rate £19.34 £14.96 £13.45
% change year-on-year +29.32% +11.23% +13.08%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Support Engineer in Belfast

Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Belfast.

Daily rate trend for 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.

Hourly rate trend for Support Engineer in Belfast

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 23 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 across the Belfast region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 4 (36.36%) SharePoint
2 4 (36.36%) Incident Management
2 4 (36.36%) Break/Fix
3 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
3 3 (27.27%) Customer Service
3 3 (27.27%) Marketing
3 3 (27.27%) Digital Marketing
3 3 (27.27%) JavaScript
3 3 (27.27%) SAP
3 3 (27.27%) CSS
3 3 (27.27%) XML
3 3 (27.27%) HTTP
3 3 (27.27%) TCP/IP
3 3 (27.27%) DNS
3 3 (27.27%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (27.27%) Electronics
3 3 (27.27%) Telecoms
3 3 (27.27%) Finance
3 3 (27.27%) Manufacturing
3 3 (27.27%) Programme Management
4 2 (18.18%) Windows
4 2 (18.18%) Data Protection
4 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
4 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
4 2 (18.18%) Skype for Business
4 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (18.18%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (18.18%) Customer Requirements
4 2 (18.18%) Mentoring

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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (36.36%) SharePoint
2 2 (18.18%) Skype for Business
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (27.27%) DNS
1 3 (27.27%) HTTP
1 3 (27.27%) TCP/IP
2 2 (18.18%) Skype
3 1 (9.09%) VoIP
General
1 3 (27.27%) Electronics
1 3 (27.27%) Finance
1 3 (27.27%) Manufacturing
1 3 (27.27%) Marketing
1 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
1 3 (27.27%) Telecoms
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (27.27%) CSS
1 3 (27.27%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (9.09%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Windows
2 1 (9.09%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Break/Fix
1 4 (36.36%) Incident Management
2 3 (27.27%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (27.27%) Customer Service
2 3 (27.27%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (27.27%) Programme Management
3 2 (18.18%) Coaching
3 2 (18.18%) Customer Experience
3 2 (18.18%) Customer Requirements
3 2 (18.18%) Data Protection
3 2 (18.18%) Mentoring
4 1 (9.09%) Business Strategy
4 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (27.27%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) SLA
Vendors
1 5 (45.45%) Microsoft
2 3 (27.27%) SAP
3 1 (9.09%) Dell
3 1 (9.09%) ServiceNow