Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Billingham
Support Engineer
Durham > Billingham
The median Support Engineer daily rate in Billingham is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1 | 2 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | - | - |
| Contract Support Engineer jobs | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Billingham | 75.00% | 50.00% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 75.00% | 50.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £271 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £273 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £180 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £405 | - | - |
| Durham median daily rate | £300 | £228 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.87% | -24.17% | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Billingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Billingham matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Billingham matching a recognised job title | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 100.00% | 100.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £271 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £273 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £180 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £405 | - | - |
| Durham median daily rate | £381 | £438 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.86% | -5.41% | +12.12% |
Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Billingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Support Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Billingham.
Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Billingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Billingham.
Support Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in Billingham
Daily rate distribution for Support Engineer jobs in Billingham over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
Support Engineer Skill Set Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Billingham
For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, Support Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Support Engineer job ads across the Billingham region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Application Packaging | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Windows | 100.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Biotechnology | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Citrix | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | ITIL | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | ITIL Foundation Certificate | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Microsoft | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Microsoft 365 | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Migration | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Root Cause Analysis | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | SCCM | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Software Deployment | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Validation | 66.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Windows 10 | 66.7% | 2 |
| 16 | Customer Service | 33.3% | 1 |
| 16 | GMP | 33.3% | 1 |
| 16 | GxP | 33.3% | 1 |
| 16 | Incident Management | 33.3% | 1 |
| 16 | ITSM | 33.3% | 1 |
| 16 | Microsoft Office | 33.3% | 1 |
| 16 | Performance Metrics | 33.3% | 1 |
| 16 | Project Delivery | 33.3% | 1 |
| 16 | Release Management | 33.3% | 1 |
| 16 | ServiceNow | 33.3% | 1 |
Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Billingham by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 66.7% | 2 |
| 1 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 66.7% | 2 |
| 3 | 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer | 33.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Applications Support Engineer | 33.3% | 1 |