Support Engineer
Manchester > Bolton
The median Support Engineer daily rate in Bolton is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 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 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | - | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bolton | 26.67% | - | 4.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 28.57% | - | 5.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £179 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £181 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | - | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £223 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £239 | - | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £300 | £220 | £315 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.36% | -30.16% | +82.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | - | - |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £65.00 | - | £17.70 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -23.23% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bolton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title | 28 | 16 | 20 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.33% | 94.12% | 86.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £258 | £177 |
| 25th Percentile | £178 | £363 | £192 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | £480 | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -60.42% | +92.00% | +7.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £250 | £519 | £366 |
| 90th Percentile | £260 | £538 | £439 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £450 | £491 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.40% | -1.75% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £44.13 | £24.14 | £21.43 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £24.19 | £26.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £33.00 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +81.82% | -49.62% | +125.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £60.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.75 | £82.50 | - |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £24.83 | £28.50 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.89% | +9.62% | +40.54% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Bolton.
Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Bolton.
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton
For the 6 months to 29 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 Bolton region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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: