Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Support Engineer
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 38 34
Rank change year-on-year -4 -4 +53
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 5 15 26
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 1.22% 4.01% 4.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% 4.13% 4.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 7 12
10th Percentile £175 £121 £164
25th Percentile £185 £131 £190
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £150 £203
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -25.93% -32.50%
75th Percentile £250 £283 £228
90th Percentile £385 £419 £293
South East median daily rate £238 £220 £215
% change year-on-year +8.18% +2.33% -14.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 9
10th Percentile - - £15.43
25th Percentile - - £17.25
Median hourly rate - £18.70 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year - -8.78% +5.13%
75th Percentile - - £23.00
90th Percentile - - £30.00
South East median hourly rate £20.18 £18.70 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.91% -6.50% -4.76%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 378 363 527
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 97.06% 95.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 253 395
10th Percentile £199 £234 £237
25th Percentile £363 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £550 £565 £600
90th Percentile £625 £655 £692
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £513
% change year-on-year -2.44% - +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 14 21
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.55 £13.17
25th Percentile £15.91 £14.94 £16.40
Median hourly rate £24.54 £18.17 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +35.06% -11.38% +30.16%
75th Percentile £29.61 £36.56 £24.00
90th Percentile £36.00 £49.03 £30.00
South East median hourly rate £25.00 £45.00 £52.20
% change year-on-year -44.44% -13.79% +49.14%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Support Engineer in Buckinghamshire

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 15 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes +4 5 £225 -46.43% 5
Support Engineer
South East

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 15 December 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (40.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Apple
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Cisco
3 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (20.00%) HP
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (20.00%) ITSM
3 1 (20.00%) Logistics
3 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (20.00%) Patch Management
3 1 (20.00%) Planview
3 1 (20.00%) Power BI
3 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (20.00%) PowerApps
3 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) QA
3 1 (20.00%) Remedy
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) SCCM
3 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (20.00%) Entra ID
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (20.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Video Conferencing
1 1 (20.00%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 1 (20.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (40.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (20.00%) ITSM
2 1 (20.00%) Logistics
2 1 (20.00%) Patch Management
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap
2 1 (20.00%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) QA
1 1 (20.00%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Apple
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco
1 1 (20.00%) HP
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (20.00%) Planview
1 1 (20.00%) Remedy
1 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow