IT Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

IT Support Engineer
North West > Cheshire

The median IT Support Engineer daily rate in Cheshire is £160, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 53 54
Rank change year-on-year -23 +1 +14
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 3 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.43% 0.40% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.43% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £263 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £275 £175
Median % change year-on-year -41.82% +57.14% -51.72%
75th Percentile - £288 £188
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £152 £150 £165
% change year-on-year +1.00% -9.09% -18.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £16.19 -
North West median hourly rate £20.00 £16.19 £17.72
% change year-on-year +23.53% -8.63% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 628 463 346
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.46% 91.50% 87.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 476 270 222
10th Percentile £269 £323 £252
25th Percentile £358 £379 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £477 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -4.70% +11.11%
75th Percentile £552 £568 £555
90th Percentile £688 £645 £597
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 27 26
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.49 £16.57
25th Percentile £18.59 £15.36 £20.07
Median hourly rate £22.85 £22.09 £28.31
Median % change year-on-year +3.44% -21.96% +29.96%
75th Percentile £36.06 £35.00 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £43.75 £42.50
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £31.25 £31.50
% change year-on-year -5.28% -0.79% +56.48%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheshire

IT Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire

IT Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire

IT Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 11 November 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
Warrington - 2 - - 1
Crewe - 1 £160 -
IT Support Engineer
North West

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 11 November 2025, IT 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 Cheshire region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) MCP
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Migration
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 10

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
1 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Migration
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft