For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title
1,591
1,982
2,724
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.92%
93.58%
94.06%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,093
1,221
1,887
10th Percentile
£325
£363
£363
25th Percentile
£424
£463
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£588
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-2.13%
+2.17%
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£700
90th Percentile
£775
£783
£800
Central London median daily rate
£550
£575
£575
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
17
15
14
10th Percentile
£16.85
£16.60
£17.00
25th Percentile
£20.18
£25.06
£18.06
Median hourly rate
£26.57
£57.50
£37.00
Median % change year-on-year
-53.79%
+55.41%
-11.90%
75th Percentile
£36.00
£112.00
£48.25
90th Percentile
£64.48
£137.50
£63.88
Central London median hourly rate
£27.04
£35.00
£36.00
% change year-on-year
-22.76%
-2.78%
-13.25%
Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
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 the City of London.
Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.
Support Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in the City of London over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.
Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.
Support Engineer Contract Job Locations in the City of London
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 City of London region over the 6 months to 19 October 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
Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 19 October 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 City of London region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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:
