Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Support Engineer
Central London > City of London

The median Support Engineer daily rate in the City of London is £211, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 97 90 75
Rank change year-on-year -7 -15 +29
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 29 28 54
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 1.43% 1.55% 2.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% 1.67% 2.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 15 44
10th Percentile £181 £165 £137
25th Percentile £183 £188 £173
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £211 £303 £250
Median % change year-on-year -30.17% +21.00% +38.89%
75th Percentile £270 £382 £350
90th Percentile £438 £429 £385
Central London median daily rate £203 £314 £264
% change year-on-year -35.46% +18.96% +35.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £19.06
25th Percentile £27.25 - £19.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 - £19.87
75th Percentile £27.75 - £20.79
90th Percentile - - £21.16
Central London median hourly rate £27.50 - £20.82
% change year-on-year - - +6.74%

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

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 1,908 1,681 2,233
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 93.13% 94.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,313 1,045 1,600
10th Percentile £350 £361 £338
25th Percentile £440 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -5.65% +2.22% -5.06%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 10 19
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £16.15
25th Percentile £20.18 £26.25 £17.97
Median hourly rate £40.50 £35.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.08% +57.78% -35.71%
75th Percentile £52.16 £96.19 £40.00
90th Percentile £59.72 £119.55 £49.05
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -25.40% +40.00% -25.93%

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 job vacancy trend 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.

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 10 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Support Engineer in the City of London

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.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the City of London

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 10 March 2026, 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.

1 17 (58.62%) Windows
2 12 (41.38%) Microsoft
3 11 (37.93%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (34.48%) Active Directory
4 10 (34.48%) Windows 10
5 7 (24.14%) Azure
6 6 (20.69%) ITIL
7 5 (17.24%) Degree
7 5 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (17.24%) User Experience
8 4 (13.79%) Windows Server
9 3 (10.34%) Entra ID
9 3 (10.34%) Mac OS
9 3 (10.34%) Master's Degree
9 3 (10.34%) Process Management
9 3 (10.34%) SAP
10 2 (6.90%) Azure Certification
10 2 (6.90%) Break/Fix
10 2 (6.90%) CCNA
10 2 (6.90%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (6.90%) Customer Service
10 2 (6.90%) Data Security
10 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Intune
10 2 (6.90%) Multi-Factor Authentication
10 2 (6.90%) Network Management
10 2 (6.90%) SLA
10 2 (6.90%) Software Deployment
10 2 (6.90%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (6.90%) VPN
10 2 (6.90%) Wi-Fi

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Aladdin
1 1 (3.45%) Eikon
1 1 (3.45%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 11 (37.93%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (24.14%) Azure
3 3 (10.34%) Entra ID
4 1 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (3.45%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) VPN
1 2 (6.90%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (3.45%) Firewall
2 1 (3.45%) Remote Desktop
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) JIRA
General
1 21 (72.41%) Social Skills
2 6 (20.69%) Banking
3 5 (17.24%) Finance
4 2 (6.90%) Investment Banking
5 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.45%) Financial Institution
5 1 (3.45%) Front Office
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.90%) Web Conferencing
3 1 (3.45%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (58.62%) Windows
2 10 (34.48%) Windows 10
3 4 (13.79%) Windows Server
4 3 (10.34%) Mac OS
5 1 (3.45%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (20.69%) ITIL
2 5 (17.24%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (17.24%) User Experience
3 3 (10.34%) Process Management
4 2 (6.90%) Break/Fix
4 2 (6.90%) Customer Service
4 2 (6.90%) Data Security
4 2 (6.90%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 2 (6.90%) Network Management
4 2 (6.90%) Software Deployment
5 1 (3.45%) Agile
5 1 (3.45%) Application Security
5 1 (3.45%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (3.45%) DevOps
5 1 (3.45%) Problem Management
5 1 (3.45%) Roadmaps
5 1 (3.45%) Root Cause Analysis
5 1 (3.45%) Runbook
5 1 (3.45%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (3.45%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) C#
1 1 (3.45%) Python
1 1 (3.45%) SQL
1 1 (3.45%) VBA
Qualifications
1 5 (17.24%) Degree
2 3 (10.34%) Master's Degree
3 2 (6.90%) Azure Certification
3 2 (6.90%) CCNA
3 2 (6.90%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) SLA
2 1 (3.45%) GDPR
System Software
1 10 (34.48%) Active Directory
2 2 (6.90%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (3.45%) Autotask
Vendors
1 12 (41.38%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.34%) SAP
3 1 (3.45%) Apple
3 1 (3.45%) Bloomberg
3 1 (3.45%) Citrix
3 1 (3.45%) Dell
3 1 (3.45%) HP
3 1 (3.45%) Reuters
3 1 (3.45%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.45%) VMware