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 £223, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 81 81
Rank change year-on-year -18 0 +31
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 25 42 65
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 1.44% 1.98% 2.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 2.13% 2.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 29 46
10th Percentile £182 £148 £128
25th Percentile £191 £200 £150
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £223 £350 £206
Median % change year-on-year -36.43% +69.70% +5.77%
75th Percentile £278 - £384
90th Percentile £475 £370 £456
Central London median daily rate £223 £350 £225
% change year-on-year -36.43% +55.56% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £20.48 - -
25th Percentile £21.53 £23.13 -
Median hourly rate £24.35 £26.25 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -7.26% +38.67% -2.42%
75th Percentile £27.84 £29.38 -
90th Percentile £29.28 - -
Central London median hourly rate £24.35 £26.25 £18.93
% change year-on-year -7.26% +38.67% -2.42%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,630 1,976 2,636
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 93.34% 94.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,135 1,210 1,849
10th Percentile £326 £363 £356
25th Percentile £418 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £690
90th Percentile £775 £776 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 15 15
10th Percentile £16.96 £16.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.18 £25.06 £17.97
Median hourly rate £27.50 £57.50 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.17% +51.32% -9.52%
75th Percentile £41.75 £112.00 £50.63
90th Percentile £64.11 £137.50 £71.75
Central London median hourly rate £26.57 £35.00 £37.00
% change year-on-year -24.09% -5.41% -10.30%

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 8 November 2025.

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 8 November 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.

1 14 (56.00%) Windows
2 9 (36.00%) Microsoft
3 8 (32.00%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (28.00%) Azure
4 7 (28.00%) ITIL
4 7 (28.00%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (28.00%) Windows 10
5 6 (24.00%) Active Directory
5 6 (24.00%) Citrix
6 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Excel
6 4 (16.00%) VPN
6 4 (16.00%) Wi-Fi
7 3 (12.00%) Apple
7 3 (12.00%) Degree
7 3 (12.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (12.00%) Polycom
7 3 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (12.00%) SCCM
8 2 (8.00%) Break/Fix
8 2 (8.00%) Customer Service
8 2 (8.00%) Data Security
8 2 (8.00%) DNS
8 2 (8.00%) Firewall
8 2 (8.00%) HP
8 2 (8.00%) ISMS
8 2 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (8.00%) ITSM
8 2 (8.00%) LAN
8 2 (8.00%) MCSA
8 2 (8.00%) MCSE

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 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (8.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (8.00%) Skype for Business
2 1 (4.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (28.00%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (12.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Aladdin
1 1 (4.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (4.00%) Eikon
1 1 (4.00%) Fidessa
1 1 (4.00%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 8 (32.00%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (28.00%) Azure
3 1 (4.00%) AWS
3 1 (4.00%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (4.00%) Azure ExpressRoute
3 1 (4.00%) Entra ID
3 1 (4.00%) OneDrive
3 1 (4.00%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (16.00%) VPN
1 4 (16.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (8.00%) DNS
2 2 (8.00%) Firewall
2 2 (8.00%) LAN
2 2 (8.00%) Skype
2 2 (8.00%) WAN
2 2 (8.00%) WebEx
3 1 (4.00%) DHCP
3 1 (4.00%) Internet
3 1 (4.00%) Intranet
3 1 (4.00%) IP Telephony
3 1 (4.00%) NetScaler
3 1 (4.00%) NGFW
3 1 (4.00%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (4.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.00%) SAP HANA
General
1 13 (52.00%) Social Skills
2 11 (44.00%) Finance
3 4 (16.00%) Banking
4 2 (8.00%) Law
5 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (4.00%) Electronics
5 1 (4.00%) Financial Institution
5 1 (4.00%) Front Office
5 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
5 1 (4.00%) Marketing
5 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.00%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (8.00%) Web Conferencing
3 1 (4.00%) Anti-Spyware
3 1 (4.00%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.00%) Mobile App
3 1 (4.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 14 (56.00%) Windows
2 7 (28.00%) Windows 10
3 2 (8.00%) Windows Server
4 1 (4.00%) Android
4 1 (4.00%) Mac OS
4 1 (4.00%) Mac OS X
4 1 (4.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (28.00%) ITIL
2 3 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (8.00%) Break/Fix
3 2 (8.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (8.00%) Data Security
3 2 (8.00%) ISMS
3 2 (8.00%) ITSM
3 2 (8.00%) Migration
3 2 (8.00%) Multi-Factor Authentication
3 2 (8.00%) Network Management
3 2 (8.00%) Preventative Maintenance
3 2 (8.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (8.00%) User Experience
4 1 (4.00%) Agile
4 1 (4.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (4.00%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (4.00%) Load Balancing
4 1 (4.00%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (4.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (4.00%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) ABAP
1 1 (4.00%) C
1 1 (4.00%) Python
1 1 (4.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 3 (12.00%) Degree
2 2 (8.00%) MCSA
2 2 (8.00%) MCSE
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (4.00%) CCNA
3 1 (4.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (4.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (4.00%) MCP
3 1 (4.00%) MOS
3 1 (4.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (8.00%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (24.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (8.00%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (4.00%) Firmware
3 1 (4.00%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (4.00%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 3 (12.00%) SCCM
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (4.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (36.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (24.00%) Citrix
3 3 (12.00%) Apple
3 3 (12.00%) Polycom
4 2 (8.00%) HP
4 2 (8.00%) SAP
4 2 (8.00%) VMware
5 1 (4.00%) Avaya
5 1 (4.00%) Bloomberg
5 1 (4.00%) CheckPoint
5 1 (4.00%) Dell
5 1 (4.00%) Infoblox
5 1 (4.00%) Palo Alto
5 1 (4.00%) Remedy
5 1 (4.00%) Reuters
5 1 (4.00%) ServiceNow
5 1 (4.00%) Wyse
5 1 (4.00%) Yealink