Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in the East of England
Support Engineer
England > East of England
The median Support Engineer daily rate in the East of England is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 40 | 57 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -16 | +7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 93 | 40 | 55 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East of England | 3.90% | 2.88% | 3.93% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.28% | 3.37% | 4.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 75 | 21 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £155 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £185 | £181 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £220 | £220 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +12.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £213 | £230 | £284 |
| 90th Percentile | £240 | £238 | £348 |
| England median daily rate | £226 | £235 | £234 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | +0.59% | -6.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £56.85 | £25.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £58.88 | £28.18 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £37.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £22.00 | £25.15 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.52% | +4.01% | +24.00% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
East of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the East of England with a recognized job title | 2,172 | 1,186 | 1,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.03% | 85.39% | 89.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 824 | 529 | 531 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £188 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £311 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £688 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 665 | 291 | 236 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £13.80 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.51 | £16.00 | £21.34 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.84 | £30.00 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +62.80% | -36.84% | +43.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £70.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -41.51% | -6.28% |
Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
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 East of England.
Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.
Support Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in the East of England over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in the East of England.
Support Engineer Contract Job Locations in the East of England
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 East of England region over the 6 months to 20 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | +17 | 42 | £180 | -12.83% | |
| Hertfordshire | -11 | 17 | £190 | -15.56% | 19 |
| Essex | -8 | 15 | £240 | +23.08% | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | +2 | 13 | £190 | +7.04% | 17 |
| Suffolk | -14 | 5 | £238 | +7.95% | 4 |
| Bedfordshire | - | 2 | £373 | - | 4 |
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Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England
For the 6 months to 20 October 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 East of England region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows | 75.3% | 70 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 71.0% | 66 |
| 2 | Microsoft 365 | 71.0% | 66 |
| 4 | Active Directory | 51.6% | 48 |
| 5 | Windows 10 | 43.0% | 40 |
| 6 | Customer Service | 39.8% | 37 |
| 7 | ITIL | 29.0% | 27 |
| 8 | Microsoft Intune | 28.0% | 26 |
| 9 | SharePoint | 24.7% | 23 |
| 10 | Asset Management | 23.7% | 22 |
| 10 | Azure | 23.7% | 22 |
| 10 | Problem-Solving | 23.7% | 22 |
| 13 | Entra ID | 17.2% | 16 |
| 14 | ITSM | 16.1% | 15 |
| 15 | Security Cleared | 15.1% | 14 |
| 16 | SC Cleared | 14.0% | 13 |
| 17 | User Experience | 10.8% | 10 |
| 18 | DHCP | 8.6% | 8 |
| 18 | DNS | 8.6% | 8 |
| 20 | Cybersecurity | 7.5% | 7 |
| 21 | Cisco | 6.5% | 6 |
| 21 | Migration | 6.5% | 6 |
| 21 | PowerShell | 6.5% | 6 |
| 21 | Service Delivery | 6.5% | 6 |
| 25 | Digital Transformation Programme | 5.4% | 5 |
| 25 | High Availability | 5.4% | 5 |
| 25 | Inventory Management | 5.4% | 5 |
| 25 | macOS | 5.4% | 5 |
| 25 | MaxDB | 5.4% | 5 |
| 25 | NetWeaver | 5.4% | 5 |
Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Engineer | 68.8% | 64 |
| 2 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 10.8% | 10 |
| 3 | 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 9.7% | 9 |
| 4 | Desktop Support Engineer | 6.5% | 6 |
| 5 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 5.4% | 5 |
| 5 | SAP Basis Support | 5.4% | 5 |
| 5 | SAP Engineer | 5.4% | 5 |
| 8 | Design Engineer | 3.2% | 3 |
| 8 | Test Engineer | 3.2% | 3 |
| 10 | 1st Line Support Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | 3rd Line Server Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | 3rd Line Server Support | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Active Directory Support Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Server Support Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Technical Support Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Windows Server Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Windows Server Support | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Windows Support Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Wintel Server Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Wintel Support Engineer | 2.2% | 2 |