IT Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

IT Support Engineer
UK > England

The median IT Support Engineer daily rate in England is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
17 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 341 401 360
Rank change year-on-year +60 -41 +137
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 213 110 199
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.68% 0.38% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% 0.41% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 69 134
10th Percentile £138 £140 £122
25th Percentile £153 £165 £156
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £190 £200
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -2.44%
75th Percentile £238 £245 £238
90th Percentile £288 £290 £288
UK median daily rate £200 £190 £200
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 7 28
10th Percentile £16.50 £17.31 £14.62
25th Percentile £18.50 £19.60 £16.81
Median hourly rate £22.50 £21.00 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +10.94% +10.04%
75th Percentile £24.50 £25.59 £20.00
90th Percentile £25.83 £27.56 £25.63
UK median hourly rate £21.75 £22.30 £18.93
% change year-on-year -2.44% +17.78% +12.39%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 28,658 27,111 34,658
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.24% 92.91% 93.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,308 16,895 23,809
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
25th Percentile £405 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,754 870 1,350
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.62 £15.31
25th Percentile £18.20 £21.25 £19.62
Median hourly rate £26.30 £36.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.94% -20.00% +38.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.85 £73.75 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.52 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.97% -25.51% +50.00%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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 England.

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in England

IT Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

IT Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Support Engineer in England

IT Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

IT Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Support Engineer in England

IT Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 17 December 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
London +15 60 £200 - 17
North of England -6 55 £163 -22.62% 44
South East +5 41 £213 +9.68% 36
North West -8 27 £152 -2.26% 25
South West +10 25 £213 +13.33% 14
Yorkshire -29 20 £205 -31.67% 18
East of England -6 16 £200 +11.11% 15
Midlands -28 15 £200 +42.86% 17
North East 0 8 £106 - 5
West Midlands -35 8 £250 +88.68% 10
East Midlands -19 7 £170 - 7
IT Support Engineer
UK

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 December 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 England region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 134 (62.91%) Windows
2 104 (48.83%) Microsoft 365
3 97 (45.54%) Microsoft
4 84 (39.44%) Active Directory
5 71 (33.33%) Windows 10
6 69 (32.39%) Customer Service
7 45 (21.13%) Security Cleared
8 42 (19.72%) SC Cleared
9 34 (15.96%) Asset Management
9 34 (15.96%) Problem-Solving
10 32 (15.02%) ServiceNow
11 26 (12.21%) Microsoft Intune
11 26 (12.21%) Microsoft Office
12 24 (11.27%) SCCM
13 22 (10.33%) ITIL
14 21 (9.86%) Apple iOS
14 21 (9.86%) ITSM
15 20 (9.39%) Azure
15 20 (9.39%) Migration
16 19 (8.92%) Mac OS
17 17 (7.98%) Android
17 17 (7.98%) Google Workspace
18 16 (7.51%) Firewall
19 15 (7.04%) Apple
19 15 (7.04%) Google
19 15 (7.04%) Jamf Pro
19 15 (7.04%) SharePoint
19 15 (7.04%) TCP/IP
20 14 (6.57%) Cybersecurity
20 14 (6.57%) DNS

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 15 (7.04%) SharePoint
2 11 (5.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.47%) IIS
3 1 (0.47%) Tomcat
Applications
1 26 (12.21%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.47%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.35%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.47%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 104 (48.83%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (9.39%) Azure
3 17 (7.98%) Google Workspace
4 11 (5.16%) Entra ID
5 6 (2.82%) OneDrive
6 2 (0.94%) SaaS
6 2 (0.94%) Slack
7 1 (0.47%) IaaS
7 1 (0.47%) Mimecast
7 1 (0.47%) PaaS
7 1 (0.47%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 16 (7.51%) Firewall
2 15 (7.04%) TCP/IP
3 14 (6.57%) DNS
3 14 (6.57%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (5.63%) DHCP
4 12 (5.63%) VPN
5 11 (5.16%) Network Security
6 7 (3.29%) PABX
7 6 (2.82%) Wireless
8 5 (2.35%) LAN
9 4 (1.88%) VoIP
9 4 (1.88%) WAN
10 2 (0.94%) DMZ
10 2 (0.94%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.47%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.47%) Internet
11 1 (0.47%) PuTTY
11 1 (0.47%) Spanning Tree
11 1 (0.47%) Telnet
11 1 (0.47%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
1 1 (0.47%) Power BI
1 1 (0.47%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (1.41%) JIRA
General
1 124 (58.22%) Social Skills
2 17 (7.98%) Finance
3 12 (5.63%) Organisational Skills
4 11 (5.16%) Manufacturing
5 10 (4.69%) Public Sector
6 9 (4.23%) Banking
7 7 (3.29%) Electronics
7 7 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 7 (3.29%) Marketing
7 7 (3.29%) Telecoms
8 6 (2.82%) Aerospace
9 3 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (0.94%) Front Office
10 2 (0.94%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.94%) Law
10 2 (0.94%) Retail
11 1 (0.47%) Digital Health
11 1 (0.47%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.47%) Local Government
11 1 (0.47%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.94%) Middleware
2 1 (0.47%) JSON
2 1 (0.47%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 17 (7.98%) Driving Licence
2 14 (6.57%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (4.69%) Onboarding
4 9 (4.23%) Smartphone
5 6 (2.82%) iPhone
6 4 (1.88%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.41%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.94%) Management Information System
9 1 (0.47%) CCTV
9 1 (0.47%) Cyber Defence
9 1 (0.47%) Cyber Security Posture
9 1 (0.47%) Data Centre
9 1 (0.47%) Digital Signage
9 1 (0.47%) Manufacturing Execution System
9 1 (0.47%) NHS
9 1 (0.47%) Smartcard
9 1 (0.47%) Virtual Team
9 1 (0.47%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 134 (62.91%) Windows
2 71 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 21 (9.86%) Apple iOS
4 19 (8.92%) Mac OS
5 17 (7.98%) Android
6 14 (6.57%) Linux
7 9 (4.23%) Windows Server
8 3 (1.41%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.94%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.47%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (32.39%) Customer Service
2 34 (15.96%) Asset Management
2 34 (15.96%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (10.33%) ITIL
4 21 (9.86%) ITSM
5 20 (9.39%) Migration
6 14 (6.57%) Cybersecurity
7 13 (6.10%) Workflow
8 11 (5.16%) Workflow Management
9 10 (4.69%) User Experience
10 9 (4.23%) Break/Fix
11 8 (3.76%) Business Intelligence
12 7 (3.29%) Digital Marketing
12 7 (3.29%) Inventory Management
12 7 (3.29%) IT Asset Management
12 7 (3.29%) Mobile Device Management
12 7 (3.29%) Process Improvement
12 7 (3.29%) Programme Management
12 7 (3.29%) Service Management
13 6 (2.82%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.63%) PowerShell
2 2 (0.94%) SQL
3 1 (0.47%) C
3 1 (0.47%) Java
Qualifications
1 45 (21.13%) Security Cleared
2 42 (19.72%) SC Cleared
3 6 (2.82%) DV Cleared
4 5 (2.35%) DBS Check
5 4 (1.88%) A+ Certification
5 4 (1.88%) Degree
6 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.47%) BC Cleared
7 1 (0.47%) HND
7 1 (0.47%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.47%) MCP
7 1 (0.47%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (5.16%) SLA
2 1 (0.47%) GDPR
System Software
1 84 (39.44%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.88%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.94%) Firmware
5 1 (0.47%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.47%) Terminal Services
5 1 (0.47%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 26 (12.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (11.27%) SCCM
3 15 (7.04%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.94%) WSUS
5 1 (0.47%) Autotask
Vendors
1 97 (45.54%) Microsoft
2 32 (15.02%) ServiceNow
3 15 (7.04%) Apple
3 15 (7.04%) Google
4 12 (5.63%) HP
5 11 (5.16%) Cisco
6 9 (4.23%) Dell
7 7 (3.29%) SAP
8 6 (2.82%) Remedy
9 4 (1.88%) Citrix
9 4 (1.88%) VMware
10 3 (1.41%) Datto
10 3 (1.41%) Reuters
11 2 (0.94%) Bloomberg
11 2 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
11 2 (0.94%) ION Trading
11 2 (0.94%) Rapid7
11 2 (0.94%) Zscaler
12 1 (0.47%) Freshdesk
12 1 (0.47%) Yealink
129 IT Support Engineer jobs in England