Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Support Engineer daily rate in England is £226, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2026.

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

 6 months to
6 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 114 126
Rank change year-on-year -58 +12 -46
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 762 679 621
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.64% 2.45% 1.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.79% 2.69% 2.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 489 448 425
10th Percentile £163 £160 £147
25th Percentile £188 £190 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £226 £235 £240
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% -2.08% -4.00%
75th Percentile £338 £350 £350
90th Percentile £508 £538 £519
UK median daily rate £238 £235 £244
% change year-on-year +1.06% -3.59% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 90 35
10th Percentile £15.24 £17.07 £16.35
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.30 £18.42
Median hourly rate £22.00 £25.15 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year -12.52% +4.01% +24.77%
75th Percentile £28.75 £43.75 £44.38
90th Percentile £48.30 £68.00 £66.54
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £25.15 £23.89
% change year-on-year -12.52% +5.30% +24.92%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 42,656 25,279 29,913
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.08% 91.06% 93.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,141 16,283 18,289
10th Percentile £325 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.24%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,680 1,407 1,330
10th Percentile £14.59 £13.80 £15.00
25th Percentile £20.48 £17.33 £21.25
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -6.40%
75th Percentile £68.00 £52.08 £67.50
90th Percentile £79.00 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.74 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +65.94% -40.82% -4.49%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 England.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Support Engineer in England

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Support Engineer in England

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 Support Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 6 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
London -36 278 £266 +6.50% 309
South East -51 161 £260 +9.24% 146
North of England -12 133 £200 -9.09% 116
North West +8 98 £200 -3.03% 56
East of England +16 87 £198 -10.23% 69
Midlands -62 68 £213 -16.67% 102
West Midlands -66 49 £210 -23.64% 53
South West -88 36 £218 -10.31% 64
Yorkshire -23 32 £210 -8.70% 42
East Midlands -12 19 £270 +38.46% 46
North East -41 4 £239 +1.60% 20
Support Engineer
UK

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

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

1 477 (62.60%) Windows
2 373 (48.95%) Microsoft
3 342 (44.88%) Active Directory
3 342 (44.88%) Microsoft 365
4 203 (26.64%) Problem-Solving
5 198 (25.98%) Customer Service
6 174 (22.83%) Windows 10
7 150 (19.69%) ITIL
8 142 (18.64%) Security Cleared
9 130 (17.06%) Azure
10 127 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
11 124 (16.27%) ITSM
12 114 (14.96%) Entra ID
13 109 (14.30%) SharePoint
14 99 (12.99%) ServiceNow
15 97 (12.73%) DNS
16 93 (12.20%) PowerShell
17 77 (10.10%) Windows Server
18 74 (9.71%) Microsoft Exchange
18 74 (9.71%) SC Cleared
19 73 (9.58%) Asset Management
19 73 (9.58%) Continuous Improvement
20 69 (9.06%) Degree
20 69 (9.06%) Linux
20 69 (9.06%) Service Management
21 66 (8.66%) Root Cause Analysis
21 66 (8.66%) Service Delivery
21 66 (8.66%) VMware
22 65 (8.53%) Mac OS
22 65 (8.53%) Migration

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
1 109 (14.30%) SharePoint
2 74 (9.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.79%) NetWeaver
4 5 (0.66%) Confluence
4 5 (0.66%) MTS
5 3 (0.39%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.26%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.26%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.13%) IIS
7 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2010
7 1 (0.13%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 41 (5.38%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (0.79%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.26%) Acrobat
4 2 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (0.66%) Remedy ITSM
1 5 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.13%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 1 (0.13%) Oracle BRM
2 1 (0.13%) SAP BRIM
2 1 (0.13%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.13%) SAP FI-CA
2 1 (0.13%) SAP FS
2 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
2 1 (0.13%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 342 (44.88%) Microsoft 365
2 130 (17.06%) Azure
3 114 (14.96%) Entra ID
4 47 (6.17%) OneDrive
5 39 (5.12%) AWS
6 22 (2.89%) SaaS
7 14 (1.84%) GCP
8 7 (0.92%) Google Workspace
9 6 (0.79%) Power Platform
10 5 (0.66%) AWS CloudFormation
10 5 (0.66%) AWS Direct Connect
10 5 (0.66%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 5 (0.66%) Mimecast
11 4 (0.52%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.52%) Cloud Functions
11 4 (0.52%) Google Compute Engine
11 4 (0.52%) Google Kubernetes Engine
11 4 (0.52%) IaaS
11 4 (0.52%) PaaS
11 4 (0.52%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 97 (12.73%) DNS
2 65 (8.53%) VPN
3 61 (8.01%) TCP/IP
4 52 (6.82%) DHCP
5 36 (4.72%) Wi-Fi
6 30 (3.94%) Firewall
7 27 (3.54%) LAN
8 25 (3.28%) WAN
9 20 (2.62%) Internet
10 10 (1.31%) SD-WAN
10 10 (1.31%) VLAN
10 10 (1.31%) Wireless
11 7 (0.92%) Network Security
11 7 (0.92%) SMTP
11 7 (0.92%) WebEx
12 6 (0.79%) BGP
12 6 (0.79%) MPLS
12 6 (0.79%) OSPF
12 6 (0.79%) SAN
13 5 (0.66%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.49%) SQL Server
2 10 (1.31%) MySQL
3 8 (1.05%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (0.79%) SAP HANA
5 5 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.66%) MaxDB
5 5 (0.66%) Sybase ASE
6 4 (0.52%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.52%) Power BI
7 3 (0.39%) Big Data
7 3 (0.39%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.39%) KDB
8 2 (0.26%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.13%) Db2
9 1 (0.13%) Kdb+
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 45 (5.91%) JIRA
2 11 (1.44%) Git
3 5 (0.66%) Browser DevTools
4 4 (0.52%) Artifactory
4 4 (0.52%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.39%) Android Studio
5 3 (0.39%) Eclipse
5 3 (0.39%) Xcode
6 2 (0.26%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.26%) Firebug
6 2 (0.26%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.13%) eggPlant
7 1 (0.13%) GitLab
7 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
General
1 326 (42.78%) Social Skills
2 88 (11.55%) Finance
3 74 (9.71%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (6.04%) Banking
5 42 (5.51%) Manufacturing
6 30 (3.94%) Organisational Skills
7 22 (2.89%) Investment Banking
8 21 (2.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (2.62%) Front Office
10 18 (2.36%) Legal
11 17 (2.23%) Financial Institution
12 15 (1.97%) Telecoms
13 14 (1.84%) Law
14 13 (1.71%) Retail
15 12 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (1.31%) Spanish Language
17 8 (1.05%) Public Sector
18 7 (0.92%) Marketing
19 4 (0.52%) French Language
20 3 (0.39%) Corporate Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.97%) Terraform
2 8 (1.05%) CSS
3 7 (0.92%) .NET
4 6 (0.79%) React
4 6 (0.79%) REST
5 5 (0.66%) HTML
5 5 (0.66%) LDAP
5 5 (0.66%) SAP Basis
5 5 (0.66%) SAP Fiori
5 5 (0.66%) SAPUI5
5 5 (0.66%) XML
6 4 (0.52%) FIX Protocol
7 3 (0.39%) Ajax
7 3 (0.39%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.39%) GraphQL
7 3 (0.39%) Jakarta EE
7 3 (0.39%) JDO
7 3 (0.39%) JSON
7 3 (0.39%) JSP
7 3 (0.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 117 (15.35%) Onboarding
2 35 (4.59%) Video Conferencing
3 22 (2.89%) Data Centre
4 19 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (2.36%) Hedge funds
6 17 (2.23%) Management Information System
7 16 (2.10%) Driving Licence
8 14 (1.84%) Data Protection Act
9 12 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (1.44%) CMDB
11 10 (1.31%) iPhone
12 9 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
12 9 (1.18%) Virtual Team
13 8 (1.05%) Distributed Systems
14 7 (0.92%) iPad
14 7 (0.92%) Life Science
15 6 (0.79%) BYOD
15 6 (0.79%) PKI
15 6 (0.79%) Renewable Energy
15 6 (0.79%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 477 (62.60%) Windows
2 174 (22.83%) Windows 10
3 77 (10.10%) Windows Server
4 69 (9.06%) Linux
5 65 (8.53%) Mac OS
6 42 (5.51%) Android
7 40 (5.25%) Apple iOS
8 26 (3.41%) Unix
9 13 (1.71%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (1.57%) Ubuntu
11 11 (1.44%) Windows 7
12 6 (0.79%) VMS
13 5 (0.66%) CentOS
14 4 (0.52%) OpenVMS
14 4 (0.52%) Solaris
14 4 (0.52%) Windows Server 2008
14 4 (0.52%) Windows Server 2012
15 3 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
16 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
17 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 203 (26.64%) Problem-Solving
2 198 (25.98%) Customer Service
3 150 (19.69%) ITIL
4 124 (16.27%) ITSM
5 73 (9.58%) Asset Management
5 73 (9.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 69 (9.06%) Service Management
7 66 (8.66%) Root Cause Analysis
7 66 (8.66%) Service Delivery
8 65 (8.53%) Migration
9 52 (6.82%) User Experience
10 42 (5.51%) Technical Leadership
11 40 (5.25%) Problem Management
12 39 (5.12%) Incident Management
13 36 (4.72%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 34 (4.46%) Runbook
15 33 (4.33%) Data Protection
16 31 (4.07%) Disaster Recovery
17 28 (3.67%) Stakeholder Management
18 27 (3.54%) AI
Programming Languages
1 93 (12.20%) PowerShell
2 60 (7.87%) SQL
3 41 (5.38%) Python
4 30 (3.94%) Java
5 25 (3.28%) JavaScript
6 13 (1.71%) Bash
7 9 (1.18%) C#
8 8 (1.05%) Shell Script
9 6 (0.79%) C++
10 5 (0.66%) Go
10 5 (0.66%) Perl
10 5 (0.66%) Tcl
11 4 (0.52%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.39%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.26%) DCL
14 1 (0.13%) Search Processing Language
14 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 142 (18.64%) Security Cleared
2 74 (9.71%) SC Cleared
3 69 (9.06%) Degree
4 60 (7.87%) DV Cleared
5 22 (2.89%) A+ Certification
6 18 (2.36%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 12 (1.57%) Network+ Certification
8 10 (1.31%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
10 8 (1.05%) DBS Check
11 7 (0.92%) Azure Certification
11 7 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.79%) CCNA
12 6 (0.79%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 5 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.66%) MCSE
14 3 (0.39%) CCNP
15 2 (0.26%) OCA
15 2 (0.26%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (6.82%) SLA
2 5 (0.66%) QA
3 4 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.26%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.26%) GDPR
5 1 (0.13%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.13%) GRC
5 1 (0.13%) GxP
5 1 (0.13%) ITGC
5 1 (0.13%) NCSC
System Software
1 342 (44.88%) Active Directory
2 53 (6.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (4.20%) VMware ESXi
4 21 (2.76%) Hyper-V
5 17 (2.23%) VMware NSX
6 15 (1.97%) vCloud
6 15 (1.97%) Virtual Desktop
7 9 (1.18%) Docker
8 7 (0.92%) BitLocker
8 7 (0.92%) vSphere
9 3 (0.39%) Microsoft App-V
9 3 (0.39%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.26%) zsh
11 1 (0.13%) Firmware
11 1 (0.13%) NFS
11 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 127 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 55 (7.22%) SCCM
3 32 (4.20%) vCenter Server
4 26 (3.41%) SCOM
5 18 (2.36%) Kubernetes
6 16 (2.10%) Ansible
7 12 (1.57%) Jamf Pro
8 7 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.92%) WSUS
9 6 (0.79%) Grafana
10 4 (0.52%) ITRS Geneos
11 3 (0.39%) FortiGate
11 3 (0.39%) Nagios
11 3 (0.39%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.39%) Puppet
11 3 (0.39%) vMotion
12 2 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
12 2 (0.26%) Kibana
12 2 (0.26%) NetBackup
12 2 (0.26%) vRealize
Vendors
1 373 (48.95%) Microsoft
2 99 (12.99%) ServiceNow
3 66 (8.66%) VMware
4 34 (4.46%) Apple
5 32 (4.20%) Cisco
6 31 (4.07%) Citrix
7 28 (3.67%) Oracle
8 23 (3.02%) Google
9 16 (2.10%) Splunk
10 15 (1.97%) Bloomberg
11 13 (1.71%) Samsung
12 12 (1.57%) iManage
13 11 (1.44%) Broadcom
13 11 (1.44%) SolarWinds
14 10 (1.31%) Sybase
15 9 (1.18%) Fortinet
15 9 (1.18%) Okta
15 9 (1.18%) SAP
16 8 (1.05%) Dynatrace
16 8 (1.05%) ION Trading
828 Support Engineer jobs in England