Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Support Engineer daily rate in England is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
18 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 114 114
Rank change year-on-year -46 0 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 656 581 721
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.60% 2.37% 1.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 2.57% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 455 377 497
10th Percentile £153 £153 £140
25th Percentile £185 £200 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £238 £215
Median % change year-on-year -11.58% +10.47% -14.00%
75th Percentile £334 £385 £318
90th Percentile £453 £500 £446
UK median daily rate £210 £235 £210
% change year-on-year -10.57% +11.90% -16.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 43 50
10th Percentile £17.02 £18.11 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.51 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.50 £25.15 £22.08
Median % change year-on-year -10.54% +13.93% +7.16%
75th Percentile £32.52 £59.38 £40.31
90th Percentile £37.50 £68.00 £46.75
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £24.66 £21.41
% change year-on-year +1.99% +15.19% +5.46%

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 37,836 22,609 33,815
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 92.39% 92.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,491 15,046 22,418
10th Percentile £319 £296 £284
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £523 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.01% -0.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £644
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £510 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.49% -2.38% -2.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,612 915 2,440
10th Percentile £15.72 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.79 £18.50 £16.30
Median hourly rate £45.59 £30.00 £36.92
Median % change year-on-year +51.95% -18.73% -17.54%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.75 £61.30
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £28.15 £36.50
% change year-on-year +52.75% -22.88% -18.89%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 -46 206 £275 - 59
South East -30 140 £210 -16.00% 101
North of England -77 89 £190 -11.63% 59
Midlands -36 87 £209 -20.57% 47
South West -28 75 £210 -10.64% 20
East of England -7 60 £200 -10.11% 36
North West -42 55 £190 -11.63% 35
West Midlands -54 53 £250 -9.09% 28
East Midlands 0 35 £200 -5.88% 19
Yorkshire -48 33 £190 -19.15% 18
North East -34 1 - - 8
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 18 May 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.

1 306 (46.65%) Windows
2 235 (35.82%) Microsoft
3 226 (34.45%) Active Directory
4 217 (33.08%) Microsoft 365
5 148 (22.56%) Windows 10
6 132 (20.12%) Customer Service
7 127 (19.36%) Security Cleared
8 126 (19.21%) Azure
9 111 (16.92%) Problem-Solving
10 100 (15.24%) SC Cleared
11 93 (14.18%) Microsoft Intune
12 90 (13.72%) ITIL
13 73 (11.13%) ServiceNow
14 69 (10.52%) Entra ID
15 53 (8.08%) Migration
15 53 (8.08%) SQL
16 51 (7.77%) PowerShell
16 51 (7.77%) SharePoint
17 49 (7.47%) ITSM
17 49 (7.47%) JIRA
18 44 (6.71%) DNS
19 39 (5.95%) Degree
20 37 (5.64%) SCCM
21 36 (5.49%) LAN
21 36 (5.49%) Wi-Fi
22 35 (5.34%) Windows Server
23 34 (5.18%) Asset Management
23 34 (5.18%) Change Management
23 34 (5.18%) Linux
23 34 (5.18%) Unix

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 51 (7.77%) SharePoint
2 25 (3.81%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.76%) NetWeaver
4 4 (0.61%) IIS
5 3 (0.46%) Confluence
5 3 (0.46%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.30%) Apache
6 2 (0.30%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.30%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.15%) Tuxedo
7 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 27 (4.12%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (1.07%) Shopify
2 6 (0.91%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.76%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.15%) Alphatax
5 1 (0.15%) assyst
5 1 (0.15%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.15%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 217 (33.08%) Microsoft 365
2 126 (19.21%) Azure
3 69 (10.52%) Entra ID
4 22 (3.35%) AWS
4 22 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
4 22 (3.35%) SaaS
5 17 (2.59%) OneDrive
6 12 (1.83%) Power Platform
7 11 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.52%) GCP
9 6 (0.91%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (0.91%) PaaS
9 6 (0.91%) Sauce Labs
10 5 (0.76%) Amazon S3
10 5 (0.76%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.61%) Datadog
11 4 (0.61%) Mimecast
11 4 (0.61%) Snowflake
12 3 (0.46%) IaaS
12 3 (0.46%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 44 (6.71%) DNS
2 36 (5.49%) LAN
2 36 (5.49%) Wi-Fi
3 32 (4.88%) DHCP
4 28 (4.27%) VPN
5 26 (3.96%) TCP/IP
6 22 (3.35%) WAN
7 17 (2.59%) SAN
8 14 (2.13%) Firewall
9 12 (1.83%) Internet
10 11 (1.68%) VLAN
11 8 (1.22%) Wireless
11 8 (1.22%) WLAN
12 7 (1.07%) HTTP
13 5 (0.76%) Skype
14 4 (0.61%) Unified Communications
15 3 (0.46%) AMQP
15 3 (0.46%) Network Security
15 3 (0.46%) SNMP
15 3 (0.46%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.35%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.05%) MySQL
3 14 (2.13%) Relational Database
4 12 (1.83%) Amazon Redshift
5 10 (1.52%) Power BI
6 9 (1.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (1.07%) Pentaho
8 5 (0.76%) Oracle Database
8 5 (0.76%) SAP HANA
9 4 (0.61%) Amazon Athena
9 4 (0.61%) Oracle Database 12c
9 4 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.61%) Sybase ASE
10 3 (0.46%) MariaDB
10 3 (0.46%) MaxDB
11 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.30%) InfluxDB
11 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.15%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 49 (7.47%) JIRA
2 19 (2.90%) Git
3 13 (1.98%) Browser DevTools
4 6 (0.91%) Android Studio
4 6 (0.91%) Eclipse
4 6 (0.91%) Xcode
5 3 (0.46%) Firebug
5 3 (0.46%) Maven
6 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.15%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.15%) MSI
7 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.15%) Subversion
7 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
General
1 261 (39.79%) Social Skills
2 57 (8.69%) Analytical Skills
3 44 (6.71%) Finance
4 36 (5.49%) Manufacturing
5 34 (5.18%) Banking
6 21 (3.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (2.74%) Investment Banking
7 18 (2.74%) Law
8 11 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (1.68%) Public Sector
9 10 (1.52%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.37%) Aerospace
10 9 (1.37%) Legal
11 8 (1.22%) Front Office
12 7 (1.07%) Aviation
12 7 (1.07%) Telecoms
13 6 (0.91%) French Language
13 6 (0.91%) Marketing
13 6 (0.91%) Retail
14 4 (0.61%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.52%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 9 (1.37%) CSS
3 8 (1.22%) REST
4 7 (1.07%) JDO
5 6 (0.91%) Ajax
5 6 (0.91%) AngularJS
5 6 (0.91%) GraphQL
5 6 (0.91%) React
6 5 (0.76%) .NET
6 5 (0.76%) Middleware
6 5 (0.76%) PySpark
6 5 (0.76%) SAML
6 5 (0.76%) YAML
7 4 (0.61%) HTML
7 4 (0.61%) OAuth
7 4 (0.61%) SAP Basis
8 3 (0.46%) JSP
8 3 (0.46%) LDAP
8 3 (0.46%) Web Services
8 3 (0.46%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (6.40%) Onboarding
2 26 (3.96%) Self-Motivation
3 25 (3.81%) Data Centre
4 19 (2.90%) Analytical Mindset
5 13 (1.98%) Driving Licence
5 13 (1.98%) Smartphone
6 12 (1.83%) Virtual Team
7 11 (1.68%) iPhone
8 10 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.22%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.22%) PKI
10 7 (1.07%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (0.91%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.61%) CCTV
12 4 (0.61%) Hedge funds
12 4 (0.61%) iPad
13 3 (0.46%) CMDB
14 2 (0.30%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 306 (46.65%) Windows
2 148 (22.56%) Windows 10
3 35 (5.34%) Windows Server
4 34 (5.18%) Linux
4 34 (5.18%) Unix
5 33 (5.03%) Mac OS
6 20 (3.05%) Apple iOS
7 17 (2.59%) Android
8 12 (1.83%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.76%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.46%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.46%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.30%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.30%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.15%) CentOS
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (20.12%) Customer Service
2 111 (16.92%) Problem-Solving
3 90 (13.72%) ITIL
4 53 (8.08%) Migration
5 49 (7.47%) ITSM
6 34 (5.18%) Asset Management
6 34 (5.18%) Change Management
7 33 (5.03%) User Experience
8 31 (4.73%) DevOps
8 31 (4.73%) Root Cause Analysis
9 30 (4.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 28 (4.27%) Service Management
11 25 (3.81%) Continuous Improvement
12 23 (3.51%) Incident Management
13 22 (3.35%) Service Delivery
13 22 (3.35%) Workflow
14 20 (3.05%) Break/Fix
14 20 (3.05%) Problem Management
15 19 (2.90%) CI/CD
15 19 (2.90%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 53 (8.08%) SQL
2 51 (7.77%) PowerShell
3 26 (3.96%) Python
4 21 (3.20%) Java
5 20 (3.05%) C#
6 19 (2.90%) JavaScript
7 15 (2.29%) Shell Script
8 10 (1.52%) Korn
8 10 (1.52%) Perl
9 6 (0.91%) Bash
10 2 (0.30%) C++
11 1 (0.15%) C
11 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.15%) VBA
11 1 (0.15%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 127 (19.36%) Security Cleared
2 100 (15.24%) SC Cleared
3 39 (5.95%) Degree
4 27 (4.12%) DV Cleared
5 20 (3.05%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (2.74%) A+ Certification
7 17 (2.59%) CCNA
7 17 (2.59%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (1.98%) MCSE
8 13 (1.98%) Network+ Certification
9 10 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
10 9 (1.37%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.07%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.91%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
14 2 (0.30%) Master's Degree
15 1 (0.15%) CCNP
15 1 (0.15%) HND
15 1 (0.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 1 (0.15%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (3.51%) SLA
2 4 (0.61%) GDPR
3 3 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (0.46%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.30%) GLP
4 2 (0.30%) GMP
5 1 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.15%) GRC
5 1 (0.15%) GxP
5 1 (0.15%) ITGC
5 1 (0.15%) QA
System Software
1 226 (34.45%) Active Directory
2 23 (3.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.83%) Hyper-V
4 10 (1.52%) Oracle RAC
4 10 (1.52%) VMware NSX
5 8 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
6 7 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.76%) vCloud
7 5 (0.76%) vSphere
8 3 (0.46%) Firmware
9 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.15%) Docker
10 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.15%) NFS
10 1 (0.15%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 93 (14.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 37 (5.64%) SCCM
3 17 (2.59%) Jamf Pro
4 15 (2.29%) Grafana
5 11 (1.68%) Single Sign-On
6 10 (1.52%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 10 (1.52%) Oracle RMAN
7 8 (1.22%) Ansible
7 8 (1.22%) Terraform
7 8 (1.22%) vCenter Server
8 5 (0.76%) SCOM
9 4 (0.61%) Kubernetes
10 3 (0.46%) vRealize
11 2 (0.30%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.30%) McAfee ePO
11 2 (0.30%) WMI
12 1 (0.15%) Cisco Prime
12 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
12 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 235 (35.82%) Microsoft
2 73 (11.13%) ServiceNow
3 30 (4.57%) Oracle
4 26 (3.96%) VMware
5 24 (3.66%) Dell
6 18 (2.74%) Apple
7 17 (2.59%) HP
8 15 (2.29%) Cisco
9 11 (1.68%) Google
10 10 (1.52%) McAfee
11 9 (1.37%) Bloomberg
11 9 (1.37%) SAP
12 8 (1.22%) Denodo
12 8 (1.22%) Splunk
12 8 (1.22%) Starlink
12 8 (1.22%) Talend
13 7 (1.07%) Citrix
13 7 (1.07%) Databricks
13 7 (1.07%) Remedy
14 6 (0.91%) Siemens
297 Support Engineer jobs in England