Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Support Engineer daily rate in England is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
22 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 167 115 126
Rank change year-on-year -52 +11 -49
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 769 657 631
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.66% 2.40% 1.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.80% 2.62% 2.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 491 442 433
10th Percentile £163 £160 £143
25th Percentile £185 £196 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £238 £240
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -1.04% -4.00%
75th Percentile £329 £375 £350
90th Percentile £500 £550 £519
UK median daily rate £230 £235 £245
% change year-on-year -2.13% -4.08% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 75 35
10th Percentile £15.24 £16.50 £18.03
25th Percentile £18.38 £20.07 £19.35
Median hourly rate £22.50 £25.15 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year -10.54% +4.01% +26.46%
75th Percentile £35.61 £43.75 £44.38
90th Percentile £51.90 £68.00 £66.54
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £25.15 £23.59
% change year-on-year -12.52% +6.61% +23.38%

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 42,705 25,037 30,206
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.26% 91.31% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,379 16,124 18,786
10th Percentile £325 £278 £300
25th Percentile £425 £401 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -3.98%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,515 1,363 1,435
10th Percentile £14.87 £13.75 £14.84
25th Percentile £21.00 £17.30 £21.25
Median hourly rate £43.61 £25.15 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +73.38% -45.54% +2.62%
75th Percentile £68.00 £53.87 £67.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -3.37%

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 22 September 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 22 September 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 22 September 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 -30 277 £260 +4.00% 189
South East -46 158 £260 +4.00% 129
North of England -12 138 £200 -5.88% 75
North West +4 101 £200 -5.88% 45
East of England +6 81 £200 -9.09% 47
Midlands -62 70 £250 -1.96% 76
West Midlands -64 51 £213 -22.73% 46
South West -67 46 £205 -12.77% 25
Yorkshire -33 34 £190 -13.64% 19
East Midlands -16 19 £270 +38.46% 30
North East -39 4 £239 +22.44% 14
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 22 September 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.

1 471 (61.25%) Windows
2 368 (47.85%) Microsoft
3 341 (44.34%) Active Directory
4 338 (43.95%) Microsoft 365
5 197 (25.62%) Problem-Solving
6 196 (25.49%) Customer Service
7 169 (21.98%) Windows 10
8 155 (20.16%) ITIL
9 144 (18.73%) Security Cleared
10 132 (17.17%) Microsoft Intune
11 130 (16.91%) Azure
12 122 (15.86%) ITSM
13 114 (14.82%) Entra ID
13 114 (14.82%) SharePoint
14 98 (12.74%) ServiceNow
15 96 (12.48%) DNS
16 92 (11.96%) PowerShell
17 79 (10.27%) SC Cleared
18 74 (9.62%) Continuous Improvement
19 73 (9.49%) Asset Management
19 73 (9.49%) Microsoft Exchange
20 72 (9.36%) Degree
20 72 (9.36%) Windows Server
21 69 (8.97%) Linux
21 69 (8.97%) Service Management
22 65 (8.45%) Service Delivery
22 65 (8.45%) VMware
23 64 (8.32%) Mac OS
24 63 (8.19%) Migration
24 63 (8.19%) SQL

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
1 114 (14.82%) SharePoint
2 73 (9.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.78%) NetWeaver
4 5 (0.65%) MTS
5 4 (0.52%) Confluence
6 3 (0.39%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.26%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.26%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.13%) IIS
8 1 (0.13%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 42 (5.46%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.65%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.26%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
1 5 (0.65%) 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
1 338 (43.95%) Microsoft 365
2 130 (16.91%) Azure
3 114 (14.82%) Entra ID
4 47 (6.11%) OneDrive
5 37 (4.81%) AWS
6 22 (2.86%) SaaS
7 15 (1.95%) GCP
8 8 (1.04%) Power Platform
9 7 (0.91%) Google Workspace
10 6 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (0.78%) Mimecast
11 5 (0.65%) AWS CloudFormation
12 4 (0.52%) Amazon EC2
12 4 (0.52%) Cloud Functions
12 4 (0.52%) Google App Engine
12 4 (0.52%) Google Compute Engine
12 4 (0.52%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 4 (0.52%) IaaS
12 4 (0.52%) PaaS
12 4 (0.52%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 96 (12.48%) DNS
2 62 (8.06%) TCP/IP
3 59 (7.67%) VPN
4 50 (6.50%) DHCP
5 36 (4.68%) Wi-Fi
6 28 (3.64%) Firewall
7 25 (3.25%) LAN
8 23 (2.99%) WAN
9 20 (2.60%) Internet
10 11 (1.43%) VLAN
10 11 (1.43%) Wireless
11 8 (1.04%) SAN
11 8 (1.04%) SD-WAN
12 7 (0.91%) Network Security
12 7 (0.91%) WebEx
13 6 (0.78%) SMTP
14 5 (0.65%) Skype
14 5 (0.65%) WLAN
15 4 (0.52%) MPLS
15 4 (0.52%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (2.60%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.56%) MySQL
3 8 (1.04%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (0.78%) Power BI
4 6 (0.78%) SAP HANA
5 5 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.65%) MaxDB
5 5 (0.65%) Sybase ASE
6 4 (0.52%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.39%) Big Data
7 3 (0.39%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.39%) KDB
8 2 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.26%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.26%) Pentaho
8 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
9 1 (0.13%) Kdb+
9 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 48 (6.24%) JIRA
2 15 (1.95%) Git
3 6 (0.78%) 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%) Subversion
7 1 (0.13%) TeamCity
General
1 326 (42.39%) Social Skills
2 82 (10.66%) Finance
3 79 (10.27%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (5.20%) Banking
4 40 (5.20%) Manufacturing
5 28 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
6 23 (2.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (2.73%) Investment Banking
8 19 (2.47%) Front Office
9 18 (2.34%) Legal
10 14 (1.82%) Financial Institution
10 14 (1.82%) Law
10 14 (1.82%) Retail
10 14 (1.82%) Telecoms
11 12 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.30%) Spanish Language
13 7 (0.91%) Marketing
14 6 (0.78%) Public Sector
15 4 (0.52%) French Language
16 3 (0.39%) Corporate Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.95%) Terraform
2 8 (1.04%) .NET
3 6 (0.78%) CSS
3 6 (0.78%) REST
4 5 (0.65%) JDO
4 5 (0.65%) LDAP
4 5 (0.65%) SAP Basis
4 5 (0.65%) SAP Fiori
4 5 (0.65%) SAPUI5
5 4 (0.52%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (0.52%) HTML
5 4 (0.52%) React
5 4 (0.52%) XML
6 3 (0.39%) Ajax
6 3 (0.39%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.39%) GraphQL
6 3 (0.39%) Jakarta EE
6 3 (0.39%) JSP
6 3 (0.39%) Web Services
7 2 (0.26%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 114 (14.82%) Onboarding
2 32 (4.16%) Video Conferencing
3 21 (2.73%) Data Centre
3 21 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (2.34%) Hedge funds
5 14 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (1.82%) Data Protection Act
5 14 (1.82%) Driving Licence
6 13 (1.69%) Management Information System
7 11 (1.43%) iPhone
8 10 (1.30%) CMDB
9 9 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.17%) Virtual Team
10 8 (1.04%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (0.91%) iPad
11 7 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.78%) BYOD
12 6 (0.78%) NHS
12 6 (0.78%) PKI
12 6 (0.78%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 471 (61.25%) Windows
2 169 (21.98%) Windows 10
3 72 (9.36%) Windows Server
4 69 (8.97%) Linux
5 64 (8.32%) Mac OS
6 41 (5.33%) Android
7 40 (5.20%) Apple iOS
8 27 (3.51%) Unix
9 13 (1.69%) Windows Server 2019
10 12 (1.56%) Ubuntu
11 11 (1.43%) Windows 7
12 5 (0.65%) CentOS
12 5 (0.65%) VMS
13 4 (0.52%) OpenVMS
13 4 (0.52%) Solaris
13 4 (0.52%) Windows Server 2008
14 3 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
15 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
16 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (25.62%) Problem-Solving
2 196 (25.49%) Customer Service
3 155 (20.16%) ITIL
4 122 (15.86%) ITSM
5 74 (9.62%) Continuous Improvement
6 73 (9.49%) Asset Management
7 69 (8.97%) Service Management
8 65 (8.45%) Service Delivery
9 63 (8.19%) Migration
10 58 (7.54%) Root Cause Analysis
11 51 (6.63%) User Experience
12 43 (5.59%) Problem Management
13 42 (5.46%) Technical Leadership
14 41 (5.33%) Incident Management
15 35 (4.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 32 (4.16%) Data Protection
16 32 (4.16%) Runbook
17 30 (3.90%) Disaster Recovery
18 27 (3.51%) Break/Fix
18 27 (3.51%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 92 (11.96%) PowerShell
2 63 (8.19%) SQL
3 40 (5.20%) Python
4 29 (3.77%) Java
5 24 (3.12%) JavaScript
6 14 (1.82%) Bash
7 9 (1.17%) C#
8 8 (1.04%) Shell Script
9 7 (0.91%) C++
10 5 (0.65%) Perl
10 5 (0.65%) Tcl
11 4 (0.52%) Go
11 4 (0.52%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.39%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.26%) DCL
14 1 (0.13%) C
14 1 (0.13%) Korn
14 1 (0.13%) Search Processing Language
14 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 144 (18.73%) Security Cleared
2 79 (10.27%) SC Cleared
3 72 (9.36%) Degree
4 57 (7.41%) DV Cleared
5 23 (2.99%) A+ Certification
6 18 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (1.82%) Network+ Certification
8 12 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (1.56%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 10 (1.30%) DBS Check
10 9 (1.17%) CCNA
10 9 (1.17%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.91%) MCSE
12 6 (0.78%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.78%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 5 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.39%) CCNP
15 2 (0.26%) OCA
15 2 (0.26%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (6.37%) SLA
2 5 (0.65%) QA
3 4 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.26%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.26%) GDPR
4 2 (0.26%) GxP
5 1 (0.13%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.13%) GRC
5 1 (0.13%) ITGC
5 1 (0.13%) NCSC
System Software
1 341 (44.34%) Active Directory
2 52 (6.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (4.16%) VMware ESXi
4 20 (2.60%) Hyper-V
5 17 (2.21%) VMware NSX
6 15 (1.95%) vCloud
7 14 (1.82%) Virtual Desktop
8 9 (1.17%) Docker
9 7 (0.91%) vSphere
10 5 (0.65%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.39%) Microsoft App-V
11 3 (0.39%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.26%) zsh
13 1 (0.13%) Firmware
13 1 (0.13%) NFS
13 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
13 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 132 (17.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 52 (6.76%) SCCM
3 32 (4.16%) vCenter Server
4 26 (3.38%) SCOM
5 17 (2.21%) Kubernetes
6 14 (1.82%) Ansible
6 14 (1.82%) Jamf Pro
7 9 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
8 8 (1.04%) Grafana
9 7 (0.91%) WSUS
10 4 (0.52%) ITRS Geneos
11 3 (0.39%) Nagios
11 3 (0.39%) Prometheus
11 3 (0.39%) Puppet
11 3 (0.39%) vMotion
12 2 (0.26%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.26%) Kibana
12 2 (0.26%) NetBackup
12 2 (0.26%) vRealize
13 1 (0.13%) Forefront Identity Manager
Vendors
1 368 (47.85%) Microsoft
2 98 (12.74%) ServiceNow
3 65 (8.45%) VMware
4 35 (4.55%) Apple
5 32 (4.16%) Cisco
6 29 (3.77%) Citrix
7 27 (3.51%) Oracle
8 25 (3.25%) Google
9 17 (2.21%) Splunk
10 14 (1.82%) Bloomberg
11 13 (1.69%) iManage
11 13 (1.69%) Samsung
12 12 (1.56%) Broadcom
13 11 (1.43%) Meraki
13 11 (1.43%) SolarWinds
14 10 (1.30%) Okta
14 10 (1.30%) Sybase
15 9 (1.17%) Dell
15 9 (1.17%) SAP
16 8 (1.04%) ION Trading
537 Support Engineer jobs in England