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 8 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
8 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 166 114 116
Rank change year-on-year -52 +2 -10
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 674 580 730
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.59% 2.38% 1.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 2.58% 2.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 449 370 506
10th Percentile £156 £157 £140
25th Percentile £185 £200 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £248 £215
Median % change year-on-year -15.15% +15.12% -14.00%
75th Percentile £338 £385 £329
90th Percentile £465 £488 £488
UK median daily rate £220 £248 £211
% change year-on-year -11.11% +17.16% -15.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 50 46
10th Percentile £17.10 £17.96 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.50 £18.13
Median hourly rate £22.50 £25.72 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +13.03% +10.44%
75th Percentile £33.73 £44.63 £43.75
90th Percentile £37.50 £68.00 £64.20
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £25.00 £22.15
% change year-on-year -4.70% +12.87% +4.80%

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 39,032 22,514 34,643
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.36% 92.40% 92.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,088 14,811 22,704
10th Percentile £325 £289 £287
25th Percentile £413 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £514 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.17% -2.10% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,746 971 2,623
10th Percentile £15.82 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.35 £18.17 £16.30
Median hourly rate £45.59 £29.80 £38.50
Median % change year-on-year +52.97% -22.60% -14.44%
75th Percentile £67.50 £60.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £44.50 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +58.93% -25.33% -16.67%

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 8 June 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 8 June 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 8 June 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 -41 216 £275 +0.92% 57
South East -29 147 £213 -15.00% 87
North of England -70 92 £190 -11.63% 73
Midlands -31 87 £204 -22.92% 34
South West -40 69 £210 -10.64% 37
East of England -5 62 £198 -11.24% 38
North West -38 58 £189 -12.21% 39
West Midlands -61 51 £238 -13.64% 15
East Midlands +1 37 £200 -18.37% 19
Yorkshire -41 32 £190 -19.15% 27
North East -42 2 £290 +48.72% 9
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 8 June 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.

1 329 (48.81%) Windows
2 247 (36.65%) Active Directory
3 246 (36.50%) Microsoft
4 227 (33.68%) Microsoft 365
5 150 (22.26%) Windows 10
6 132 (19.58%) Security Cleared
7 131 (19.44%) Azure
8 124 (18.40%) Customer Service
9 123 (18.25%) Problem-Solving
10 102 (15.13%) ITIL
11 98 (14.54%) Microsoft Intune
12 97 (14.39%) SC Cleared
13 76 (11.28%) ServiceNow
14 71 (10.53%) Entra ID
15 62 (9.20%) PowerShell
16 58 (8.61%) SharePoint
17 55 (8.16%) DNS
17 55 (8.16%) ITSM
17 55 (8.16%) SQL
18 54 (8.01%) Migration
19 53 (7.86%) JIRA
20 45 (6.68%) Windows Server
21 41 (6.08%) Degree
22 39 (5.79%) LAN
22 39 (5.79%) Linux
23 38 (5.64%) Change Management
23 38 (5.64%) Microsoft Exchange
24 37 (5.49%) DHCP
24 37 (5.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
24 37 (5.49%) 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 58 (8.61%) SharePoint
2 38 (5.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.19%) NetWeaver
4 4 (0.59%) IIS
5 3 (0.45%) Confluence
5 3 (0.45%) 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 29 (4.30%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.89%) Teamcenter
3 4 (0.59%) Shopify
4 3 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.15%) Alphatax
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.15%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 227 (33.68%) Microsoft 365
2 131 (19.44%) Azure
3 71 (10.53%) Entra ID
4 29 (4.30%) AWS
5 23 (3.41%) SaaS
6 21 (3.12%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (2.52%) OneDrive
8 12 (1.78%) GCP
9 10 (1.48%) Power Platform
10 8 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (1.19%) PaaS
11 5 (0.74%) Amazon S3
11 5 (0.74%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (0.74%) Google Workspace
11 5 (0.74%) IaaS
11 5 (0.74%) Sauce Labs
12 4 (0.59%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.45%) OpenShift
14 2 (0.30%) Datadog
14 2 (0.30%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 55 (8.16%) DNS
2 39 (5.79%) LAN
3 37 (5.49%) DHCP
4 36 (5.34%) Wi-Fi
5 34 (5.04%) VPN
6 31 (4.60%) TCP/IP
7 23 (3.41%) WAN
8 17 (2.52%) Firewall
8 17 (2.52%) SAN
9 13 (1.93%) Internet
10 11 (1.63%) VLAN
10 11 (1.63%) WLAN
11 7 (1.04%) HTTP
12 6 (0.89%) Skype
12 6 (0.89%) Wireless
13 4 (0.59%) Unified Communications
14 3 (0.45%) Remote Desktop
15 2 (0.30%) Network Security
15 2 (0.30%) VSAN
15 2 (0.30%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (4.01%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.67%) MySQL
3 12 (1.78%) Amazon Redshift
3 12 (1.78%) Relational Database
4 8 (1.19%) Power BI
4 8 (1.19%) SAP HANA
5 7 (1.04%) Pentaho
5 7 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (1.04%) Sybase ASE
6 6 (0.89%) MaxDB
7 5 (0.74%) Oracle Database
7 5 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.59%) Amazon Athena
8 4 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.59%) Oracle Database 12c
9 2 (0.30%) Big Data
9 2 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.30%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.30%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 53 (7.86%) JIRA
2 18 (2.67%) Git
3 11 (1.63%) Browser DevTools
4 5 (0.74%) Android Studio
4 5 (0.74%) Eclipse
4 5 (0.74%) Xcode
5 2 (0.30%) Firebug
5 2 (0.30%) Maven
6 1 (0.15%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.15%) MSI
6 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.15%) Subversion
6 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
General
1 258 (38.28%) Social Skills
2 63 (9.35%) Analytical Skills
3 54 (8.01%) Finance
4 36 (5.34%) Banking
4 36 (5.34%) Manufacturing
5 23 (3.41%) Investment Banking
6 19 (2.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 18 (2.67%) Law
8 16 (2.37%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (1.34%) Aerospace
9 9 (1.34%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.34%) Legal
10 8 (1.19%) Front Office
11 7 (1.04%) Aviation
11 7 (1.04%) Marketing
11 7 (1.04%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.04%) Retail
12 6 (0.89%) Financial Institution
12 6 (0.89%) French Language
13 5 (0.74%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.48%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 9 (1.34%) REST
3 7 (1.04%) CSS
3 7 (1.04%) JDO
3 7 (1.04%) SAP Basis
4 6 (0.89%) SAP Fiori
4 6 (0.89%) SAPUI5
5 5 (0.74%) .NET
5 5 (0.74%) Ajax
5 5 (0.74%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.74%) GraphQL
5 5 (0.74%) PySpark
5 5 (0.74%) React
5 5 (0.74%) SAML
6 4 (0.59%) OAuth
6 4 (0.59%) YAML
7 3 (0.45%) HTML
7 3 (0.45%) JSP
7 3 (0.45%) Middleware
7 3 (0.45%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 52 (7.72%) Onboarding
2 27 (4.01%) Data Centre
3 24 (3.56%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (2.67%) Analytical Mindset
4 18 (2.67%) Virtual Team
5 12 (1.78%) Data Protection Act
5 12 (1.78%) iPhone
6 11 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
6 11 (1.63%) Smartphone
7 9 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (1.34%) Video Conferencing
8 8 (1.19%) PKI
9 7 (1.04%) Hedge funds
10 6 (0.89%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (0.89%) iPad
11 5 (0.74%) CCTV
11 5 (0.74%) Driving Licence
11 5 (0.74%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.59%) Management Information System
13 3 (0.45%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 329 (48.81%) Windows
2 150 (22.26%) Windows 10
3 45 (6.68%) Windows Server
4 39 (5.79%) Linux
5 37 (5.49%) Unix
6 36 (5.34%) Mac OS
7 21 (3.12%) Apple iOS
8 14 (2.08%) Android
9 12 (1.78%) Windows 7
10 6 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.59%) Solaris
12 3 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.30%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.30%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.15%) CentOS
14 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2003
14 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 124 (18.40%) Customer Service
2 123 (18.25%) Problem-Solving
3 102 (15.13%) ITIL
4 55 (8.16%) ITSM
5 54 (8.01%) Migration
6 38 (5.64%) Change Management
7 37 (5.49%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 36 (5.34%) Asset Management
9 35 (5.19%) Continuous Improvement
10 32 (4.75%) DevOps
11 31 (4.60%) Service Management
11 31 (4.60%) User Experience
12 30 (4.45%) Root Cause Analysis
13 29 (4.30%) Service Delivery
14 28 (4.15%) Incident Management
15 21 (3.12%) Data Protection
16 20 (2.97%) Problem Management
16 20 (2.97%) Runbook
17 19 (2.82%) CI/CD
17 19 (2.82%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 62 (9.20%) PowerShell
2 55 (8.16%) SQL
3 25 (3.71%) Python
4 20 (2.97%) C#
4 20 (2.97%) Java
5 17 (2.52%) JavaScript
6 15 (2.23%) Shell Script
7 10 (1.48%) Korn
8 9 (1.34%) Perl
9 7 (1.04%) Bash
10 6 (0.89%) 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
1 132 (19.58%) Security Cleared
2 97 (14.39%) SC Cleared
3 41 (6.08%) Degree
4 30 (4.45%) DV Cleared
5 20 (2.97%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (2.82%) A+ Certification
7 17 (2.52%) CCNA
7 17 (2.52%) Cisco Certification
8 16 (2.37%) Network+ Certification
9 13 (1.93%) MCSE
10 10 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.34%) Azure Certification
12 7 (1.04%) DBS Check
13 6 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (0.59%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 3 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
16 2 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
17 1 (0.15%) CCNP
17 1 (0.15%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.01%) SLA
2 4 (0.59%) GDPR
3 3 (0.45%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.45%) QA
4 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
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%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 247 (36.65%) Active Directory
2 32 (4.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (2.52%) Hyper-V
4 15 (2.23%) VMware ESXi
5 14 (2.08%) VMware NSX
6 10 (1.48%) Oracle RAC
6 10 (1.48%) Virtual Desktop
7 9 (1.34%) vCloud
8 6 (0.89%) vSphere
9 3 (0.45%) BitLocker
9 3 (0.45%) Docker
10 2 (0.30%) Firmware
10 2 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
10 2 (0.30%) Terminal Services
10 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 1 (0.15%) NFS
11 1 (0.15%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.15%) zsh
Systems Management
1 98 (14.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (4.60%) SCCM
3 16 (2.37%) Jamf Pro
4 15 (2.23%) vCenter Server
5 13 (1.93%) Grafana
6 12 (1.78%) Single Sign-On
7 10 (1.48%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 10 (1.48%) Oracle RMAN
7 10 (1.48%) SCOM
8 9 (1.34%) Ansible
9 6 (0.89%) Terraform
10 5 (0.74%) Kubernetes
11 3 (0.45%) vRealize
12 2 (0.30%) AirWatch
12 2 (0.30%) Kibana
12 2 (0.30%) McAfee ePO
12 2 (0.30%) Puppet
12 2 (0.30%) vMotion
12 2 (0.30%) WMI
12 2 (0.30%) WSUS
Vendors
1 246 (36.50%) Microsoft
2 76 (11.28%) ServiceNow
3 37 (5.49%) VMware
4 29 (4.30%) Oracle
5 21 (3.12%) Dell
6 18 (2.67%) Apple
7 16 (2.37%) HP
8 14 (2.08%) Citrix
9 12 (1.78%) Cisco
9 12 (1.78%) Google
10 10 (1.48%) SAP
11 9 (1.34%) McAfee
12 8 (1.19%) Denodo
12 8 (1.19%) Starlink
12 8 (1.19%) Talend
13 7 (1.04%) Okta
13 7 (1.04%) Sybase
14 6 (0.89%) Bloomberg
14 6 (0.89%) Remedy
14 6 (0.89%) Siemens
303 Support Engineer jobs in England