Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Support Engineer daily rate in England is £213, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
17 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 137 90
Rank change year-on-year +8 -47 +40
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 742 506 909
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.16% 1.97% 2.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.36% 2.12% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 514 358 648
10th Percentile £151 £154 £140
25th Percentile £185 £188 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £228 £215
Median % change year-on-year -6.80% +6.05% -10.45%
75th Percentile £325 £350 £315
90th Percentile £500 £530 £488
UK median daily rate £213 £225 £215
% change year-on-year -5.56% +4.65% -10.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 22 58
10th Percentile £17.14 £15.36 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.54 £18.13 £17.79
Median hourly rate £22.50 £19.85 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +13.35% -3.17% +1.79%
75th Percentile £25.15 £27.05 £30.00
90th Percentile £35.38 £40.73 £46.39
UK median hourly rate £23.75 £23.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year +3.26% +12.20% +5.22%

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 31,465 23,850 35,291
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.75% 93.03% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,965 14,903 23,634
10th Percentile £302 £294 £275
25th Percentile £409 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £643
90th Percentile £725 £750 £747
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,017 693 2,141
10th Percentile £15.00 £16.25 £13.19
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.50 £16.54
Median hourly rate £31.65 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% - -12.01%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £73.41 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% -6.67%

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 17 February 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 17 February 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 17 February 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 -17 206 £260 -5.45% 85
South East +8 164 £238 +13.77% 141
South West +14 111 £250 +11.11% 38
North of England -30 104 £183 -17.05% 84
Midlands -5 101 £200 -20.00% 53
West Midlands -21 65 £220 -15.38% 31
East of England 0 60 £203 -8.99% 49
North West -19 57 £152 -28.71% 53
East Midlands +6 38 £200 +5.26% 22
Yorkshire -31 38 £205 -11.83% 25
North East -9 9 £106 -69.71% 10
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 February 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.

1 386 (52.02%) Windows
2 283 (38.14%) Microsoft
3 241 (32.48%) Microsoft 365
4 234 (31.54%) Security Cleared
5 220 (29.65%) Active Directory
6 186 (25.07%) SC Cleared
7 179 (24.12%) Windows 10
8 161 (21.70%) Customer Service
9 147 (19.81%) Problem-Solving
10 106 (14.29%) Azure
11 94 (12.67%) ITIL
12 93 (12.53%) ServiceNow
13 88 (11.86%) Microsoft Intune
14 83 (11.19%) Linux
15 71 (9.57%) Migration
16 66 (8.89%) ITSM
17 65 (8.76%) SharePoint
18 63 (8.49%) SCCM
19 61 (8.22%) DNS
19 61 (8.22%) Microsoft Office
20 60 (8.09%) PowerShell
20 60 (8.09%) Service Management
21 57 (7.68%) DHCP
22 53 (7.14%) TCP/IP
23 52 (7.01%) DV Cleared
23 52 (7.01%) VPN
24 49 (6.60%) Android
25 48 (6.47%) Asset Management
26 46 (6.20%) Microsoft Exchange
26 46 (6.20%) Wi-Fi

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 65 (8.76%) SharePoint
2 46 (6.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.02%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.54%) Apache
4 4 (0.54%) Confluence
5 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.27%) IIS
5 2 (0.27%) Jupyter
5 2 (0.27%) Palantir Foundry
5 2 (0.27%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.13%) Office Communications Server
6 1 (0.13%) Smallworld
6 1 (0.13%) WebLogic
Applications
1 61 (8.22%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (2.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.13%) DaVinci Resolve
4 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.13%) OmniGraffle
4 1 (0.13%) Pro Tools
4 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.94%) Remedy ITSM
1 7 (0.94%) Shopify
2 6 (0.81%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.67%) Primavera
4 1 (0.13%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.13%) assyst
4 1 (0.13%) Bloomberg TOMS
4 1 (0.13%) Eikon
4 1 (0.13%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.13%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 241 (32.48%) Microsoft 365
2 106 (14.29%) Azure
3 45 (6.06%) Entra ID
4 30 (4.04%) OneDrive
5 27 (3.64%) AWS
6 26 (3.50%) SaaS
7 18 (2.43%) Google Workspace
8 15 (2.02%) Sauce Labs
9 10 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.35%) Power Platform
10 9 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.94%) npm
12 5 (0.67%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (0.54%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.54%) OpenShift
14 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Purview
14 3 (0.40%) PaaS
14 3 (0.40%) PowerApps
15 2 (0.27%) Amazon OpenSearch
15 2 (0.27%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 61 (8.22%) DNS
2 57 (7.68%) DHCP
3 53 (7.14%) TCP/IP
4 52 (7.01%) VPN
5 46 (6.20%) Wi-Fi
6 31 (4.18%) LAN
6 31 (4.18%) Wireless
7 30 (4.04%) Firewall
8 27 (3.64%) WAN
9 22 (2.96%) VLAN
10 15 (2.02%) Junos
10 15 (2.02%) Skype
11 14 (1.89%) Cisco IOS
11 14 (1.89%) Network Security
12 13 (1.75%) Cisco Firepower
12 13 (1.75%) Cisco ISE
12 13 (1.75%) PABX
13 12 (1.62%) MPLS
14 11 (1.48%) BGP
14 11 (1.48%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (2.96%) Relational Database
2 19 (2.56%) MySQL
3 13 (1.75%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.94%) Power BI
5 6 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.67%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.54%) Amazon Athena
7 4 (0.54%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.40%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.27%) Tableau
10 1 (0.13%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.13%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.13%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.13%) GIS
10 1 (0.13%) MariaDB
10 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 30 (4.04%) JIRA
2 20 (2.70%) Browser DevTools
3 15 (2.02%) Android Studio
3 15 (2.02%) Eclipse
3 15 (2.02%) Xcode
4 9 (1.21%) Git
5 7 (0.94%) Maven
6 4 (0.54%) Firebug
7 2 (0.27%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.13%) Jenkins
General
1 332 (44.74%) Social Skills
2 60 (8.09%) Finance
3 52 (7.01%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (6.47%) Public Sector
5 40 (5.39%) Banking
5 40 (5.39%) Manufacturing
6 26 (3.50%) Organisational Skills
7 25 (3.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (2.43%) Telecoms
9 16 (2.16%) Investment Banking
10 15 (2.02%) Aerospace
11 14 (1.89%) Law
12 13 (1.75%) Electronics
12 13 (1.75%) Marketing
13 9 (1.21%) Aviation
13 9 (1.21%) Front Office
14 8 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (0.94%) Legal
16 5 (0.67%) Automotive
16 5 (0.67%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.96%) Middleware
2 20 (2.70%) CSS
3 16 (2.16%) Ajax
3 16 (2.16%) AngularJS
3 16 (2.16%) GraphQL
3 16 (2.16%) React
4 7 (0.94%) REST
4 7 (0.94%) SOAP
5 6 (0.81%) PySpark
6 5 (0.67%) YAML
7 4 (0.54%) HTML
7 4 (0.54%) JDO
7 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
7 4 (0.54%) XML
8 2 (0.27%) .NET
8 2 (0.27%) ADO
8 2 (0.27%) EDI
8 2 (0.27%) OpenTelemetry
8 2 (0.27%) Spring
8 2 (0.27%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 41 (5.53%) Onboarding
2 40 (5.39%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (3.64%) Driving Licence
4 22 (2.96%) PKI
4 22 (2.96%) Smartphone
5 21 (2.83%) Data Centre
6 16 (2.16%) Mobile App
7 14 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
7 14 (1.89%) Data Protection Act
8 12 (1.62%) iPhone
9 11 (1.48%) Management Information System
9 11 (1.48%) Virtual Team
10 9 (1.21%) Video Conferencing
11 8 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (0.94%) iPad
12 7 (0.94%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.54%) CCTV
13 4 (0.54%) Hedge funds
14 3 (0.40%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 386 (52.02%) Windows
2 179 (24.12%) Windows 10
3 83 (11.19%) Linux
4 49 (6.60%) Android
5 45 (6.06%) Windows Server
6 43 (5.80%) Mac OS
7 37 (4.99%) Apple iOS
8 31 (4.18%) Unix
9 12 (1.62%) Ubuntu
10 11 (1.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (0.94%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.54%) CentOS
12 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
13 3 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
15 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (21.70%) Customer Service
2 147 (19.81%) Problem-Solving
3 94 (12.67%) ITIL
4 71 (9.57%) Migration
5 66 (8.89%) ITSM
6 60 (8.09%) Service Management
7 48 (6.47%) Asset Management
8 46 (6.20%) Workflow
9 45 (6.06%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 36 (4.85%) User Experience
11 35 (4.72%) Workflow Management
12 27 (3.64%) Root Cause Analysis
12 27 (3.64%) Service Delivery
13 26 (3.50%) OO
14 22 (2.96%) Stakeholder Management
15 20 (2.70%) Data Protection
16 19 (2.56%) Agile
16 19 (2.56%) Cybersecurity
16 19 (2.56%) Incident Management
17 18 (2.43%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 60 (8.09%) PowerShell
2 36 (4.85%) Java
3 35 (4.72%) JavaScript
4 29 (3.91%) Python
4 29 (3.91%) SQL
5 18 (2.43%) Perl
6 17 (2.29%) Shell Script
7 12 (1.62%) Ada
7 12 (1.62%) C
7 12 (1.62%) C++
8 7 (0.94%) Bash
8 7 (0.94%) C#
9 2 (0.27%) AWK
9 2 (0.27%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.27%) VB.NET
9 2 (0.27%) VBScript
10 1 (0.13%) Magik
10 1 (0.13%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.13%) Tcl
10 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 234 (31.54%) Security Cleared
2 186 (25.07%) SC Cleared
3 52 (7.01%) DV Cleared
4 32 (4.31%) Degree
5 28 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (2.56%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.75%) Network+ Certification
8 11 (1.48%) Server+ Certification
9 9 (1.21%) A+ Certification
10 8 (1.08%) DBS Check
10 8 (1.08%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (0.67%) CCNA
11 5 (0.67%) Cisco Certification
12 4 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.54%) MCSE
12 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
13 3 (0.40%) Master's Degree
14 2 (0.27%) MCSA
15 1 (0.13%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (3.50%) SLA
2 8 (1.08%) GDPR
3 4 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.54%) QA
4 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.13%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.13%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.13%) GAAP
5 1 (0.13%) GLP
5 1 (0.13%) GMP
5 1 (0.13%) IFRS
5 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 220 (29.65%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (2.70%) Hyper-V
4 14 (1.89%) VMware NSX
5 13 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.67%) vSphere
7 4 (0.54%) Docker
7 4 (0.54%) Firmware
8 3 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.27%) NFS
10 1 (0.13%) Brightmail
10 1 (0.13%) ISA Server
10 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.13%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 88 (11.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 63 (8.49%) SCCM
3 26 (3.50%) Jamf Pro
4 16 (2.16%) Ansible
4 16 (2.16%) vCenter Server
5 10 (1.35%) Grafana
6 9 (1.21%) Terraform
7 6 (0.81%) Red Hat Satellite
8 5 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.40%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (0.40%) Kubernetes
9 3 (0.40%) SCOM
10 2 (0.27%) WSUS
11 1 (0.13%) Failover Clustering
11 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Clustering
11 1 (0.13%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
11 1 (0.13%) Oracle RMAN
11 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 283 (38.14%) Microsoft
2 93 (12.53%) ServiceNow
3 42 (5.66%) VMware
4 38 (5.12%) Cisco
5 31 (4.18%) Oracle
6 29 (3.91%) Apple
7 24 (3.23%) Juniper
8 21 (2.83%) Google
8 21 (2.83%) HP
9 20 (2.70%) Dell
9 20 (2.70%) Red Hat
10 19 (2.56%) SolarWinds
11 18 (2.43%) Splunk
12 17 (2.29%) SAP
13 11 (1.48%) Citrix
13 11 (1.48%) Remedy
14 8 (1.08%) Bloomberg
15 7 (0.94%) Starlink
16 6 (0.81%) McAfee
16 6 (0.81%) Siemens
403 Support Engineer jobs in England