Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Support Engineer daily rate in England is £235, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 126 81
Rank change year-on-year +14 -45 +54
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 704 618 1,129
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.49% 1.93% 2.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.74% 2.08% 2.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 468 421 804
10th Percentile £157 £149 £143
25th Percentile £188 £188 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £235 £238 £250
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £350 £350 £400
90th Percentile £538 £519 £613
UK median daily rate £233 £240 £250
% change year-on-year -3.13% -4.00% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 34 53
10th Percentile £16.95 £16.06 £13.15
25th Percentile £20.11 £18.27 £16.54
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +24.00% -7.14%
75th Percentile £37.94 £37.34 £21.75
90th Percentile £68.00 £67.63 £24.25
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £23.59 £19.25
% change year-on-year +6.61% +22.55% -5.08%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 25,725 29,743 38,511
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.11% 93.07% 93.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,539 18,154 26,856
10th Percentile £281 £300 £300
25th Percentile £403 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,463 1,231 1,412
10th Percentile £13.85 £15.10 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.31 £21.25 £19.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +66.53%
75th Percentile £51.01 £67.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.27 £45.00
% change year-on-year -39.05% -8.30% +69.56%

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 October 2025.

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 October 2025.

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 October 2025. 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 -15 210 £250 -9.09% 97
South East +34 180 £238 -2.86% 179
South West +53 105 £250 +19.05% 40
Midlands +11 97 £250 -9.09% 82
West Midlands +11 74 £255 -8.93% 40
North of England -19 74 £205 +2.50% 96
North West -18 43 £200 - 61
East of England -23 37 £220 - 48
East Midlands -7 23 £188 -31.82% 42
Yorkshire -27 20 £215 +10.26% 26
North East +2 11 £180 +10.77% 15
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 17 October 2025, 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.

1 374 (53.13%) Windows
2 294 (41.76%) Microsoft
3 226 (32.10%) Active Directory
4 216 (30.68%) Microsoft 365
5 193 (27.41%) Security Cleared
6 177 (25.14%) Problem-Solving
7 144 (20.45%) Customer Service
8 138 (19.60%) Windows 10
9 137 (19.46%) SC Cleared
10 134 (19.03%) ITIL
11 101 (14.35%) Linux
12 99 (14.06%) ServiceNow
13 97 (13.78%) Microsoft Office
14 96 (13.64%) Azure
15 87 (12.36%) DNS
16 85 (12.07%) Microsoft Exchange
16 85 (12.07%) Microsoft Intune
17 81 (11.51%) VPN
18 76 (10.80%) DHCP
19 72 (10.23%) ITSM
20 67 (9.52%) Service Management
21 66 (9.38%) SharePoint
22 64 (9.09%) SCCM
23 61 (8.66%) Cisco
24 59 (8.38%) TCP/IP
25 58 (8.24%) Degree
26 51 (7.24%) DV Cleared
27 48 (6.82%) PowerShell
28 45 (6.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
28 45 (6.39%) JavaScript

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 85 (12.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 66 (9.38%) SharePoint
3 34 (4.83%) Skype for Business
4 11 (1.56%) Exchange Server 2010
4 11 (1.56%) SharePoint Server
5 10 (1.42%) Exchange Server 2003
5 10 (1.42%) Exchange Server 2007
5 10 (1.42%) Exchange Server 2013
5 10 (1.42%) Office Communications Server
6 9 (1.28%) Mattermost
7 6 (0.85%) Confluence
8 5 (0.71%) OpenStack
9 3 (0.43%) Smallworld
10 2 (0.28%) Apache
10 2 (0.28%) SAS
11 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
11 1 (0.14%) IIS
11 1 (0.14%) JBoss
11 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 97 (13.78%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (3.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.43%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.28%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.14%) DaVinci Resolve
6 1 (0.14%) OmniGraffle
6 1 (0.14%) Pro Tools
6 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (0.85%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.71%) Primavera
3 3 (0.43%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.14%) Alphatax
5 1 (0.14%) Eikon
5 1 (0.14%) Eze OMS
5 1 (0.14%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.14%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 216 (30.68%) Microsoft 365
2 96 (13.64%) Azure
3 33 (4.69%) Entra ID
4 30 (4.26%) AWS
5 24 (3.41%) SaaS
6 18 (2.56%) OneDrive
7 15 (2.13%) Google Workspace
7 15 (2.13%) Sauce Labs
8 14 (1.99%) Power Platform
9 6 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (0.85%) OpenShift
9 6 (0.85%) Slack
10 5 (0.71%) SuccessFactors
11 4 (0.57%) GCP
11 4 (0.57%) IaaS
11 4 (0.57%) npm
11 4 (0.57%) PaaS
12 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.43%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.28%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 87 (12.36%) DNS
2 81 (11.51%) VPN
3 76 (10.80%) DHCP
4 59 (8.38%) TCP/IP
5 40 (5.68%) WAN
6 39 (5.54%) Firewall
7 32 (4.55%) Wireless
8 27 (3.84%) LAN
9 25 (3.55%) Skype
10 23 (3.27%) Wi-Fi
11 21 (2.98%) Cisco IOS
11 21 (2.98%) VLAN
12 18 (2.56%) Junos
12 18 (2.56%) MPLS
13 17 (2.41%) BGP
13 17 (2.41%) IPsec
14 16 (2.27%) WebEx
15 14 (1.99%) Cisco Firepower
16 13 (1.85%) Cisco ISE
16 13 (1.85%) PABX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (4.26%) Relational Database
2 22 (3.13%) MySQL
3 19 (2.70%) SQL Server
4 11 (1.56%) Power BI
5 6 (0.85%) MariaDB
6 4 (0.57%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.57%) RDBMS
6 4 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.43%) Apache Cassandra
7 3 (0.43%) DB2
7 3 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (0.43%) GIS
8 2 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.28%) Big Data
8 2 (0.28%) InfluxDB
8 2 (0.28%) Tableau
9 1 (0.14%) Power Query
9 1 (0.14%) Qlik Sense
9 1 (0.14%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.14%) Sisense
Development Applications
1 25 (3.55%) Browser DevTools
2 15 (2.13%) Android Studio
2 15 (2.13%) Eclipse
2 15 (2.13%) Xcode
3 13 (1.85%) JIRA
4 9 (1.28%) Firebug
5 6 (0.85%) Git
6 4 (0.57%) Maven
7 3 (0.43%) Fiddler
8 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.14%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 319 (45.31%) Social Skills
2 68 (9.66%) Finance
3 60 (8.52%) Public Sector
4 55 (7.81%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (4.69%) Manufacturing
6 29 (4.12%) Banking
7 28 (3.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (2.98%) Organisational Skills
9 20 (2.84%) Telecoms
10 13 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.70%) Aerospace
12 11 (1.56%) Electronics
12 11 (1.56%) Marketing
13 9 (1.28%) Automotive
13 9 (1.28%) Front Office
14 8 (1.14%) Law
14 8 (1.14%) Retail
15 7 (0.99%) Local Government
16 6 (0.85%) Investment Banking
16 6 (0.85%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (3.69%) CSS
1 26 (3.69%) Middleware
2 18 (2.56%) React
3 16 (2.27%) Ajax
3 16 (2.27%) AngularJS
3 16 (2.27%) GraphQL
3 16 (2.27%) XML
4 11 (1.56%) XMPP
5 10 (1.42%) HTML
6 7 (0.99%) JSON
7 5 (0.71%) .NET
7 5 (0.71%) REST
7 5 (0.71%) SOAP
8 4 (0.57%) JDO
8 4 (0.57%) OAuth
9 3 (0.43%) ADO
9 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Graph
10 2 (0.28%) Kafka
10 2 (0.28%) OpenTelemetry
10 2 (0.28%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 27 (3.84%) Self-Motivation
2 26 (3.69%) Data Centre
3 24 (3.41%) PKI
4 21 (2.98%) Onboarding
5 20 (2.84%) Management Information System
6 19 (2.70%) Data Protection Act
7 17 (2.41%) Mobile App
8 16 (2.27%) Smartphone
8 16 (2.27%) Video Conferencing
9 15 (2.13%) Replication
10 13 (1.85%) iPhone
11 11 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
12 10 (1.42%) Driving Licence
13 9 (1.28%) Enterprise Software
14 8 (1.14%) iPad
15 6 (0.85%) NHS
15 6 (0.85%) Operational Technology
15 6 (0.85%) Virtual Team
16 5 (0.71%) CMDB
16 5 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 374 (53.13%) Windows
2 138 (19.60%) Windows 10
3 101 (14.35%) Linux
4 44 (6.25%) Windows Server
5 43 (6.11%) Mac OS
6 40 (5.68%) Android
7 34 (4.83%) Apple iOS
8 27 (3.84%) Unix
9 19 (2.70%) Ubuntu
10 10 (1.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 10 (1.42%) Windows 7
10 10 (1.42%) Windows Server 2003
11 6 (0.85%) CentOS
11 6 (0.85%) Mac OS X
12 4 (0.57%) Windows 8
13 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
14 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2019
14 2 (0.28%) Windows XP
15 1 (0.14%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 177 (25.14%) Problem-Solving
2 144 (20.45%) Customer Service
3 134 (19.03%) ITIL
4 72 (10.23%) ITSM
5 67 (9.52%) Service Management
6 45 (6.39%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 38 (5.40%) Migration
8 29 (4.12%) Asset Management
8 29 (4.12%) OO
8 29 (4.12%) Service Delivery
9 28 (3.98%) Business Intelligence
9 28 (3.98%) High Availability
9 28 (3.98%) Root Cause Analysis
9 28 (3.98%) User Experience
10 26 (3.69%) Workflow
11 23 (3.27%) Software Engineering
11 23 (3.27%) Stakeholder Management
12 21 (2.98%) Data Protection
13 20 (2.84%) Collaborative Working
14 19 (2.70%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 48 (6.82%) PowerShell
2 45 (6.39%) JavaScript
3 36 (5.11%) Java
3 36 (5.11%) SQL
4 31 (4.40%) Python
5 21 (2.98%) C
5 21 (2.98%) Shell Script
6 18 (2.56%) Ada
6 18 (2.56%) C++
7 17 (2.41%) Perl
8 15 (2.13%) Bash
9 3 (0.43%) C#
9 3 (0.43%) Magik
9 3 (0.43%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.28%) VBScript
11 1 (0.14%) ABAP
11 1 (0.14%) Korn
11 1 (0.14%) PHP
11 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 193 (27.41%) Security Cleared
2 137 (19.46%) SC Cleared
3 58 (8.24%) Degree
4 51 (7.24%) DV Cleared
5 29 (4.12%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (2.56%) ITIL Certification
7 14 (1.99%) Azure Certification
7 14 (1.99%) DBS Check
7 14 (1.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 13 (1.85%) Network+ Certification
9 12 (1.70%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (1.70%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (1.56%) CCNA
10 11 (1.56%) Server+ Certification
11 8 (1.14%) A+ Certification
12 5 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.71%) MCP
13 4 (0.57%) MCSA
13 4 (0.57%) MCSE
14 2 (0.28%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (5.97%) SLA
2 14 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (1.28%) GDPR
4 8 (1.14%) QA
5 3 (0.43%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.14%) GMP
6 1 (0.14%) GxP
6 1 (0.14%) NCSC
6 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 226 (32.10%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 22 (3.13%) Hyper-V
4 17 (2.41%) Virtual Desktop
5 14 (1.99%) VMware NSX
5 14 (1.99%) vSphere
6 10 (1.42%) Brightmail
6 10 (1.42%) ISA Server
7 8 (1.14%) Docker
8 5 (0.71%) Terminal Services
9 4 (0.57%) Firmware
9 4 (0.57%) Microsoft App-V
9 4 (0.57%) XenApp
10 3 (0.43%) BitLocker
10 3 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
11 2 (0.28%) NFS
11 2 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
12 1 (0.14%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 85 (12.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 64 (9.09%) SCCM
3 23 (3.27%) Ansible
4 18 (2.56%) SCOM
5 17 (2.41%) Jamf Pro
5 17 (2.41%) vCenter Server
6 12 (1.70%) Kubernetes
7 10 (1.42%) Microsoft Clustering
8 9 (1.28%) Terraform
9 6 (0.85%) Red Hat Satellite
10 5 (0.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 5 (0.71%) AirWatch
10 5 (0.71%) Grafana
11 4 (0.57%) ITRS Geneos
11 4 (0.57%) Nagios
12 3 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
13 2 (0.28%) AppManager
13 2 (0.28%) Norton AntiVirus
13 2 (0.28%) Puppet
13 2 (0.28%) vMotion
Vendors
1 294 (41.76%) Microsoft
2 99 (14.06%) ServiceNow
3 61 (8.66%) Cisco
4 45 (6.39%) VMware
5 44 (6.25%) Oracle
6 38 (5.40%) Apple
7 36 (5.11%) Red Hat
8 34 (4.83%) Citrix
9 31 (4.40%) Juniper
10 25 (3.55%) HP
10 25 (3.55%) SolarWinds
10 25 (3.55%) Splunk
11 19 (2.70%) Google
12 17 (2.41%) SAP
13 13 (1.85%) Remedy
14 10 (1.42%) Dell
15 9 (1.28%) McAfee
16 7 (0.99%) Starlink
16 7 (0.99%) Wyse
17 6 (0.85%) Okta