Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Support Engineer daily rate in England is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
2 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 136 89
Rank change year-on-year +10 -47 +40
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 736 495 923
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.24% 1.89% 2.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.45% 2.03% 2.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 518 347 660
10th Percentile £151 £154 £140
25th Percentile £185 £188 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £240 £220
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -6.78%
75th Percentile £338 £369 £319
90th Percentile £500 £546 £500
UK median daily rate £220 £230 £220
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 21 58
10th Percentile £17.14 £14.56 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.79 £18.13 £17.79
Median hourly rate £22.50 £22.09 £20.25
Median % change year-on-year +1.86% +9.09% +2.53%
75th Percentile £25.15 £28.41 £25.02
90th Percentile £38.75 £48.75 £43.75
UK median hourly rate £23.75 £23.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +3.26% +15.00% +3.19%

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 30,066 24,417 35,598
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 93.06% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,145 15,033 24,004
10th Percentile £300 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £644
90th Percentile £725 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,886 731 2,091
10th Percentile £14.96 £15.92 £13.25
25th Percentile £18.60 £21.25 £17.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £35.95
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -2.64% +2.71%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.50 £61.69
90th Percentile £71.00 £75.00 £72.75
UK median hourly rate £29.61 £33.00 £35.95
% change year-on-year -10.27% -8.21% +2.71%

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 2 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 2 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 2 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 -16 202 £261 -5.00% 65
South East +12 160 £238 +13.33% 141
South West +20 112 £250 +11.11% 38
North of England -10 106 £190 -15.56% 83
Midlands -2 103 £200 -20.00% 61
West Midlands -7 70 £225 -13.46% 34
North West -10 57 £152 -29.53% 51
East of England -2 55 £201 -8.52% 47
Yorkshire -34 39 £205 -8.89% 26
East Midlands +2 35 £200 +5.26% 27
North East -8 10 £106 -69.71% 8
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 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.

1 375 (50.95%) Windows
2 282 (38.32%) Microsoft
3 234 (31.79%) Security Cleared
4 232 (31.52%) Microsoft 365
5 203 (27.58%) Active Directory
6 182 (24.73%) SC Cleared
7 165 (22.42%) Windows 10
8 160 (21.74%) Customer Service
9 143 (19.43%) Problem-Solving
10 103 (13.99%) Azure
11 92 (12.50%) ServiceNow
12 90 (12.23%) ITIL
13 88 (11.96%) Microsoft Intune
14 84 (11.41%) Linux
15 69 (9.38%) Migration
16 65 (8.83%) ITSM
17 64 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
18 62 (8.42%) SCCM
18 62 (8.42%) SharePoint
19 61 (8.29%) Service Management
20 60 (8.15%) DNS
21 58 (7.88%) PowerShell
22 56 (7.61%) DHCP
23 55 (7.47%) DV Cleared
23 55 (7.47%) TCP/IP
23 55 (7.47%) VPN
24 49 (6.66%) Android
24 49 (6.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
25 48 (6.52%) Windows Server
26 46 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange

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 62 (8.42%) SharePoint
2 46 (6.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (2.17%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.54%) Apache
5 3 (0.41%) Confluence
5 3 (0.41%) SharePoint Server
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2003
6 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.27%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.27%) IIS
6 2 (0.27%) Jupyter
6 2 (0.27%) Office Communications Server
6 2 (0.27%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.14%) Smallworld
Applications
1 64 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.14%) DaVinci Resolve
4 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.14%) OmniGraffle
4 1 (0.14%) Pro Tools
4 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.95%) Remedy ITSM
1 7 (0.95%) Shopify
2 5 (0.68%) Primavera
3 4 (0.54%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.41%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.14%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.14%) assyst
5 1 (0.14%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.14%) Eikon
5 1 (0.14%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.14%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 232 (31.52%) Microsoft 365
2 103 (13.99%) Azure
3 45 (6.11%) Entra ID
4 27 (3.67%) SaaS
5 26 (3.53%) AWS
5 26 (3.53%) OneDrive
6 17 (2.31%) Google Workspace
7 16 (2.17%) Sauce Labs
8 10 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.36%) Power Platform
9 7 (0.95%) npm
10 5 (0.68%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.54%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.54%) OpenShift
12 3 (0.41%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.41%) Slack
13 2 (0.27%) Datadog
13 2 (0.27%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 60 (8.15%) DNS
2 56 (7.61%) DHCP
3 55 (7.47%) TCP/IP
3 55 (7.47%) VPN
4 43 (5.84%) Wi-Fi
5 32 (4.35%) Firewall
5 32 (4.35%) Wireless
6 30 (4.08%) WAN
7 25 (3.40%) LAN
8 21 (2.85%) VLAN
9 18 (2.45%) Junos
10 16 (2.17%) Cisco IOS
11 15 (2.04%) Cisco Firepower
11 15 (2.04%) Cisco ISE
11 15 (2.04%) MPLS
11 15 (2.04%) Skype
12 14 (1.90%) BGP
12 14 (1.90%) IPsec
12 14 (1.90%) Network Security
13 13 (1.77%) PABX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (3.26%) Relational Database
2 20 (2.72%) MySQL
3 13 (1.77%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.95%) Power BI
5 6 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.68%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.54%) Amazon Athena
7 4 (0.54%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.41%) InfluxDB
9 2 (0.27%) Tableau
10 1 (0.14%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.14%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.14%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.14%) GIS
10 1 (0.14%) MariaDB
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.14%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 21 (2.85%) Browser DevTools
2 20 (2.72%) JIRA
3 16 (2.17%) Android Studio
3 16 (2.17%) Eclipse
3 16 (2.17%) Xcode
4 8 (1.09%) Git
5 7 (0.95%) Maven
6 4 (0.54%) Firebug
7 2 (0.27%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.27%) Jenkins
General
1 326 (44.29%) Social Skills
2 67 (9.10%) Finance
3 52 (7.07%) Public Sector
4 50 (6.79%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (5.43%) Banking
6 38 (5.16%) Manufacturing
7 27 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 23 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (2.58%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.17%) Investment Banking
11 15 (2.04%) Aerospace
12 14 (1.90%) Electronics
12 14 (1.90%) Law
12 14 (1.90%) Marketing
13 12 (1.63%) Front Office
14 8 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.09%) Legal
15 7 (0.95%) Aviation
16 6 (0.82%) Automotive
17 5 (0.68%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (3.26%) Middleware
2 21 (2.85%) CSS
3 17 (2.31%) Ajax
3 17 (2.31%) AngularJS
3 17 (2.31%) GraphQL
3 17 (2.31%) React
4 6 (0.82%) PySpark
4 6 (0.82%) REST
5 5 (0.68%) SOAP
5 5 (0.68%) XML
5 5 (0.68%) YAML
6 4 (0.54%) HTML
6 4 (0.54%) JDO
6 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
7 2 (0.27%) .NET
7 2 (0.27%) ADO
7 2 (0.27%) EDI
7 2 (0.27%) OAuth
7 2 (0.27%) OpenTelemetry
8 1 (0.14%) Ultra Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 38 (5.16%) Self-Motivation
2 36 (4.89%) Onboarding
3 28 (3.80%) Driving Licence
4 25 (3.40%) PKI
5 23 (3.13%) Smartphone
6 21 (2.85%) Data Centre
7 17 (2.31%) Mobile App
8 15 (2.04%) Data Protection Act
9 13 (1.77%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (1.63%) iPhone
10 12 (1.63%) Management Information System
11 10 (1.36%) Video Conferencing
11 10 (1.36%) Virtual Team
12 8 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (0.95%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (0.95%) iPad
13 7 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
14 4 (0.54%) CCTV
15 3 (0.41%) Hedge funds
15 3 (0.41%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 375 (50.95%) Windows
2 165 (22.42%) Windows 10
3 84 (11.41%) Linux
4 49 (6.66%) Android
5 48 (6.52%) Windows Server
6 41 (5.57%) Mac OS
7 36 (4.89%) Apple iOS
8 29 (3.94%) Unix
9 12 (1.63%) Ubuntu
10 10 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (0.95%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.54%) CentOS
12 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
13 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
15 1 (0.14%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (21.74%) Customer Service
2 143 (19.43%) Problem-Solving
3 90 (12.23%) ITIL
4 69 (9.38%) Migration
5 65 (8.83%) ITSM
6 61 (8.29%) Service Management
7 49 (6.66%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 45 (6.11%) Asset Management
9 44 (5.98%) Workflow
10 37 (5.03%) User Experience
11 34 (4.62%) Workflow Management
12 27 (3.67%) Root Cause Analysis
12 27 (3.67%) Service Delivery
13 25 (3.40%) OO
14 22 (2.99%) Stakeholder Management
15 20 (2.72%) Cybersecurity
15 20 (2.72%) Data Protection
16 19 (2.58%) Business Intelligence
16 19 (2.58%) Logistics
17 18 (2.45%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 58 (7.88%) PowerShell
2 36 (4.89%) JavaScript
3 34 (4.62%) Java
4 31 (4.21%) Python
5 26 (3.53%) SQL
6 18 (2.45%) Perl
7 15 (2.04%) Shell Script
8 12 (1.63%) Ada
8 12 (1.63%) C
8 12 (1.63%) C++
9 7 (0.95%) Bash
10 3 (0.41%) C#
11 2 (0.27%) AWK
11 2 (0.27%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.27%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.14%) Magik
12 1 (0.14%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.14%) Tcl
12 1 (0.14%) VBA
12 1 (0.14%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 234 (31.79%) Security Cleared
2 182 (24.73%) SC Cleared
3 55 (7.47%) DV Cleared
4 33 (4.48%) Degree
5 25 (3.40%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (2.58%) Azure Certification
7 12 (1.63%) Network+ Certification
8 11 (1.49%) Server+ Certification
9 8 (1.09%) A+ Certification
9 8 (1.09%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 3 (0.41%) CCNA
12 3 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.41%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.41%) MCSE
13 2 (0.27%) MCSA
14 1 (0.14%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (3.67%) SLA
2 7 (0.95%) GDPR
3 4 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.54%) QA
4 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.14%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.14%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.14%) GAAP
5 1 (0.14%) IFRS
5 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 203 (27.58%) Active Directory
2 30 (4.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (2.45%) Hyper-V
4 16 (2.17%) VMware NSX
5 15 (2.04%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.68%) Docker
6 5 (0.68%) vSphere
7 4 (0.54%) Firmware
8 3 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.27%) Brightmail
9 2 (0.27%) ISA Server
9 2 (0.27%) NFS
10 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.14%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 88 (11.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 62 (8.42%) SCCM
3 25 (3.40%) Jamf Pro
4 18 (2.45%) vCenter Server
5 16 (2.17%) Ansible
6 11 (1.49%) Grafana
7 9 (1.22%) Terraform
8 6 (0.82%) Red Hat Satellite
9 5 (0.68%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.54%) ITRS Geneos
11 3 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.41%) Kubernetes
11 3 (0.41%) SCOM
12 2 (0.27%) FortiGate
12 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Clustering
12 2 (0.27%) WSUS
13 1 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
13 1 (0.14%) Kibana
13 1 (0.14%) logstash
13 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 282 (38.32%) Microsoft
2 92 (12.50%) ServiceNow
3 43 (5.84%) VMware
4 41 (5.57%) Cisco
5 31 (4.21%) Oracle
6 29 (3.94%) Juniper
7 28 (3.80%) Apple
8 23 (3.13%) HP
9 21 (2.85%) SolarWinds
10 20 (2.72%) Google
11 19 (2.58%) Red Hat
11 19 (2.58%) Splunk
12 18 (2.45%) Dell
12 18 (2.45%) SAP
13 12 (1.63%) Citrix
14 10 (1.36%) Bloomberg
14 10 (1.36%) Remedy
15 7 (0.95%) Starlink
16 6 (0.82%) McAfee
17 5 (0.68%) Palo Alto
406 Support Engineer jobs in England