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 7 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
7 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 131 91
Rank change year-on-year +1 -40 +32
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 752 529 893
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.07% 2.06% 2.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.24% 2.21% 2.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 516 378 636
10th Percentile £151 £153 £139
25th Percentile £185 £188 £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £230 £215
Median % change year-on-year -7.61% +6.98% -14.00%
75th Percentile £338 £375 £300
90th Percentile £500 £521 £450
UK median daily rate £214 £225 £215
% change year-on-year -4.89% +4.65% -14.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 24 59
10th Percentile £17.14 £16.67 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.54 £18.13 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.50 £22.09 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.86% +10.45% +1.27%
75th Percentile £25.15 £29.75 £30.00
90th Percentile £38.75 £48.75 £46.39
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £23.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.35% +15.00% +3.63%

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 33,508 23,892 35,472
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.02% 92.95% 92.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,182 15,386 23,744
10th Percentile £306 £300 £270
25th Percentile £412 £409 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £748
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,169 770 2,257
10th Percentile £15.25 £16.21 £13.05
25th Percentile £19.00 £21.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £35.71 £36.00 £32.90
Median % change year-on-year -0.81% +9.44% -20.73%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.22 £71.87
UK median hourly rate £34.50 £35.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -1.44% +6.06% -18.67%

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 7 March 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 7 March 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 7 March 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 -17 220 £275 -7.56% 58
South East -2 149 £225 +9.76% 114
North of England -36 115 £190 -13.64% 79
South West -1 111 £250 +11.11% 34
Midlands -11 100 £200 -18.37% 29
West Midlands -29 61 £225 -13.46% 15
East of England +3 59 £203 -7.95% 33
North West -25 59 £152 -29.53% 43
Yorkshire -33 47 £205 -11.83% 28
East Midlands +1 41 £200 +5.26% 14
North East -13 9 £106 -39.43% 12
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 7 March 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.

1 371 (49.34%) Windows
2 276 (36.70%) Microsoft
3 244 (32.45%) Microsoft 365
4 224 (29.79%) Security Cleared
5 221 (29.39%) Active Directory
6 182 (24.20%) SC Cleared
7 173 (23.01%) Windows 10
8 159 (21.14%) Customer Service
9 131 (17.42%) Problem-Solving
10 108 (14.36%) Azure
11 98 (13.03%) ServiceNow
12 88 (11.70%) ITIL
13 87 (11.57%) Microsoft Intune
14 74 (9.84%) Migration
15 69 (9.18%) PowerShell
16 65 (8.64%) Linux
17 59 (7.85%) SCCM
18 58 (7.71%) DNS
18 58 (7.71%) ITSM
18 58 (7.71%) SharePoint
19 54 (7.18%) Entra ID
19 54 (7.18%) Microsoft Office
20 52 (6.91%) DHCP
21 50 (6.65%) TCP/IP
22 49 (6.52%) Asset Management
23 48 (6.38%) Wi-Fi
24 47 (6.25%) DV Cleared
25 45 (5.98%) Workflow
26 44 (5.85%) Microsoft Exchange
27 43 (5.72%) Android

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 (7.71%) SharePoint
2 44 (5.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (1.99%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.53%) Apache
5 3 (0.40%) Confluence
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.27%) IIS
6 2 (0.27%) Jupyter
6 2 (0.27%) NetWeaver
6 2 (0.27%) Palantir Foundry
6 2 (0.27%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.13%) Smallworld
7 1 (0.13%) Tuxedo
7 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 54 (7.18%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.93%) Remedy ITSM
1 7 (0.93%) Shopify
2 6 (0.80%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.66%) Primavera
4 2 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.13%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.13%) Alphatax
5 1 (0.13%) assyst
5 1 (0.13%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.13%) Eikon
5 1 (0.13%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.13%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 244 (32.45%) Microsoft 365
2 108 (14.36%) Azure
3 54 (7.18%) Entra ID
4 30 (3.99%) OneDrive
5 22 (2.93%) SaaS
6 20 (2.66%) AWS
7 19 (2.53%) Google Workspace
8 16 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.60%) Sauce Labs
10 11 (1.46%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (1.46%) Power Platform
11 7 (0.93%) npm
12 5 (0.66%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.66%) PaaS
13 4 (0.53%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.53%) OpenShift
13 4 (0.53%) Snowflake
14 3 (0.40%) GCP
14 3 (0.40%) Nutanix
14 3 (0.40%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 58 (7.71%) DNS
2 52 (6.91%) DHCP
3 50 (6.65%) TCP/IP
4 48 (6.38%) Wi-Fi
5 42 (5.59%) VPN
6 32 (4.26%) LAN
7 29 (3.86%) Firewall
8 25 (3.32%) Wireless
9 23 (3.06%) WAN
10 16 (2.13%) Skype
11 15 (1.99%) VLAN
12 13 (1.73%) Network Security
12 13 (1.73%) PABX
13 11 (1.46%) Internet
14 9 (1.20%) HTTP
14 9 (1.20%) SAN
15 7 (0.93%) AMQP
15 7 (0.93%) Cisco IOS
15 7 (0.93%) Cisco ISE
15 7 (0.93%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.53%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.39%) Relational Database
3 17 (2.26%) MySQL
4 9 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (1.06%) Power BI
6 7 (0.93%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.53%) Amazon Athena
7 4 (0.53%) Oracle Database
7 4 (0.53%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.40%) InfluxDB
8 3 (0.40%) Oracle Database 12c
8 3 (0.40%) Tableau
9 2 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.27%) Pentaho
9 2 (0.27%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.27%) Sybase ASE
10 1 (0.13%) Apache Cassandra
10 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.13%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.13%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 41 (5.45%) JIRA
2 19 (2.53%) Browser DevTools
3 12 (1.60%) Android Studio
3 12 (1.60%) Eclipse
3 12 (1.60%) Git
3 12 (1.60%) Xcode
4 7 (0.93%) Maven
5 4 (0.53%) Firebug
6 2 (0.27%) Fiddler
6 2 (0.27%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.13%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.13%) MSI
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 327 (43.48%) Social Skills
2 65 (8.64%) Finance
3 48 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (5.59%) Banking
4 42 (5.59%) Public Sector
5 41 (5.45%) Manufacturing
6 28 (3.72%) Organisational Skills
7 27 (3.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (2.26%) Investment Banking
8 17 (2.26%) Telecoms
9 15 (1.99%) Aerospace
10 13 (1.73%) Electronics
10 13 (1.73%) Marketing
11 11 (1.46%) Law
12 9 (1.20%) Legal
13 8 (1.06%) Aviation
13 8 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.06%) Front Office
14 5 (0.66%) Automotive
15 4 (0.53%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (2.93%) Middleware
2 16 (2.13%) CSS
3 12 (1.60%) Ajax
3 12 (1.60%) AngularJS
3 12 (1.60%) GraphQL
3 12 (1.60%) React
4 7 (0.93%) Oracle GoldenGate
4 7 (0.93%) REST
5 6 (0.80%) PySpark
6 5 (0.66%) OAuth
6 5 (0.66%) SOAP
6 5 (0.66%) YAML
7 4 (0.53%) HTML
7 4 (0.53%) JDO
7 4 (0.53%) Microsoft Graph
7 4 (0.53%) XML
8 3 (0.40%) .NET
8 3 (0.40%) SAML
9 2 (0.27%) ADO
9 2 (0.27%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 46 (6.12%) Onboarding
2 40 (5.32%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (3.59%) Data Centre
3 27 (3.59%) Driving Licence
4 23 (3.06%) Smartphone
5 16 (2.13%) PKI
6 14 (1.86%) Analytical Mindset
6 14 (1.86%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (1.60%) Mobile App
7 12 (1.60%) Virtual Team
8 11 (1.46%) iPhone
9 8 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
9 8 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
10 7 (0.93%) Management Information System
11 6 (0.80%) iPad
12 4 (0.53%) Hedge funds
13 3 (0.40%) CCTV
13 3 (0.40%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 371 (49.34%) Windows
2 173 (23.01%) Windows 10
3 65 (8.64%) Linux
4 43 (5.72%) Android
4 43 (5.72%) Mac OS
5 40 (5.32%) Windows Server
6 33 (4.39%) Unix
7 32 (4.26%) Apple iOS
8 12 (1.60%) Ubuntu
9 8 (1.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 6 (0.80%) Windows 7
10 6 (0.80%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.53%) CentOS
12 3 (0.40%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2012
14 1 (0.13%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (21.14%) Customer Service
2 131 (17.42%) Problem-Solving
3 88 (11.70%) ITIL
4 74 (9.84%) Migration
5 58 (7.71%) ITSM
6 49 (6.52%) Asset Management
7 45 (5.98%) Workflow
8 41 (5.45%) Service Management
9 37 (4.92%) User Experience
10 36 (4.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 35 (4.65%) Workflow Management
12 29 (3.86%) Root Cause Analysis
12 29 (3.86%) Service Delivery
13 25 (3.32%) Break/Fix
14 24 (3.19%) DevOps
15 22 (2.93%) Stakeholder Management
16 21 (2.79%) Change Management
16 21 (2.79%) Data Protection
16 21 (2.79%) OO
17 20 (2.66%) Knowledge Transfer
Programming Languages
1 69 (9.18%) PowerShell
2 41 (5.45%) SQL
3 32 (4.26%) Java
4 31 (4.12%) JavaScript
5 29 (3.86%) Python
6 24 (3.19%) Shell Script
7 15 (1.99%) C#
8 14 (1.86%) Perl
9 12 (1.60%) Ada
9 12 (1.60%) C
9 12 (1.60%) C++
10 9 (1.20%) Bash
11 7 (0.93%) Korn
12 3 (0.40%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.27%) AWK
13 2 (0.27%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.27%) VBA
13 2 (0.27%) VBScript
14 1 (0.13%) Tcl
14 1 (0.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 224 (29.79%) Security Cleared
2 182 (24.20%) SC Cleared
3 47 (6.25%) DV Cleared
4 31 (4.12%) Degree
5 27 (3.59%) Microsoft Certification
6 14 (1.86%) A+ Certification
7 12 (1.60%) Network+ Certification
8 11 (1.46%) Azure Certification
9 10 (1.33%) CCNA
9 10 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (1.20%) MCSE
11 7 (0.93%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.80%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.53%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.53%) Server+ Certification
14 3 (0.40%) Master's Degree
14 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 1 (0.13%) HND
15 1 (0.13%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (3.72%) SLA
2 9 (1.20%) GDPR
3 3 (0.40%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.40%) QA
4 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.13%) Accessibility
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
1 221 (29.39%) Active Directory
2 25 (3.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (1.99%) Hyper-V
4 11 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.20%) VMware NSX
6 7 (0.93%) Oracle RAC
7 6 (0.80%) Firmware
8 5 (0.66%) vSphere
9 4 (0.53%) Docker
10 3 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.27%) NFS
12 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.13%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 87 (11.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 59 (7.85%) SCCM
3 27 (3.59%) Jamf Pro
4 13 (1.73%) Ansible
4 13 (1.73%) Grafana
5 9 (1.20%) vCenter Server
6 8 (1.06%) Single Sign-On
6 8 (1.06%) Terraform
7 7 (0.93%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 7 (0.93%) Oracle RMAN
8 3 (0.40%) Red Hat Satellite
9 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.27%) ITRS Geneos
9 2 (0.27%) Kubernetes
9 2 (0.27%) McAfee ePO
9 2 (0.27%) SCOM
9 2 (0.27%) WMI
9 2 (0.27%) WSUS
10 1 (0.13%) Autotask
10 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 276 (36.70%) Microsoft
2 98 (13.03%) ServiceNow
3 34 (4.52%) Oracle
4 33 (4.39%) VMware
5 29 (3.86%) Apple
6 27 (3.59%) Cisco
7 26 (3.46%) Dell
8 21 (2.79%) HP
9 20 (2.66%) Google
9 20 (2.66%) SAP
10 16 (2.13%) Red Hat
11 15 (1.99%) Splunk
12 14 (1.86%) Juniper
13 11 (1.46%) Citrix
14 10 (1.33%) Bloomberg
14 10 (1.33%) Remedy
14 10 (1.33%) SolarWinds
15 7 (0.93%) Zscaler
16 6 (0.80%) McAfee
16 6 (0.80%) Starlink
315 Support Engineer jobs in England