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 9 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
9 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 134 91
Rank change year-on-year +9 -43 +39
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 729 496 923
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.19% 1.91% 2.41%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.39% 2.05% 2.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 508 348 660
10th Percentile £151 £153 £140
25th Percentile £185 £188 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £230 £220
Median % change year-on-year -7.28% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £332 £366 £315
90th Percentile £500 £545 £500
UK median daily rate £213 £225 £215
% change year-on-year -5.56% +4.65% -10.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 102 22 60
10th Percentile £17.14 £14.63 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.84 £18.13 £17.93
Median hourly rate £22.75 £21.55 £20.25
Median % change year-on-year +5.59% +6.40% +2.53%
75th Percentile £25.15 £28.31 £26.46
90th Percentile £38.38 £48.03 £44.01
UK median hourly rate £23.75 £23.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +3.26% +15.00% +2.75%

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 30,503 24,211 35,590
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.64% 93.07% 93.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,396 14,990 23,931
10th Percentile £300 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £640
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 1,952 719 2,136
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.91 £13.23
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.36 £16.75
Median hourly rate £30.50 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.87% - -5.74%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.61 £60.61
90th Percentile £72.45 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% -

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -15 206 £260 -8.77% 70
South East +13 158 £238 +16.10% 143
South West +19 107 £250 +11.11% 37
North of England -24 104 £190 -13.64% 71
Midlands +3 102 £200 -20.00% 60
West Midlands -17 68 £223 -14.42% 37
North West -12 56 £152 -29.53% 42
East of England +1 55 £201 -9.55% 38
Yorkshire -36 39 £205 -8.89% 24
East Midlands 0 36 £200 +5.26% 23
North East -11 9 £106 -69.71% 6
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 (51.44%) Windows
2 278 (38.13%) Microsoft
3 233 (31.96%) Microsoft 365
3 233 (31.96%) Security Cleared
4 207 (28.40%) Active Directory
5 183 (25.10%) SC Cleared
6 166 (22.77%) Windows 10
7 158 (21.67%) Customer Service
8 141 (19.34%) Problem-Solving
9 105 (14.40%) Azure
10 92 (12.62%) ITIL
11 88 (12.07%) Microsoft Intune
11 88 (12.07%) ServiceNow
12 83 (11.39%) Linux
13 69 (9.47%) Migration
14 65 (8.92%) ITSM
15 63 (8.64%) SCCM
16 62 (8.50%) Microsoft Office
16 62 (8.50%) SharePoint
17 61 (8.37%) DNS
17 61 (8.37%) Service Management
18 59 (8.09%) PowerShell
19 57 (7.82%) DHCP
20 54 (7.41%) DV Cleared
20 54 (7.41%) TCP/IP
21 53 (7.27%) VPN
22 49 (6.72%) Android
23 48 (6.58%) Windows Server
24 46 (6.31%) Asset Management
25 45 (6.17%) Entra ID

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 (8.50%) SharePoint
2 45 (6.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.06%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.55%) Apache
5 3 (0.41%) 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%) Palantir Foundry
6 2 (0.27%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2003
7 1 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.14%) Office Communications Server
7 1 (0.14%) Smallworld
Applications
1 62 (8.50%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (3.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
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 (0.96%) Remedy ITSM
1 7 (0.96%) Shopify
2 5 (0.69%) Primavera
3 4 (0.55%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.14%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.14%) assyst
4 1 (0.14%) Bloomberg TOMS
4 1 (0.14%) Eikon
4 1 (0.14%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.14%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 233 (31.96%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (14.40%) Azure
3 45 (6.17%) Entra ID
4 28 (3.84%) OneDrive
5 26 (3.57%) AWS
5 26 (3.57%) SaaS
6 17 (2.33%) Google Workspace
7 15 (2.06%) Sauce Labs
8 10 (1.37%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (1.37%) Power Platform
9 7 (0.96%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (0.96%) npm
10 5 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (0.55%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.55%) OpenShift
12 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.41%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.27%) Amazon EKS
13 2 (0.27%) Amazon OpenSearch
13 2 (0.27%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 61 (8.37%) DNS
2 57 (7.82%) DHCP
3 54 (7.41%) TCP/IP
4 53 (7.27%) VPN
5 45 (6.17%) Wi-Fi
6 31 (4.25%) Firewall
6 31 (4.25%) Wireless
7 29 (3.98%) WAN
8 27 (3.70%) LAN
9 21 (2.88%) VLAN
10 17 (2.33%) Junos
11 16 (2.19%) Cisco IOS
12 15 (2.06%) Cisco Firepower
12 15 (2.06%) Cisco ISE
12 15 (2.06%) Skype
13 14 (1.92%) MPLS
13 14 (1.92%) Network Security
14 13 (1.78%) BGP
14 13 (1.78%) IPsec
14 13 (1.78%) PABX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (3.02%) Relational Database
2 19 (2.61%) MySQL
3 12 (1.65%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.96%) Power BI
5 6 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.69%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.55%) Amazon Athena
7 4 (0.55%) 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 23 (3.16%) JIRA
2 20 (2.74%) Browser DevTools
3 15 (2.06%) Android Studio
3 15 (2.06%) Eclipse
3 15 (2.06%) Xcode
4 8 (1.10%) Git
5 7 (0.96%) Maven
6 4 (0.55%) Firebug
7 2 (0.27%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.27%) Jenkins
General
1 324 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 66 (9.05%) Finance
3 50 (6.86%) Analytical Skills
3 50 (6.86%) Public Sector
4 40 (5.49%) Banking
5 36 (4.94%) Manufacturing
6 26 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (3.43%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (2.61%) Telecoms
9 16 (2.19%) Investment Banking
10 14 (1.92%) Electronics
10 14 (1.92%) Law
10 14 (1.92%) Marketing
11 13 (1.78%) Aerospace
12 11 (1.51%) Front Office
13 8 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (0.96%) Aviation
14 7 (0.96%) Legal
15 5 (0.69%) Automotive
15 5 (0.69%) French Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (3.16%) Middleware
2 20 (2.74%) CSS
3 16 (2.19%) Ajax
3 16 (2.19%) AngularJS
3 16 (2.19%) GraphQL
3 16 (2.19%) React
4 7 (0.96%) REST
5 6 (0.82%) PySpark
5 6 (0.82%) SOAP
6 5 (0.69%) XML
6 5 (0.69%) YAML
7 4 (0.55%) HTML
7 4 (0.55%) JDO
7 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Graph
8 2 (0.27%) .NET
8 2 (0.27%) ADO
8 2 (0.27%) EDI
8 2 (0.27%) OAuth
8 2 (0.27%) OpenTelemetry
9 1 (0.14%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 39 (5.35%) Self-Motivation
2 36 (4.94%) Onboarding
3 28 (3.84%) Driving Licence
4 24 (3.29%) PKI
5 23 (3.16%) Smartphone
6 20 (2.74%) Data Centre
7 16 (2.19%) Mobile App
8 14 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
9 13 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (1.65%) iPhone
11 11 (1.51%) Management Information System
12 10 (1.37%) Video Conferencing
12 10 (1.37%) Virtual Team
13 8 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
14 7 (0.96%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (0.96%) iPad
14 7 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
15 4 (0.55%) CCTV
16 3 (0.41%) Hedge funds
16 3 (0.41%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 375 (51.44%) Windows
2 166 (22.77%) Windows 10
3 83 (11.39%) Linux
4 49 (6.72%) Android
5 48 (6.58%) Windows Server
6 41 (5.62%) Mac OS
7 37 (5.08%) Apple iOS
8 29 (3.98%) Unix
9 12 (1.65%) Ubuntu
10 10 (1.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 7 (0.96%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.55%) CentOS
12 4 (0.55%) Windows Server 2016
13 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
15 1 (0.14%) Mac OS X
15 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 158 (21.67%) Customer Service
2 141 (19.34%) Problem-Solving
3 92 (12.62%) ITIL
4 69 (9.47%) Migration
5 65 (8.92%) ITSM
6 61 (8.37%) Service Management
7 46 (6.31%) Asset Management
8 45 (6.17%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 45 (6.17%) Workflow
9 35 (4.80%) User Experience
9 35 (4.80%) Workflow Management
10 27 (3.70%) Root Cause Analysis
10 27 (3.70%) Service Delivery
11 25 (3.43%) OO
12 22 (3.02%) Stakeholder Management
13 20 (2.74%) Data Protection
14 19 (2.61%) Agile
14 19 (2.61%) Cybersecurity
15 18 (2.47%) Business Intelligence
15 18 (2.47%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 59 (8.09%) PowerShell
2 35 (4.80%) JavaScript
3 34 (4.66%) Java
4 30 (4.12%) Python
5 27 (3.70%) SQL
6 17 (2.33%) Perl
7 15 (2.06%) Shell Script
8 12 (1.65%) Ada
8 12 (1.65%) C
8 12 (1.65%) C++
9 7 (0.96%) Bash
10 5 (0.69%) 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
1 233 (31.96%) Security Cleared
2 183 (25.10%) SC Cleared
3 54 (7.41%) DV Cleared
4 32 (4.39%) Degree
5 26 (3.57%) Microsoft Certification
6 19 (2.61%) Azure Certification
7 12 (1.65%) Network+ Certification
8 11 (1.51%) Server+ Certification
9 8 (1.10%) A+ Certification
9 8 (1.10%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.55%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 3 (0.41%) CCNA
11 3 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.41%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.41%) MCSE
12 2 (0.27%) MCSA
13 1 (0.14%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (3.29%) SLA
2 8 (1.10%) GDPR
3 4 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.55%) 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
1 207 (28.40%) Active Directory
2 30 (4.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (2.61%) Hyper-V
4 16 (2.19%) VMware NSX
5 15 (2.06%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.69%) Docker
6 5 (0.69%) vSphere
7 4 (0.55%) Firmware
8 3 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.27%) NFS
10 1 (0.14%) Brightmail
10 1 (0.14%) ISA Server
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 (12.07%) Microsoft Intune
2 63 (8.64%) SCCM
3 25 (3.43%) Jamf Pro
4 18 (2.47%) vCenter Server
5 16 (2.19%) Ansible
6 10 (1.37%) Grafana
7 9 (1.23%) Terraform
8 6 (0.82%) Red Hat Satellite
9 5 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
10 4 (0.55%) ITRS Geneos
11 3 (0.41%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 3 (0.41%) Kubernetes
11 3 (0.41%) SCOM
12 2 (0.27%) WSUS
13 1 (0.14%) Failover Clustering
13 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
13 1 (0.14%) Kibana
13 1 (0.14%) logstash
13 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Clustering
13 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 278 (38.13%) Microsoft
2 88 (12.07%) ServiceNow
3 42 (5.76%) VMware
4 41 (5.62%) Cisco
5 30 (4.12%) Oracle
6 28 (3.84%) Apple
6 28 (3.84%) Juniper
7 22 (3.02%) HP
8 21 (2.88%) SolarWinds
9 20 (2.74%) Google
10 19 (2.61%) Red Hat
11 18 (2.47%) Dell
11 18 (2.47%) SAP
11 18 (2.47%) Splunk
12 12 (1.65%) Citrix
13 10 (1.37%) Remedy
14 9 (1.23%) Bloomberg
15 7 (0.96%) Starlink
16 6 (0.82%) McAfee
17 5 (0.69%) Databricks
384 Support Engineer jobs in England