Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Support Engineer daily rate in England is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2026.

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

 6 months to
23 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 117 114
Rank change year-on-year -52 -3 0
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 663 568 729
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.60% 2.38% 2.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 2.58% 2.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 454 364 508
10th Percentile £153 £153 £140
25th Percentile £185 £200 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £235 £215
Median % change year-on-year -10.64% +9.30% -14.00%
75th Percentile £347 £385 £325
90th Percentile £462 £500 £450
UK median daily rate £213 £235 £210
% change year-on-year -9.57% +11.90% -16.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 45 46
10th Percentile £17.10 £18.10 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.50 £18.00
Median hourly rate £22.50 £25.15 £22.15
Median % change year-on-year -10.54% +13.54% +7.52%
75th Percentile £32.52 £53.75 £43.75
90th Percentile £37.50 £68.00 £48.20
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £24.66 £22.00
% change year-on-year -3.39% +12.09% +6.80%

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 38,335 21,999 33,717
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.30% 92.32% 92.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,771 14,636 22,380
10th Percentile £320 £290 £283
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £640
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +0.99% -3.33% -2.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,655 881 2,449
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.50 £16.30
Median hourly rate £45.00 £29.07 £37.18
Median % change year-on-year +54.80% -21.81% -17.38%
75th Percentile £67.50 £61.25 £61.30
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £72.90
UK median hourly rate £42.59 £27.97 £36.50
% change year-on-year +52.31% -23.38% -18.89%

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 23 May 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 23 May 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 23 May 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 -53 208 £275 - 54
South East -35 146 £210 -16.00% 85
Midlands -44 89 £209 -24.18% 44
North of England -74 89 £190 -11.63% 63
South West -36 74 £210 -10.64% 27
East of England -10 58 £198 -8.14% 35
North West -42 54 £190 -11.63% 31
West Midlands -60 53 £250 -9.09% 27
East Midlands -2 37 £200 -5.88% 17
Yorkshire -48 33 £190 -19.15% 23
North East -39 2 £290 +48.72% 11
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 23 May 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.

1 306 (46.15%) Windows
2 236 (35.60%) Microsoft
3 229 (34.54%) Active Directory
4 213 (32.13%) Microsoft 365
5 146 (22.02%) Windows 10
6 131 (19.76%) Security Cleared
7 128 (19.31%) Customer Service
8 127 (19.16%) Azure
9 112 (16.89%) Problem-Solving
10 101 (15.23%) SC Cleared
11 92 (13.88%) ITIL
11 92 (13.88%) Microsoft Intune
12 74 (11.16%) ServiceNow
13 66 (9.95%) Entra ID
14 55 (8.30%) SQL
15 54 (8.14%) PowerShell
16 53 (7.99%) ITSM
16 53 (7.99%) Migration
17 52 (7.84%) SharePoint
18 49 (7.39%) JIRA
19 47 (7.09%) DNS
20 38 (5.73%) LAN
20 38 (5.73%) Linux
21 37 (5.58%) Unix
21 37 (5.58%) Windows Server
22 36 (5.43%) Degree
22 36 (5.43%) Wi-Fi
23 35 (5.28%) Change Management
24 34 (5.13%) SCCM
25 32 (4.83%) Asset Management

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 52 (7.84%) SharePoint
2 26 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.90%) NetWeaver
4 4 (0.60%) IIS
5 3 (0.45%) Confluence
5 3 (0.45%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.30%) Apache
6 2 (0.30%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.30%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.15%) Tuxedo
7 1 (0.15%) WebSphere
Applications
1 27 (4.07%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (1.06%) Shopify
2 6 (0.90%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.75%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.60%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.15%) Alphatax
5 1 (0.15%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.15%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 213 (32.13%) Microsoft 365
2 127 (19.16%) Azure
3 66 (9.95%) Entra ID
4 24 (3.62%) AWS
5 22 (3.32%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (3.32%) SaaS
6 16 (2.41%) OneDrive
7 11 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (1.66%) Power Platform
8 10 (1.51%) GCP
9 6 (0.90%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (0.90%) PaaS
9 6 (0.90%) Sauce Labs
10 5 (0.75%) Amazon S3
10 5 (0.75%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.60%) Datadog
11 4 (0.60%) Mimecast
11 4 (0.60%) Snowflake
12 3 (0.45%) IaaS
13 2 (0.30%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 47 (7.09%) DNS
2 38 (5.73%) LAN
3 36 (5.43%) Wi-Fi
4 32 (4.83%) DHCP
5 28 (4.22%) VPN
6 26 (3.92%) TCP/IP
7 23 (3.47%) WAN
8 17 (2.56%) SAN
9 13 (1.96%) Firewall
9 13 (1.96%) Internet
10 12 (1.81%) VLAN
11 10 (1.51%) WLAN
12 8 (1.21%) Wireless
13 7 (1.06%) HTTP
14 5 (0.75%) Skype
15 4 (0.60%) Unified Communications
16 3 (0.45%) Network Security
16 3 (0.45%) SNMP
17 2 (0.30%) FTP
17 2 (0.30%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (3.77%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.02%) MySQL
3 14 (2.11%) Relational Database
4 12 (1.81%) Amazon Redshift
5 9 (1.36%) Power BI
5 9 (1.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (1.06%) Pentaho
7 6 (0.90%) SAP HANA
8 5 (0.75%) Oracle Database
8 5 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.75%) Sybase ASE
9 4 (0.60%) Amazon Athena
9 4 (0.60%) MaxDB
9 4 (0.60%) Oracle Database 12c
10 3 (0.45%) MariaDB
11 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.15%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 49 (7.39%) JIRA
2 18 (2.71%) Git
3 13 (1.96%) Browser DevTools
4 6 (0.90%) Android Studio
4 6 (0.90%) Eclipse
4 6 (0.90%) Xcode
5 3 (0.45%) Firebug
6 2 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.30%) Maven
7 1 (0.15%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.15%) MSI
7 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.15%) Subversion
7 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
General
1 260 (39.22%) Social Skills
2 60 (9.05%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (7.39%) Finance
4 36 (5.43%) Manufacturing
5 35 (5.28%) Banking
6 20 (3.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (2.87%) Investment Banking
8 18 (2.71%) Law
9 12 (1.81%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (1.36%) Aerospace
10 9 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
10 9 (1.36%) Front Office
10 9 (1.36%) Legal
10 9 (1.36%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.06%) Aviation
11 7 (1.06%) Retail
12 6 (0.90%) French Language
12 6 (0.90%) Marketing
13 5 (0.75%) Telecoms
14 4 (0.60%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.51%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 9 (1.36%) CSS
2 9 (1.36%) REST
3 7 (1.06%) JDO
4 6 (0.90%) Ajax
4 6 (0.90%) AngularJS
4 6 (0.90%) GraphQL
4 6 (0.90%) React
5 5 (0.75%) .NET
5 5 (0.75%) Middleware
5 5 (0.75%) PySpark
5 5 (0.75%) SAML
5 5 (0.75%) SAP Basis
5 5 (0.75%) YAML
6 4 (0.60%) HTML
6 4 (0.60%) OAuth
6 4 (0.60%) SAP Fiori
6 4 (0.60%) SAPUI5
7 3 (0.45%) JSP
7 3 (0.45%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 44 (6.64%) Onboarding
2 25 (3.77%) Data Centre
2 25 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (2.87%) Analytical Mindset
4 14 (2.11%) Virtual Team
5 13 (1.96%) Smartphone
6 11 (1.66%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (1.66%) iPhone
7 10 (1.51%) Driving Licence
7 10 (1.51%) Legacy Systems
8 8 (1.21%) Hybrid Cloud
8 8 (1.21%) PKI
9 7 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
10 6 (0.90%) Mobile App
11 5 (0.75%) CCTV
12 4 (0.60%) Hedge funds
12 4 (0.60%) iPad
13 3 (0.45%) CMDB
13 3 (0.45%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 306 (46.15%) Windows
2 146 (22.02%) Windows 10
3 38 (5.73%) Linux
4 37 (5.58%) Unix
4 37 (5.58%) Windows Server
5 31 (4.68%) Mac OS
6 19 (2.87%) Apple iOS
7 17 (2.56%) Android
8 12 (1.81%) Windows 7
9 5 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.45%) Solaris
10 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.30%) Mac OS X
11 2 (0.30%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.15%) CentOS
12 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (19.31%) Customer Service
2 112 (16.89%) Problem-Solving
3 92 (13.88%) ITIL
4 53 (7.99%) ITSM
4 53 (7.99%) Migration
5 35 (5.28%) Change Management
6 32 (4.83%) Asset Management
6 32 (4.83%) DevOps
6 32 (4.83%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 32 (4.83%) Root Cause Analysis
6 32 (4.83%) User Experience
7 29 (4.37%) Service Management
8 26 (3.92%) Continuous Improvement
8 26 (3.92%) Incident Management
9 24 (3.62%) Service Delivery
10 21 (3.17%) Problem Management
11 20 (3.02%) Data Protection
11 20 (3.02%) Workflow
12 19 (2.87%) Break/Fix
12 19 (2.87%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 55 (8.30%) SQL
2 54 (8.14%) PowerShell
3 26 (3.92%) Python
4 21 (3.17%) Java
5 20 (3.02%) C#
6 19 (2.87%) JavaScript
7 15 (2.26%) Shell Script
8 10 (1.51%) Korn
8 10 (1.51%) Perl
9 6 (0.90%) Bash
10 5 (0.75%) C++
11 1 (0.15%) C
11 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.15%) VBA
11 1 (0.15%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 131 (19.76%) Security Cleared
2 101 (15.23%) SC Cleared
3 36 (5.43%) Degree
4 29 (4.37%) DV Cleared
5 20 (3.02%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (2.71%) A+ Certification
7 17 (2.56%) CCNA
7 17 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (2.11%) Network+ Certification
9 13 (1.96%) MCSE
10 10 (1.51%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.36%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.90%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.90%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
14 1 (0.15%) CCNP
14 1 (0.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 1 (0.15%) Master's Degree
14 1 (0.15%) MCSA
14 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (3.77%) SLA
2 4 (0.60%) GDPR
3 3 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (0.45%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.30%) GLP
4 2 (0.30%) GMP
5 1 (0.15%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.15%) GRC
5 1 (0.15%) GxP
5 1 (0.15%) ITGC
5 1 (0.15%) QA
System Software
1 229 (34.54%) Active Directory
2 26 (3.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.81%) Hyper-V
3 12 (1.81%) VMware NSX
4 11 (1.66%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (1.51%) Oracle RAC
6 7 (1.06%) vCloud
6 7 (1.06%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.75%) vSphere
8 2 (0.30%) Firmware
8 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.15%) Docker
9 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.15%) NFS
9 1 (0.15%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 92 (13.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (5.13%) SCCM
3 16 (2.41%) Jamf Pro
4 14 (2.11%) Grafana
5 11 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
5 11 (1.66%) vCenter Server
6 10 (1.51%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 10 (1.51%) Oracle RMAN
7 8 (1.21%) SCOM
8 7 (1.06%) Ansible
8 7 (1.06%) Terraform
9 4 (0.60%) Kubernetes
10 3 (0.45%) vRealize
11 2 (0.30%) AirWatch
11 2 (0.30%) Kibana
11 2 (0.30%) McAfee ePO
11 2 (0.30%) WMI
12 1 (0.15%) Cisco Prime
12 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Satellite
12 1 (0.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 236 (35.60%) Microsoft
2 74 (11.16%) ServiceNow
3 30 (4.52%) Oracle
3 30 (4.52%) VMware
4 23 (3.47%) Dell
5 19 (2.87%) Apple
6 16 (2.41%) HP
7 14 (2.11%) Cisco
8 11 (1.66%) Google
9 10 (1.51%) McAfee
10 9 (1.36%) SAP
11 8 (1.21%) Citrix
11 8 (1.21%) Denodo
11 8 (1.21%) Splunk
11 8 (1.21%) Starlink
11 8 (1.21%) Talend
12 7 (1.06%) Bloomberg
12 7 (1.06%) Databricks
13 6 (0.90%) Remedy
13 6 (0.90%) Siemens
289 Support Engineer jobs in England