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 1 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
1 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 117 116
Rank change year-on-year -54 -1 -10
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 667 580 734
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.59% 2.39% 1.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 2.59% 2.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 451 372 508
10th Percentile £156 £153 £140
25th Percentile £185 £200 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £250 £215
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +16.28% -14.00%
75th Percentile £338 £385 £325
90th Percentile £465 £500 £450
UK median daily rate £213 £250 £213
% change year-on-year -15.00% +17.65% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 49 46
10th Percentile £17.10 £17.82 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.50 £18.13
Median hourly rate £22.50 £25.15 £22.75
Median % change year-on-year -10.54% +10.55% +4.98%
75th Percentile £33.73 £47.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £37.50 £68.00 £53.75
UK median hourly rate £23.58 £24.83 £22.15
% change year-on-year -5.05% +12.10% +2.22%

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 38,608 22,392 34,167
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 92.37% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,868 14,803 22,535
10th Percentile £322 £290 £285
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £518 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -1.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +1.49% -3.81% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,710 937 2,560
10th Percentile £15.75 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £21.25 £18.20 £16.30
Median hourly rate £45.00 £29.80 £37.63
Median % change year-on-year +51.01% -20.80% -16.39%
75th Percentile £67.50 £60.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £79.55 £75.00 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +51.79% -25.33% -16.67%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 1 June 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 -50 213 £275 - 61
South East -29 145 £210 -16.00% 100
Midlands -28 89 £200 -23.81% 31
North of England -70 88 £190 -11.63% 59
South West -37 72 £210 -10.64% 24
East of England -14 59 £200 -9.09% 34
North West -45 54 £190 -11.63% 36
West Midlands -56 51 £238 -13.64% 16
East Midlands +2 39 £200 -5.88% 15
Yorkshire -46 32 £190 -19.15% 16
North East -39 2 £290 +48.72% 9
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 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.

1 319 (47.83%) Windows
2 243 (36.43%) Active Directory
3 240 (35.98%) Microsoft
4 221 (33.13%) Microsoft 365
5 152 (22.79%) Windows 10
6 131 (19.64%) Azure
7 129 (19.34%) Security Cleared
8 127 (19.04%) Customer Service
9 116 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
10 99 (14.84%) SC Cleared
11 97 (14.54%) Microsoft Intune
12 94 (14.09%) ITIL
13 74 (11.09%) ServiceNow
14 69 (10.34%) Entra ID
15 58 (8.70%) PowerShell
16 57 (8.55%) SQL
17 56 (8.40%) SharePoint
18 54 (8.10%) ITSM
18 54 (8.10%) Migration
19 51 (7.65%) JIRA
20 50 (7.50%) DNS
21 40 (6.00%) Windows Server
22 39 (5.85%) LAN
23 38 (5.70%) Change Management
23 38 (5.70%) Unix
24 37 (5.55%) Degree
24 37 (5.55%) Linux
24 37 (5.55%) Wi-Fi
25 34 (5.10%) DHCP
26 33 (4.95%) 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 56 (8.40%) SharePoint
2 30 (4.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.05%) 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 28 (4.20%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
1 6 (0.90%) Shopify
1 6 (0.90%) Teamcenter
2 4 (0.60%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.15%) Alphatax
3 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.15%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.15%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 221 (33.13%) Microsoft 365
2 131 (19.64%) Azure
3 69 (10.34%) Entra ID
4 26 (3.90%) AWS
5 24 (3.60%) SaaS
6 22 (3.30%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (2.40%) OneDrive
8 11 (1.65%) Power Platform
9 10 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (1.50%) GCP
10 6 (0.90%) Azure Data Factory
10 6 (0.90%) PaaS
10 6 (0.90%) Sauce Labs
11 5 (0.75%) Amazon S3
12 4 (0.60%) Google Workspace
12 4 (0.60%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.45%) Datadog
13 3 (0.45%) IaaS
13 3 (0.45%) Snowflake
14 2 (0.30%) Matillion
Communications & Networking
1 50 (7.50%) DNS
2 39 (5.85%) LAN
3 37 (5.55%) Wi-Fi
4 34 (5.10%) DHCP
5 29 (4.35%) VPN
6 28 (4.20%) TCP/IP
7 23 (3.45%) WAN
8 17 (2.55%) SAN
9 13 (1.95%) Firewall
9 13 (1.95%) Internet
10 12 (1.80%) VLAN
11 11 (1.65%) WLAN
12 7 (1.05%) HTTP
12 7 (1.05%) Wireless
13 5 (0.75%) Skype
14 4 (0.60%) Unified Communications
15 2 (0.30%) AMQP
15 2 (0.30%) Network Security
15 2 (0.30%) Remote Desktop
15 2 (0.30%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.90%) SQL Server
2 20 (3.00%) MySQL
3 14 (2.10%) Relational Database
4 12 (1.80%) Amazon Redshift
5 9 (1.35%) Power BI
6 8 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (1.05%) Pentaho
7 7 (1.05%) SAP HANA
8 6 (0.90%) Sybase ASE
9 5 (0.75%) MaxDB
9 5 (0.75%) Oracle Database
9 5 (0.75%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (0.60%) Amazon Athena
10 4 (0.60%) Oracle Database 12c
11 3 (0.45%) MariaDB
12 2 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
12 2 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
13 1 (0.15%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 51 (7.65%) JIRA
2 18 (2.70%) Git
3 13 (1.95%) 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
1 259 (38.83%) Social Skills
2 60 (9.00%) Analytical Skills
3 53 (7.95%) Finance
4 36 (5.40%) Banking
4 36 (5.40%) Manufacturing
5 22 (3.30%) Investment Banking
6 20 (3.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 19 (2.85%) Law
8 15 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (1.35%) Aerospace
9 9 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (1.35%) Legal
10 8 (1.20%) Front Office
10 8 (1.20%) Public Sector
11 7 (1.05%) Aviation
11 7 (1.05%) Retail
12 6 (0.90%) French Language
12 6 (0.90%) Marketing
13 5 (0.75%) Financial Institution
13 5 (0.75%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.50%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 9 (1.35%) CSS
2 9 (1.35%) REST
3 7 (1.05%) JDO
4 6 (0.90%) Ajax
4 6 (0.90%) AngularJS
4 6 (0.90%) GraphQL
4 6 (0.90%) React
4 6 (0.90%) SAP Basis
5 5 (0.75%) .NET
5 5 (0.75%) PySpark
5 5 (0.75%) SAML
5 5 (0.75%) SAP Fiori
5 5 (0.75%) SAPUI5
5 5 (0.75%) YAML
6 4 (0.60%) HTML
6 4 (0.60%) Middleware
6 4 (0.60%) OAuth
7 3 (0.45%) JSP
7 3 (0.45%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.20%) Onboarding
2 24 (3.60%) Data Centre
2 24 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
3 19 (2.85%) Analytical Mindset
4 17 (2.55%) Virtual Team
5 13 (1.95%) Smartphone
6 11 (1.65%) iPhone
6 11 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
7 10 (1.50%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (1.35%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.20%) Driving Licence
9 8 (1.20%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (0.90%) Hedge funds
11 6 (0.90%) Mobile App
11 6 (0.90%) PKI
12 5 (0.75%) CCTV
13 4 (0.60%) iPad
14 3 (0.45%) BYOD
14 3 (0.45%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 319 (47.83%) Windows
2 152 (22.79%) Windows 10
3 40 (6.00%) Windows Server
4 38 (5.70%) Unix
5 37 (5.55%) Linux
6 32 (4.80%) Mac OS
7 20 (3.00%) Apple iOS
8 16 (2.40%) Android
9 12 (1.80%) Windows 7
10 5 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
11 4 (0.60%) Solaris
12 3 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.30%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.30%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.15%) CentOS
14 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (19.04%) Customer Service
2 116 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
3 94 (14.09%) ITIL
4 54 (8.10%) ITSM
4 54 (8.10%) Migration
5 38 (5.70%) Change Management
6 33 (4.95%) Asset Management
6 33 (4.95%) User Experience
7 32 (4.80%) DevOps
7 32 (4.80%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 31 (4.65%) Root Cause Analysis
9 30 (4.50%) Continuous Improvement
10 28 (4.20%) Incident Management
10 28 (4.20%) Service Management
11 26 (3.90%) Service Delivery
12 21 (3.15%) CI/CD
13 20 (3.00%) Problem Management
13 20 (3.00%) Workflow
14 19 (2.85%) Runbook
15 18 (2.70%) Break/Fix
Programming Languages
1 58 (8.70%) PowerShell
2 57 (8.55%) SQL
3 26 (3.90%) Python
4 21 (3.15%) Java
5 20 (3.00%) C#
6 19 (2.85%) JavaScript
7 15 (2.25%) Shell Script
8 10 (1.50%) Korn
8 10 (1.50%) Perl
9 7 (1.05%) Bash
10 6 (0.90%) 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
1 129 (19.34%) Security Cleared
2 99 (14.84%) SC Cleared
3 37 (5.55%) Degree
4 27 (4.05%) DV Cleared
5 20 (3.00%) Microsoft Certification
6 18 (2.70%) A+ Certification
7 17 (2.55%) CCNA
7 17 (2.55%) Cisco Certification
8 15 (2.25%) Network+ Certification
9 13 (1.95%) MCSE
10 10 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.35%) Azure Certification
12 7 (1.05%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
15 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Certified Professional
16 1 (0.15%) CCNP
16 1 (0.15%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 1 (0.15%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.05%) SLA
2 4 (0.60%) GDPR
3 3 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (0.45%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.45%) QA
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%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 243 (36.43%) Active Directory
2 26 (3.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 13 (1.95%) Hyper-V
3 13 (1.95%) VMware NSX
4 12 (1.80%) VMware ESXi
5 10 (1.50%) Oracle RAC
6 8 (1.20%) vCloud
6 8 (1.20%) 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
9 1 (0.15%) zsh
Systems Management
1 97 (14.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (4.95%) SCCM
3 15 (2.25%) Jamf Pro
4 14 (2.10%) Grafana
5 12 (1.80%) Single Sign-On
5 12 (1.80%) vCenter Server
6 10 (1.50%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 10 (1.50%) Oracle RMAN
7 9 (1.35%) SCOM
8 7 (1.05%) Ansible
8 7 (1.05%) 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%) Backup Exec
12 1 (0.15%) Cisco Prime
12 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 240 (35.98%) Microsoft
2 74 (11.09%) ServiceNow
3 30 (4.50%) Oracle
3 30 (4.50%) VMware
4 22 (3.30%) Dell
5 17 (2.55%) Apple
6 15 (2.25%) HP
7 13 (1.95%) Cisco
8 10 (1.50%) McAfee
9 9 (1.35%) Citrix
9 9 (1.35%) Google
9 9 (1.35%) SAP
10 8 (1.20%) Denodo
10 8 (1.20%) Splunk
10 8 (1.20%) Starlink
10 8 (1.20%) Talend
11 7 (1.05%) Databricks
11 7 (1.05%) Okta
12 6 (0.90%) iManage
12 6 (0.90%) Meraki
284 Support Engineer jobs in England