Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England
Support Engineer
UK > England
The median Support Engineer daily rate in England is £235, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 179 | 108 | 127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | +19 | -50 |
| Contract Support Engineer jobs | 754 | 724 | 591 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 1.62% | 2.54% | 1.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.77% | 2.78% | 2.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 488 | 487 | 399 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £157 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £190 | £188 | £188 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £235 | £230 | £240 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.17% | -4.17% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £338 | £347 | £350 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £538 | £528 |
| UK median daily rate | £240 | £228 | £240 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.49% | -5.21% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 89 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.24 | £17.01 | £16.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.25 | £20.00 | £18.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £25.15 | £24.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.52% | +4.01% | +24.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.25 | £31.20 | £37.34 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.85 | £68.00 | £67.63 |
| UK median hourly rate | £22.00 | £25.15 | £23.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.52% | +6.61% | +22.55% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 27 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in England matching a recognised job title | 42,617 | 26,033 | 28,993 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.70% | 91.15% | 93.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,140 | 16,712 | 17,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,820 | 1,501 | 1,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £14.00 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.71 | £17.38 | £21.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.34 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +64.37% | -40.82% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £67.14 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Support Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend 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 Support Engineer jobs in England over the 6 months to 27 October 2026.
Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in England.
Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution for Support Engineer jobs in England over the 6 months to 27 October 2026.
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 Support Engineer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 27 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -28 | 276 | £260 | +4.00% | 32 |
| South East | -54 | 162 | £260 | +9.36% | 50 |
| North of England | -26 | 125 | £200 | -1.23% | 53 |
| North West | +4 | 94 | £200 | +5.26% | 31 |
| East of England | +19 | 91 | £200 | -9.09% | 33 |
| Midlands | -61 | 71 | £250 | - | 34 |
| West Midlands | -60 | 49 | £213 | -16.67% | 16 |
| South West | -101 | 35 | £300 | +20.00% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | -24 | 28 | £225 | +4.65% | 9 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 22 | £270 | +44.00% | 18 |
| North East | -45 | 4 | £239 | +125.24% | 15 |
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Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 27 October 2026, Support Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Support Engineer job ads across the England region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows | 64.9% | 489 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 50.5% | 381 |
| 3 | Active Directory | 46.4% | 350 |
| 4 | Microsoft 365 | 46.0% | 347 |
| 5 | Customer Service | 27.5% | 207 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 27.2% | 205 |
| 7 | Windows 10 | 23.5% | 177 |
| 8 | Security Cleared | 20.3% | 153 |
| 9 | ITIL | 20.2% | 152 |
| 10 | ITSM | 17.5% | 132 |
| 11 | Microsoft Intune | 16.7% | 126 |
| 12 | Azure | 16.6% | 125 |
| 13 | Entra ID | 15.6% | 118 |
| 14 | SharePoint | 13.9% | 105 |
| 15 | ServiceNow | 13.7% | 103 |
| 16 | DNS | 13.5% | 102 |
| 16 | PowerShell | 13.5% | 102 |
| 18 | Windows Server | 11.7% | 88 |
| 19 | Microsoft Exchange | 10.2% | 77 |
| 19 | SC Cleared | 10.2% | 77 |
| 21 | Asset Management | 9.7% | 73 |
| 22 | Continuous Improvement | 9.4% | 71 |
| 22 | Service Management | 9.4% | 71 |
| 24 | DV Cleared | 9.3% | 70 |
| 24 | macOS | 9.3% | 70 |
| 24 | VPN | 9.3% | 70 |
| 27 | VMware | 9.0% | 68 |
| 28 | Root Cause Analysis | 8.8% | 66 |
| 29 | Linux | 8.6% | 65 |
| 29 | Service Delivery | 8.6% | 65 |
Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Engineer | 43.2% | 326 |
| 2 | Desktop Support | 17.4% | 131 |
| 3 | Desktop Support Engineer | 15.5% | 117 |
| 4 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 10.3% | 78 |
| 5 | Applications Support Engineer | 5.6% | 42 |
| 6 | 3rd Line Support Engineer | 5.3% | 40 |
| 6 | Technical Support Engineer | 5.3% | 40 |
| 8 | Cloud Engineer | 4.6% | 35 |
| 9 | 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 4.0% | 30 |
| 10 | 1st Line Support Engineer | 3.8% | 29 |
| 10 | Infrastructure Support Engineer | 3.8% | 29 |
| 12 | 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer | 2.9% | 22 |
| 13 | Windows Support Engineer | 2.5% | 19 |
| 14 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer | 2.1% | 16 |
| 14 | 3rd Line Infrastructure Support | 2.1% | 16 |
| 16 | 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer | 1.9% | 14 |
| 16 | Deskside Support Engineer | 1.9% | 14 |
| 16 | Microsoft Engineer | 1.9% | 14 |
| 16 | Senior Support Engineer | 1.9% | 14 |
| 20 | IT Infrastructure Engineer | 1.7% | 13 |