Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Support Engineer daily rate in England is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
4 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 121 116
Rank change year-on-year -51 -5 -27
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 716 641 683
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.59% 2.32% 2.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% 2.53% 2.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 414 474
10th Percentile £163 £158 £140
25th Percentile £188 £200 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £235 £230
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% +2.17% -8.00%
75th Percentile £338 £385 £350
90th Percentile £465 £538 £521
UK median daily rate £235 £235 £230
% change year-on-year - +2.17% -8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 64 39
10th Percentile £16.73 £17.10 £16.85
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.10 £18.13
Median hourly rate £22.00 £25.58 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.98% +16.25% +15.79%
75th Percentile £36.00 £43.75 £29.06
90th Percentile £37.50 £68.00 £70.90
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £25.15 £22.00
% change year-on-year -0.60% +14.32% +15.79%

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 41,773 25,317 31,124
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 91.70% 92.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,362 16,429 20,502
10th Percentile £329 £286 £300
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £627 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,095 1,308 1,828
10th Percentile £15.93 £13.54 £14.16
25th Percentile £22.00 £17.50 £21.25
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.32 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +77.73% -43.73% +5.88%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%

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 4 August 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 4 August 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 4 August 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 -48 243 £261 +4.50% 46
South East -34 168 £250 - 85
North of England -27 119 £200 -4.76% 62
North West -27 78 £200 -12.09% 33
East of England +2 64 £200 - 45
South West -63 61 £210 -10.64% 26
Midlands -64 60 £250 -9.09% 35
Yorkshire -21 40 £200 -12.09% 23
West Midlands -75 38 £250 -9.09% 16
East Midlands -4 21 £250 +36.61% 19
North East -52 2 £233 +24.00% 8
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 4 August 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.

1 411 (57.40%) Windows
2 316 (44.13%) Active Directory
3 305 (42.60%) Microsoft
4 287 (40.08%) Microsoft 365
5 170 (23.74%) Windows 10
6 167 (23.32%) Problem-Solving
7 160 (22.35%) Customer Service
8 135 (18.85%) ITIL
8 135 (18.85%) Security Cleared
9 130 (18.16%) Azure
10 120 (16.76%) Microsoft Intune
11 102 (14.25%) ServiceNow
12 96 (13.41%) Entra ID
13 95 (13.27%) SharePoint
14 89 (12.43%) SC Cleared
15 86 (12.01%) ITSM
16 85 (11.87%) DNS
17 73 (10.20%) PowerShell
18 58 (8.10%) Asset Management
18 58 (8.10%) SQL
19 57 (7.96%) JIRA
19 57 (7.96%) Microsoft Exchange
19 57 (7.96%) Windows Server
20 56 (7.82%) VMware
21 55 (7.68%) Continuous Improvement
21 55 (7.68%) Degree
22 54 (7.54%) TCP/IP
23 52 (7.26%) Migration
24 49 (6.84%) DHCP
24 49 (6.84%) Linux

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 95 (13.27%) SharePoint
2 57 (7.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.12%) NetWeaver
4 4 (0.56%) Confluence
5 3 (0.42%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.28%) IIS
6 2 (0.28%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.28%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.14%) Tuxedo
7 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 28 (3.91%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.84%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.28%) Teamcenter
4 1 (0.14%) Alphatax
4 1 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle BRM
4 1 (0.14%) SAP BRIM
4 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.14%) SAP FI-CA
4 1 (0.14%) SAP FS
4 1 (0.14%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 287 (40.08%) Microsoft 365
2 130 (18.16%) Azure
3 96 (13.41%) Entra ID
4 34 (4.75%) OneDrive
5 28 (3.91%) AWS
6 19 (2.65%) SaaS
7 18 (2.51%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (2.37%) GCP
9 10 (1.40%) Power Platform
10 7 (0.98%) Google Workspace
10 7 (0.98%) PaaS
11 6 (0.84%) IaaS
12 5 (0.70%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.42%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (0.42%) Cloud Functions
13 3 (0.42%) Google App Engine
13 3 (0.42%) Google Compute Engine
13 3 (0.42%) Google Kubernetes Engine
13 3 (0.42%) OpenShift
13 3 (0.42%) Sauce Labs
Communications & Networking
1 85 (11.87%) DNS
2 54 (7.54%) TCP/IP
3 49 (6.84%) DHCP
4 46 (6.42%) VPN
5 36 (5.03%) Wi-Fi
6 34 (4.75%) LAN
7 24 (3.35%) WAN
8 21 (2.93%) Firewall
9 20 (2.79%) Internet
10 16 (2.23%) SAN
11 11 (1.54%) VLAN
12 7 (0.98%) Skype
12 7 (0.98%) WLAN
13 6 (0.84%) HTTP
14 5 (0.70%) Network Security
14 5 (0.70%) SMTP
14 5 (0.70%) Wireless
15 4 (0.56%) WebEx
16 3 (0.42%) Remote Desktop
16 3 (0.42%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.05%) SQL Server
2 16 (2.23%) MySQL
3 9 (1.26%) Power BI
4 8 (1.12%) Relational Database
4 8 (1.12%) SAP HANA
5 7 (0.98%) Amazon Redshift
5 7 (0.98%) Pentaho
5 7 (0.98%) Sybase ASE
6 6 (0.84%) MaxDB
6 6 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.70%) Oracle Database
7 5 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.56%) Oracle Database 12c
9 3 (0.42%) Big Data
9 3 (0.42%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.28%) MariaDB
10 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 57 (7.96%) JIRA
2 19 (2.65%) Git
3 9 (1.26%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (0.42%) Android Studio
4 3 (0.42%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.42%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.42%) Xcode
5 2 (0.28%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.28%) Firebug
6 1 (0.14%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.14%) GitLab
6 1 (0.14%) MSI
6 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.14%) Subversion
6 1 (0.14%) TeamCity
General
1 298 (41.62%) Social Skills
2 78 (10.89%) Analytical Skills
3 69 (9.64%) Finance
4 35 (4.89%) Banking
5 34 (4.75%) Manufacturing
6 23 (3.21%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (2.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (2.51%) Investment Banking
9 13 (1.82%) Law
9 13 (1.82%) Retail
10 12 (1.68%) Financial Institution
11 11 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
12 10 (1.40%) Front Office
12 10 (1.40%) Spanish Language
13 9 (1.26%) Legal
13 9 (1.26%) Telecoms
14 7 (0.98%) Marketing
14 7 (0.98%) Public Sector
15 5 (0.70%) Advertising
16 3 (0.42%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.40%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 8 (1.12%) .NET
2 8 (1.12%) REST
3 7 (0.98%) JDO
3 7 (0.98%) SAP Basis
4 6 (0.84%) SAP Fiori
4 6 (0.84%) SAPUI5
5 5 (0.70%) CSS
5 5 (0.70%) LDAP
5 5 (0.70%) SAML
6 4 (0.56%) OAuth
7 3 (0.42%) Ajax
7 3 (0.42%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.42%) HTML
7 3 (0.42%) JSP
7 3 (0.42%) Middleware
7 3 (0.42%) React
7 3 (0.42%) RESTful
7 3 (0.42%) Web Services
7 3 (0.42%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 96 (13.41%) Onboarding
2 28 (3.91%) Data Centre
3 23 (3.21%) Video Conferencing
4 21 (2.93%) Analytical Mindset
4 21 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (2.09%) Hedge funds
5 15 (2.09%) iPhone
6 13 (1.82%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.40%) iPad
8 10 (1.40%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.12%) Driving Licence
10 7 (0.98%) CMDB
11 6 (0.84%) BYOD
11 6 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (0.84%) Management Information System
11 6 (0.84%) PKI
12 5 (0.70%) Smartphone
13 4 (0.56%) CCTV
13 4 (0.56%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 411 (57.40%) Windows
2 170 (23.74%) Windows 10
3 57 (7.96%) Windows Server
4 49 (6.84%) Linux
4 49 (6.84%) Mac OS
5 36 (5.03%) Unix
6 29 (4.05%) Apple iOS
7 23 (3.21%) Android
8 12 (1.68%) Windows 7
9 8 (1.12%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.98%) Ubuntu
11 5 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
12 4 (0.56%) Solaris
12 4 (0.56%) Windows Server 2008
13 3 (0.42%) OpenVMS
13 3 (0.42%) VMS
13 3 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.28%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (23.32%) Problem-Solving
2 160 (22.35%) Customer Service
3 135 (18.85%) ITIL
4 86 (12.01%) ITSM
5 58 (8.10%) Asset Management
6 55 (7.68%) Continuous Improvement
7 52 (7.26%) Migration
8 48 (6.70%) Service Delivery
9 44 (6.15%) Service Management
9 44 (6.15%) User Experience
10 41 (5.73%) Change Management
11 38 (5.31%) Problem Management
12 34 (4.75%) Root Cause Analysis
13 32 (4.47%) Incident Management
13 32 (4.47%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 28 (3.91%) DevOps
14 28 (3.91%) Runbook
15 27 (3.77%) Break/Fix
16 26 (3.63%) High Availability
17 24 (3.35%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 73 (10.20%) PowerShell
2 58 (8.10%) SQL
3 23 (3.21%) Python
4 19 (2.65%) Java
5 18 (2.51%) C#
6 17 (2.37%) Shell Script
7 15 (2.09%) JavaScript
8 10 (1.40%) Bash
8 10 (1.40%) Korn
9 7 (0.98%) C++
10 6 (0.84%) Perl
11 3 (0.42%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.28%) DCL
12 2 (0.28%) Go
13 1 (0.14%) C
13 1 (0.14%) Search Processing Language
13 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.14%) VBA
13 1 (0.14%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 135 (18.85%) Security Cleared
2 89 (12.43%) SC Cleared
3 55 (7.68%) Degree
4 40 (5.59%) DV Cleared
5 27 (3.77%) A+ Certification
6 26 (3.63%) Microsoft Certification
7 21 (2.93%) Network+ Certification
8 19 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
9 18 (2.51%) CCNA
10 14 (1.96%) MCSE
11 10 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.12%) DBS Check
13 7 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (0.84%) Azure Certification
14 6 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
14 6 (0.84%) Microsoft Certified Professional
15 5 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
16 2 (0.28%) CCNP
17 1 (0.14%) AWS Certification
17 1 (0.14%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (6.15%) SLA
2 5 (0.70%) Data Quality
2 5 (0.70%) QA
3 3 (0.42%) GDPR
3 3 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.28%) GLP
4 2 (0.28%) GMP
4 2 (0.28%) GxP
5 1 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.14%) GRC
5 1 (0.14%) ITGC
5 1 (0.14%) NCSC
System Software
1 316 (44.13%) Active Directory
2 45 (6.28%) VMware Infrastructure
3 24 (3.35%) VMware ESXi
4 20 (2.79%) Hyper-V
5 17 (2.37%) VMware NSX
6 12 (1.68%) vCloud
7 11 (1.54%) Virtual Desktop
8 10 (1.40%) Oracle RAC
9 7 (0.98%) vSphere
10 5 (0.70%) BitLocker
11 4 (0.56%) Docker
12 3 (0.42%) Microsoft App-V
12 3 (0.42%) Terminal Services
13 2 (0.28%) Firmware
13 2 (0.28%) zsh
14 1 (0.14%) NFS
14 1 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
14 1 (0.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 120 (16.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 35 (4.89%) SCCM
3 24 (3.35%) vCenter Server
4 18 (2.51%) SCOM
5 13 (1.82%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (1.68%) Grafana
7 11 (1.54%) Single Sign-On
8 10 (1.40%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 10 (1.40%) Oracle RMAN
9 9 (1.26%) Ansible
9 9 (1.26%) Kubernetes
10 8 (1.12%) Terraform
11 3 (0.42%) AirWatch
11 3 (0.42%) ITRS Geneos
11 3 (0.42%) Nagios
11 3 (0.42%) Puppet
11 3 (0.42%) vMotion
11 3 (0.42%) vRealize
11 3 (0.42%) WSUS
12 2 (0.28%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 305 (42.60%) Microsoft
2 102 (14.25%) ServiceNow
3 56 (7.82%) VMware
4 28 (3.91%) Apple
4 28 (3.91%) Oracle
5 23 (3.21%) Google
6 22 (3.07%) Citrix
7 19 (2.65%) Dell
8 16 (2.23%) Cisco
9 13 (1.82%) HP
10 10 (1.40%) Okta
10 10 (1.40%) SAP
10 10 (1.40%) Splunk
11 9 (1.26%) iManage
11 9 (1.26%) McAfee
12 8 (1.12%) Remedy
13 7 (0.98%) Bloomberg
13 7 (0.98%) Broadcom
13 7 (0.98%) Sybase
13 7 (0.98%) Talend
278 Support Engineer jobs in England