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 28 July 2026.

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

 6 months to
28 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 126 110
Rank change year-on-year -49 -16 -20
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 704 631 716
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.56% 2.30% 2.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% 2.51% 2.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 465 408 494
10th Percentile £163 £159 £140
25th Percentile £188 £200 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £235 £225
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% +4.44% -10.00%
75th Percentile £330 £385 £345
90th Percentile £450 £538 £500
UK median daily rate £230 £235 £225
% change year-on-year -2.13% +4.44% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 61 44
10th Percentile £16.16 £18.10 £17.00
25th Percentile £18.25 £20.64 £18.11
Median hourly rate £23.50 £26.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.62% +18.18% +15.79%
75th Percentile £35.42 £43.75 £28.91
90th Percentile £37.50 £68.00 £66.88
UK median hourly rate £25.39 £25.63 £22.00
% change year-on-year -0.94% +16.48% +14.64%

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 41,736 25,175 31,921
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.58% 91.76% 92.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,423 16,354 21,069
10th Percentile £328 £288 £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 £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,036 1,281 2,006
10th Percentile £16.00 £13.75 £13.86
25th Percentile £22.42 £17.79 £19.25
Median hourly rate £45.25 £26.30 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +72.05% -38.84% -1.71%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.49 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.60 £75.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.50 £25.15 £42.03
% change year-on-year +72.96% -40.16% -2.97%

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 28 July 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 28 July 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 28 July 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 -50 240 £240 -4.10% 39
South East -32 165 £250 - 78
North of England -51 112 £200 -9.09% 58
North West -30 72 £200 -10.61% 33
Midlands -56 66 £250 -9.09% 29
South West -52 61 £210 -10.64% 30
East of England -4 59 £200 - 42
West Midlands -66 42 £250 -9.09% 16
Yorkshire -19 40 £200 -14.89% 18
East Midlands -4 23 £235 +28.42% 13
North East -57 1 £290 +48.72% 8
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 28 July 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.

1 401 (56.96%) Windows
2 306 (43.47%) Active Directory
3 289 (41.05%) Microsoft
4 281 (39.91%) Microsoft 365
5 166 (23.58%) Windows 10
6 161 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
7 150 (21.31%) Customer Service
8 132 (18.75%) ITIL
9 128 (18.18%) Security Cleared
10 126 (17.90%) Azure
11 116 (16.48%) Microsoft Intune
12 99 (14.06%) ServiceNow
13 91 (12.93%) SharePoint
14 89 (12.64%) Entra ID
15 85 (12.07%) DNS
15 85 (12.07%) SC Cleared
16 79 (11.22%) ITSM
17 73 (10.37%) PowerShell
18 63 (8.95%) JIRA
19 61 (8.66%) SQL
20 56 (7.95%) Microsoft Exchange
21 54 (7.67%) Asset Management
22 53 (7.53%) TCP/IP
22 53 (7.53%) Windows Server
23 52 (7.39%) DHCP
24 51 (7.24%) Continuous Improvement
25 50 (7.10%) Degree
26 49 (6.96%) Migration
26 49 (6.96%) VMware
27 48 (6.82%) Mac OS

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 91 (12.93%) SharePoint
2 56 (7.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.14%) NetWeaver
4 5 (0.71%) Confluence
5 3 (0.43%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.28%) IIS
6 2 (0.28%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.28%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.14%) Tuxedo
7 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 27 (3.84%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.14%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.85%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.43%) 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
1 281 (39.91%) Microsoft 365
2 126 (17.90%) Azure
3 89 (12.64%) Entra ID
4 33 (4.69%) OneDrive
5 27 (3.84%) AWS
6 21 (2.98%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (2.84%) SaaS
8 16 (2.27%) GCP
9 12 (1.70%) Power Platform
10 9 (1.28%) PaaS
11 6 (0.85%) IaaS
12 5 (0.71%) Google Workspace
12 5 (0.71%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (0.43%) OpenShift
13 3 (0.43%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.43%) Sauce Labs
14 2 (0.28%) Amazon EC2
14 2 (0.28%) Amazon S3
14 2 (0.28%) Google Compute Engine
Communications & Networking
1 85 (12.07%) DNS
2 53 (7.53%) TCP/IP
3 52 (7.39%) DHCP
4 46 (6.53%) VPN
5 42 (5.97%) Wi-Fi
6 39 (5.54%) LAN
7 25 (3.55%) WAN
8 19 (2.70%) Firewall
8 19 (2.70%) Internet
9 16 (2.27%) SAN
10 11 (1.56%) VLAN
11 8 (1.14%) WLAN
12 7 (0.99%) HTTP
12 7 (0.99%) Skype
13 5 (0.71%) SMTP
14 4 (0.57%) Network Security
14 4 (0.57%) Unified Communications
14 4 (0.57%) Wireless
15 3 (0.43%) Remote Desktop
15 3 (0.43%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.12%) SQL Server
2 16 (2.27%) MySQL
3 9 (1.28%) Power BI
4 8 (1.14%) Relational Database
4 8 (1.14%) SAP HANA
5 7 (0.99%) Amazon Redshift
5 7 (0.99%) Pentaho
5 7 (0.99%) Sybase ASE
6 6 (0.85%) MaxDB
6 6 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.71%) Oracle Database
7 5 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.57%) Oracle Database 12c
9 3 (0.43%) Big Data
9 3 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.43%) 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 63 (8.95%) JIRA
2 19 (2.70%) Git
3 9 (1.28%) Browser DevTools
4 3 (0.43%) Android Studio
4 3 (0.43%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.43%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.43%) 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
1 295 (41.90%) Social Skills
2 75 (10.65%) Analytical Skills
3 64 (9.09%) Finance
4 36 (5.11%) Manufacturing
5 34 (4.83%) Banking
6 24 (3.41%) Organisational Skills
7 19 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (2.41%) Investment Banking
9 13 (1.85%) Law
9 13 (1.85%) Retail
10 11 (1.56%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (1.42%) Financial Institution
12 9 (1.28%) Front Office
12 9 (1.28%) Spanish Language
13 8 (1.14%) Legal
13 8 (1.14%) Telecoms
14 7 (0.99%) Marketing
15 6 (0.85%) Public Sector
16 5 (0.71%) Advertising
16 5 (0.71%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.42%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 9 (1.28%) REST
3 8 (1.14%) .NET
4 7 (0.99%) JDO
4 7 (0.99%) SAP Basis
5 6 (0.85%) SAP Fiori
5 6 (0.85%) SAPUI5
6 5 (0.71%) CSS
6 5 (0.71%) LDAP
6 5 (0.71%) SAML
7 4 (0.57%) OAuth
8 3 (0.43%) Ajax
8 3 (0.43%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.43%) GraphQL
8 3 (0.43%) JSP
8 3 (0.43%) Middleware
8 3 (0.43%) React
8 3 (0.43%) RESTful
8 3 (0.43%) Web Services
8 3 (0.43%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 86 (12.22%) Onboarding
2 28 (3.98%) Data Centre
3 22 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
3 22 (3.13%) Video Conferencing
4 20 (2.84%) Analytical Mindset
5 14 (1.99%) iPhone
6 13 (1.85%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (1.70%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (1.56%) Hedge funds
8 11 (1.56%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.28%) iPad
10 7 (0.99%) Driving Licence
11 6 (0.85%) BYOD
11 6 (0.85%) Management Information System
12 5 (0.71%) CCTV
12 5 (0.71%) CMDB
12 5 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.71%) Smartphone
13 4 (0.57%) Distributed Systems
13 4 (0.57%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 401 (56.96%) Windows
2 166 (23.58%) Windows 10
3 53 (7.53%) Windows Server
4 48 (6.82%) Mac OS
5 46 (6.53%) Linux
6 37 (5.26%) Unix
7 27 (3.84%) Apple iOS
8 20 (2.84%) Android
9 11 (1.56%) Windows 7
10 7 (0.99%) Ubuntu
11 6 (0.85%) Windows Server 2019
12 5 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
13 4 (0.57%) Solaris
14 3 (0.43%) Windows Server 2008
15 2 (0.28%) Mac OS X
15 2 (0.28%) OpenVMS
15 2 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 2 (0.28%) VMS
15 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
16 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (22.87%) Problem-Solving
2 150 (21.31%) Customer Service
3 132 (18.75%) ITIL
4 79 (11.22%) ITSM
5 54 (7.67%) Asset Management
6 51 (7.24%) Continuous Improvement
7 49 (6.96%) Migration
8 43 (6.11%) Service Delivery
9 41 (5.82%) Change Management
9 41 (5.82%) User Experience
10 40 (5.68%) Service Management
11 34 (4.83%) Problem Management
12 33 (4.69%) Incident Management
13 31 (4.40%) DevOps
13 31 (4.40%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 31 (4.40%) Root Cause Analysis
14 26 (3.69%) High Availability
14 26 (3.69%) Runbook
15 24 (3.41%) Break/Fix
15 24 (3.41%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 73 (10.37%) PowerShell
2 61 (8.66%) SQL
3 23 (3.27%) Python
4 21 (2.98%) C#
5 19 (2.70%) Java
6 17 (2.41%) Shell Script
7 14 (1.99%) JavaScript
8 10 (1.42%) Bash
8 10 (1.42%) Korn
9 7 (0.99%) C++
10 6 (0.85%) Perl
11 3 (0.43%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.28%) DCL
12 2 (0.28%) Go
13 1 (0.14%) C
13 1 (0.14%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.14%) VBA
13 1 (0.14%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 128 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 85 (12.07%) SC Cleared
3 50 (7.10%) Degree
4 37 (5.26%) DV Cleared
5 26 (3.69%) A+ Certification
5 26 (3.69%) Microsoft Certification
6 21 (2.98%) Network+ Certification
7 17 (2.41%) CCNA
7 17 (2.41%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (1.85%) MCSE
9 9 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (1.28%) DBS Check
10 7 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.85%) Azure Certification
11 6 (0.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 5 (0.71%) ITIL Certification
13 1 (0.14%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.14%) CTC Cleared
13 1 (0.14%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (5.40%) SLA
2 4 (0.57%) Data Quality
2 4 (0.57%) GDPR
2 4 (0.57%) QA
3 3 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
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%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.14%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.14%) GRC
5 1 (0.14%) ITGC
System Software
1 306 (43.47%) Active Directory
2 41 (5.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (3.27%) VMware ESXi
4 21 (2.98%) Hyper-V
5 17 (2.41%) VMware NSX
6 12 (1.70%) vCloud
7 11 (1.56%) Virtual Desktop
8 10 (1.42%) Oracle RAC
9 7 (0.99%) vSphere
10 5 (0.71%) BitLocker
11 4 (0.57%) Docker
12 3 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
12 3 (0.43%) 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
1 116 (16.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 36 (5.11%) SCCM
3 23 (3.27%) vCenter Server
4 17 (2.41%) SCOM
5 15 (2.13%) Jamf Pro
6 12 (1.70%) Grafana
7 10 (1.42%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 10 (1.42%) Oracle RMAN
7 10 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (1.28%) Ansible
9 8 (1.14%) Kubernetes
10 7 (0.99%) Terraform
11 3 (0.43%) AirWatch
11 3 (0.43%) ITRS Geneos
11 3 (0.43%) Nagios
11 3 (0.43%) Puppet
11 3 (0.43%) vMotion
11 3 (0.43%) vRealize
12 2 (0.28%) WMI
12 2 (0.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 289 (41.05%) Microsoft
2 99 (14.06%) ServiceNow
3 49 (6.96%) VMware
4 28 (3.98%) Apple
5 27 (3.84%) Oracle
6 20 (2.84%) Citrix
7 18 (2.56%) Google
8 17 (2.41%) Dell
9 13 (1.85%) HP
10 12 (1.70%) Cisco
11 11 (1.56%) SAP
12 9 (1.28%) iManage
12 9 (1.28%) McAfee
12 9 (1.28%) Remedy
12 9 (1.28%) Splunk
13 7 (0.99%) Dynatrace
13 7 (0.99%) Okta
13 7 (0.99%) Samsung
13 7 (0.99%) Sybase
13 7 (0.99%) Talend
257 Support Engineer jobs in England