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 29 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
29 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 117 130 74
Rank change year-on-year +13 -56 +62
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 764 599 1,083
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.49% 1.93% 2.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.73% 2.08% 2.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 524 421 775
10th Percentile £153 £153 £140
25th Percentile £185 £188 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £240 £238
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +1.05% +2.15%
75th Percentile £338 £350 £395
90th Percentile £526 £525 £600
UK median daily rate £225 £240 £238
% change year-on-year -6.25% +1.05% +0.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 104 28 60
10th Percentile £17.14 £15.02 £14.47
25th Percentile £19.54 £18.56 £17.00
Median hourly rate £24.00 £22.48 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.75% +18.33% -5.66%
75th Percentile £26.31 £40.38 £21.75
90th Percentile £61.20 £55.10 £23.80
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £23.59 £19.00
% change year-on-year +1.74% +24.16% -2.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 28,020 28,803 36,436
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.22% 92.97% 93.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,973 17,652 25,097
10th Percentile £282 £300 £290
25th Percentile £403 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,685 1,059 1,413
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.22 £15.32
25th Percentile £17.96 £21.22 £20.00
Median hourly rate £25.32 £39.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.08% -13.33% +38.46%
75th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +48.33%

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 29 November 2025.

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 29 November 2025.

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 29 November 2025. 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 -5 216 £225 -25.00% 76
South East +29 187 £238 +3.48% 114
South West +37 105 £250 +12.36% 29
North of England -26 103 £200 - 83
Midlands +7 100 £255 -1.92% 50
West Midlands +3 74 £271 +4.23% 35
North West -18 55 £190 -5.00% 41
East of England -9 51 £216 -2.81% 39
Yorkshire -19 36 £205 -8.89% 34
East Midlands +3 26 £180 -24.21% 15
North East +1 12 £106 -34.77% 9
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, 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.

1 421 (55.10%) Windows
2 305 (39.92%) Microsoft
3 240 (31.41%) Security Cleared
4 237 (31.02%) Microsoft 365
5 223 (29.19%) Active Directory
6 177 (23.17%) SC Cleared
7 174 (22.77%) Problem-Solving
8 163 (21.34%) Customer Service
9 160 (20.94%) Windows 10
10 114 (14.92%) ITIL
11 101 (13.22%) ServiceNow
12 97 (12.70%) Azure
13 93 (12.17%) Linux
14 91 (11.91%) Microsoft Office
15 86 (11.26%) DNS
15 86 (11.26%) Microsoft Intune
16 77 (10.08%) DHCP
17 75 (9.82%) ITSM
18 74 (9.69%) Service Management
19 73 (9.55%) SharePoint
19 73 (9.55%) TCP/IP
19 73 (9.55%) VPN
20 71 (9.29%) SCCM
21 69 (9.03%) Microsoft Exchange
22 61 (7.98%) DV Cleared
23 58 (7.59%) Migration
24 54 (7.07%) Android
25 53 (6.94%) Cisco
26 51 (6.68%) Windows Server
27 47 (6.15%) 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 73 (9.55%) SharePoint
2 69 (9.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 24 (3.14%) Skype for Business
4 11 (1.44%) Exchange Server 2010
4 11 (1.44%) SharePoint Server
5 10 (1.31%) Exchange Server 2003
5 10 (1.31%) Exchange Server 2007
5 10 (1.31%) Exchange Server 2013
5 10 (1.31%) Office Communications Server
6 6 (0.79%) Confluence
7 3 (0.39%) Apache
8 2 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.26%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.26%) Jupyter
8 2 (0.26%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.26%) Smallworld
9 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.13%) SAS
9 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 91 (11.91%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (3.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.26%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.13%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.13%) DaVinci Resolve
5 1 (0.13%) OmniGraffle
5 1 (0.13%) Pro Tools
5 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (1.18%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.65%) Primavera
3 3 (0.39%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.26%) Eikon
4 2 (0.26%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.13%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.13%) assyst
5 1 (0.13%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.13%) Eze OMS
5 1 (0.13%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.13%) Shopify
5 1 (0.13%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 237 (31.02%) Microsoft 365
2 97 (12.70%) Azure
3 37 (4.84%) Entra ID
4 26 (3.40%) AWS
5 24 (3.14%) OneDrive
6 23 (3.01%) SaaS
7 18 (2.36%) Google Workspace
7 18 (2.36%) Sauce Labs
8 11 (1.44%) Power Platform
9 7 (0.92%) npm
10 6 (0.79%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.65%) OpenShift
11 5 (0.65%) SuccessFactors
12 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.52%) Slack
13 3 (0.39%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (0.39%) PowerApps
14 2 (0.26%) Amazon EKS
14 2 (0.26%) GCP
14 2 (0.26%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 86 (11.26%) DNS
2 77 (10.08%) DHCP
3 73 (9.55%) TCP/IP
3 73 (9.55%) VPN
4 40 (5.24%) Wireless
5 39 (5.10%) Firewall
6 37 (4.84%) WAN
7 35 (4.58%) Wi-Fi
8 24 (3.14%) LAN
9 22 (2.88%) Cisco IOS
10 21 (2.75%) VLAN
11 20 (2.62%) Junos
12 18 (2.36%) MPLS
13 17 (2.23%) BGP
13 17 (2.23%) IPsec
14 15 (1.96%) Cisco Firepower
14 15 (1.96%) Cisco ISE
14 15 (1.96%) Skype
15 14 (1.83%) Network Security
16 13 (1.70%) PABX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.45%) Relational Database
2 25 (3.27%) MySQL
3 16 (2.09%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.05%) Power BI
5 6 (0.79%) MariaDB
6 5 (0.65%) RDBMS
7 4 (0.52%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.52%) InfluxDB
8 3 (0.39%) DB2
8 3 (0.39%) Tableau
9 2 (0.26%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.26%) GIS
10 1 (0.13%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.13%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.13%) Informix
10 1 (0.13%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 28 (3.66%) Browser DevTools
2 18 (2.36%) Android Studio
2 18 (2.36%) Eclipse
2 18 (2.36%) JIRA
2 18 (2.36%) Xcode
3 9 (1.18%) Firebug
3 9 (1.18%) Git
4 7 (0.92%) Maven
5 3 (0.39%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.13%) Jenkins
General
1 345 (45.16%) Social Skills
2 73 (9.55%) Finance
3 66 (8.64%) Public Sector
4 50 (6.54%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (4.45%) Banking
6 32 (4.19%) Manufacturing
7 28 (3.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 24 (3.14%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (3.01%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.09%) Marketing
11 15 (1.96%) Electronics
12 13 (1.70%) Front Office
13 12 (1.57%) Aerospace
14 10 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.05%) Investment Banking
16 7 (0.92%) Law
16 7 (0.92%) Retail
17 6 (0.79%) Automotive
17 6 (0.79%) Legal
17 6 (0.79%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (3.80%) CSS
2 24 (3.14%) Middleware
3 21 (2.75%) React
4 19 (2.49%) Ajax
4 19 (2.49%) AngularJS
4 19 (2.49%) GraphQL
5 16 (2.09%) XML
6 10 (1.31%) HTML
7 7 (0.92%) JSON
8 5 (0.65%) .NET
8 5 (0.65%) REST
8 5 (0.65%) SOAP
9 4 (0.52%) JDO
9 4 (0.52%) OAuth
10 3 (0.39%) ADO
10 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Graph
11 2 (0.26%) Kafka
11 2 (0.26%) OpenTelemetry
11 2 (0.26%) PySpark
11 2 (0.26%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 34 (4.45%) Self-Motivation
2 32 (4.19%) Data Centre
3 30 (3.93%) Onboarding
4 25 (3.27%) Driving Licence
5 24 (3.14%) PKI
6 20 (2.62%) Data Protection Act
6 20 (2.62%) Mobile App
7 15 (1.96%) Smartphone
8 13 (1.70%) iPhone
9 12 (1.57%) Replication
9 12 (1.57%) Video Conferencing
10 11 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (1.44%) Management Information System
11 7 (0.92%) iPad
11 7 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.79%) NHS
13 5 (0.65%) Operational Technology
13 5 (0.65%) Virtual Team
14 4 (0.52%) CMDB
15 3 (0.39%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 421 (55.10%) Windows
2 160 (20.94%) Windows 10
3 93 (12.17%) Linux
4 54 (7.07%) Android
5 51 (6.68%) Windows Server
6 47 (6.15%) Mac OS
7 43 (5.63%) Apple iOS
8 31 (4.06%) Unix
9 13 (1.70%) Ubuntu
10 11 (1.44%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 10 (1.31%) Windows Server 2003
12 7 (0.92%) Windows 7
13 5 (0.65%) CentOS
13 5 (0.65%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
14 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
15 1 (0.13%) VMS
15 1 (0.13%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (22.77%) Problem-Solving
2 163 (21.34%) Customer Service
3 114 (14.92%) ITIL
4 75 (9.82%) ITSM
5 74 (9.69%) Service Management
6 58 (7.59%) Migration
7 44 (5.76%) Asset Management
7 44 (5.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 42 (5.50%) Workflow
9 33 (4.32%) User Experience
10 31 (4.06%) Business Intelligence
10 31 (4.06%) OO
11 29 (3.80%) Service Delivery
12 28 (3.66%) Workflow Management
13 27 (3.53%) Cybersecurity
14 26 (3.40%) Root Cause Analysis
15 23 (3.01%) High Availability
16 22 (2.88%) Data Protection
17 21 (2.75%) Break/Fix
18 20 (2.62%) Load Balancing
Programming Languages
1 47 (6.15%) PowerShell
2 43 (5.63%) JavaScript
3 42 (5.50%) Java
4 31 (4.06%) Python
5 22 (2.88%) SQL
6 20 (2.62%) Perl
7 15 (1.96%) C
7 15 (1.96%) Shell Script
8 12 (1.57%) Ada
8 12 (1.57%) C++
9 11 (1.44%) Bash
10 4 (0.52%) C#
11 3 (0.39%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.26%) AWK
12 2 (0.26%) Magik
12 2 (0.26%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.13%) Korn
13 1 (0.13%) PL/SQL
13 1 (0.13%) VBA
13 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 240 (31.41%) Security Cleared
2 177 (23.17%) SC Cleared
3 61 (7.98%) DV Cleared
4 44 (5.76%) Degree
5 29 (3.80%) Microsoft Certification
6 14 (1.83%) Azure Certification
7 13 (1.70%) Network+ Certification
8 12 (1.57%) DBS Check
9 11 (1.44%) Cisco Certification
9 11 (1.44%) Server+ Certification
10 10 (1.31%) CCNA
11 8 (1.05%) A+ Certification
11 8 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
11 8 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.65%) MCSE
14 4 (0.52%) MCP
14 4 (0.52%) MCSA
15 3 (0.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 2 (0.26%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (4.32%) SLA
2 10 (1.31%) QA
3 9 (1.18%) GDPR
4 4 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (0.39%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.13%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.13%) GAAP
6 1 (0.13%) IFRS
6 1 (0.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 223 (29.19%) Active Directory
2 31 (4.06%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (2.62%) Hyper-V
4 19 (2.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (2.09%) VMware NSX
6 10 (1.31%) Brightmail
6 10 (1.31%) ISA Server
7 9 (1.18%) vSphere
8 7 (0.92%) Docker
9 6 (0.79%) Firmware
10 3 (0.39%) Terminal Services
11 2 (0.26%) Microsoft App-V
11 2 (0.26%) NFS
11 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.13%) BitLocker
12 1 (0.13%) DFS Replication
12 1 (0.13%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
12 1 (0.13%) VMware ESXi
12 1 (0.13%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 86 (11.26%) Microsoft Intune
2 71 (9.29%) SCCM
3 29 (3.80%) Jamf Pro
4 21 (2.75%) Ansible
5 18 (2.36%) vCenter Server
6 12 (1.57%) Terraform
7 10 (1.31%) Microsoft Clustering
8 8 (1.05%) Grafana
9 7 (0.92%) SCOM
10 6 (0.79%) Red Hat Satellite
11 5 (0.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 5 (0.65%) AirWatch
11 5 (0.65%) Kubernetes
12 4 (0.52%) ITRS Geneos
13 3 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
14 2 (0.26%) Cisco Prime
14 2 (0.26%) FortiGate
14 2 (0.26%) OpenView
14 2 (0.26%) WSUS
15 1 (0.13%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 305 (39.92%) Microsoft
2 101 (13.22%) ServiceNow
3 53 (6.94%) Cisco
4 47 (6.15%) Oracle
5 45 (5.89%) Apple
6 44 (5.76%) VMware
7 33 (4.32%) Juniper
8 25 (3.27%) HP
9 23 (3.01%) SAP
9 23 (3.01%) SolarWinds
10 21 (2.75%) Splunk
11 20 (2.62%) Citrix
11 20 (2.62%) Google
12 19 (2.49%) Red Hat
13 13 (1.70%) Dell
14 12 (1.57%) Bloomberg
14 12 (1.57%) Remedy
15 7 (0.92%) McAfee
15 7 (0.92%) Starlink
16 6 (0.79%) Zscaler
355 Support Engineer jobs in England