Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in England

Support Engineer
UK > England

The median Support Engineer daily rate in England is £213, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
10 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 126 95
Rank change year-on-year -4 -31 +32
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 739 526 875
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.04% 2.12% 2.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.22% 2.28% 2.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 507 376 622
10th Percentile £151 £153 £136
25th Percentile £185 £188 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £230 £215
Median % change year-on-year -7.61% +6.98% -14.00%
75th Percentile £338 £375 £300
90th Percentile £500 £508 £450
UK median daily rate £213 £225 £215
% change year-on-year -5.22% +4.65% -14.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 22 58
10th Percentile £17.14 £16.67 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.89 £18.13 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.75 £21.55 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.59% +7.73% +3.63%
75th Percentile £25.15 £27.17 £30.00
90th Percentile £40.25 £40.73 £46.39
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £22.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year +6.67% +12.50% +3.63%

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 33,332 23,040 35,329
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 93.07% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,054 15,071 23,616
10th Percentile £308 £300 £270
25th Percentile £413 £409 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £748
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,175 758 2,288
10th Percentile £15.35 £15.44 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.41 £21.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% +7.69% -23.29%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £59.61
90th Percentile £75.79 £77.50 £71.78
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £33.20 £32.69
% change year-on-year +5.42% +1.56% -22.84%

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 10 March 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 10 March 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 10 March 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 -21 215 £275 -6.78% 54
South East -5 143 £238 +15.85% 100
North of England -30 118 £190 -13.64% 79
South West +2 110 £250 +11.11% 36
Midlands -16 96 £200 - 28
North West -19 63 £152 -29.53% 45
East of England -7 58 £203 -7.95% 31
West Midlands -39 57 £225 -10.00% 18
Yorkshire -30 46 £205 -11.83% 28
East Midlands -2 40 £200 +5.26% 10
North East -15 9 £106 -39.43% 11
Support Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 10 March 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.

1 360 (48.71%) Windows
2 270 (36.54%) Microsoft
3 239 (32.34%) Microsoft 365
4 224 (30.31%) Security Cleared
5 215 (29.09%) Active Directory
6 182 (24.63%) SC Cleared
7 168 (22.73%) Windows 10
8 155 (20.97%) Customer Service
9 125 (16.91%) Problem-Solving
10 102 (13.80%) Azure
11 98 (13.26%) ServiceNow
12 85 (11.50%) ITIL
13 84 (11.37%) Microsoft Intune
14 72 (9.74%) Migration
15 69 (9.34%) PowerShell
16 62 (8.39%) Linux
17 57 (7.71%) ITSM
17 57 (7.71%) SharePoint
18 56 (7.58%) DNS
19 55 (7.44%) SCCM
20 53 (7.17%) Entra ID
21 50 (6.77%) Microsoft Office
21 50 (6.77%) TCP/IP
21 50 (6.77%) Wi-Fi
22 49 (6.63%) Asset Management
22 49 (6.63%) DHCP
23 47 (6.36%) DV Cleared
24 45 (6.09%) Workflow
25 42 (5.68%) Android
25 42 (5.68%) 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 57 (7.71%) SharePoint
2 41 (5.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.03%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.54%) Apache
5 3 (0.41%) Confluence
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.27%) IIS
6 2 (0.27%) Jupyter
6 2 (0.27%) NetWeaver
6 2 (0.27%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.14%) Smallworld
7 1 (0.14%) Tuxedo
7 1 (0.14%) WebSphere
Applications
1 50 (6.77%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.95%) Remedy ITSM
1 7 (0.95%) Shopify
2 6 (0.81%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.41%) Primavera
4 2 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.14%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.14%) Alphatax
5 1 (0.14%) assyst
5 1 (0.14%) Bloomberg TOMS
5 1 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.14%) Eikon
5 1 (0.14%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.14%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 239 (32.34%) Microsoft 365
2 102 (13.80%) Azure
3 53 (7.17%) Entra ID
4 30 (4.06%) OneDrive
5 23 (3.11%) SaaS
6 19 (2.57%) AWS
6 19 (2.57%) Google Workspace
7 15 (2.03%) Azure DevOps
8 12 (1.62%) Sauce Labs
9 11 (1.49%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (1.49%) Power Platform
10 7 (0.95%) npm
11 5 (0.68%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (0.68%) PaaS
12 4 (0.54%) Amazon S3
12 4 (0.54%) OpenShift
12 4 (0.54%) Snowflake
13 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Purview
13 3 (0.41%) Nutanix
13 3 (0.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 56 (7.58%) DNS
2 50 (6.77%) TCP/IP
2 50 (6.77%) Wi-Fi
3 49 (6.63%) DHCP
4 41 (5.55%) VPN
5 34 (4.60%) LAN
6 26 (3.52%) Firewall
7 25 (3.38%) WAN
8 24 (3.25%) Wireless
9 16 (2.17%) Skype
10 13 (1.76%) Network Security
10 13 (1.76%) PABX
10 13 (1.76%) VLAN
11 11 (1.49%) Internet
12 9 (1.22%) HTTP
12 9 (1.22%) SAN
13 7 (0.95%) AMQP
13 7 (0.95%) Cisco IOS
13 7 (0.95%) Cisco ISE
13 7 (0.95%) Junos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (2.57%) SQL Server
2 18 (2.44%) MySQL
2 18 (2.44%) Relational Database
3 9 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 8 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
4 8 (1.08%) Power BI
5 5 (0.68%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.54%) Amazon Athena
6 4 (0.54%) Oracle Database 12c
6 4 (0.54%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.41%) InfluxDB
7 3 (0.41%) Pentaho
7 3 (0.41%) Tableau
8 2 (0.27%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.27%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.27%) Sybase ASE
9 1 (0.14%) Crystal Reports
9 1 (0.14%) GIS
9 1 (0.14%) MS Access
9 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 41 (5.55%) JIRA
2 19 (2.57%) Browser DevTools
3 13 (1.76%) Git
4 12 (1.62%) Android Studio
4 12 (1.62%) Eclipse
4 12 (1.62%) Xcode
5 7 (0.95%) Maven
6 4 (0.54%) Firebug
7 2 (0.27%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.27%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.14%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.14%) MSI
8 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 325 (43.98%) Social Skills
2 61 (8.25%) Finance
3 46 (6.22%) Analytical Skills
4 42 (5.68%) Public Sector
5 41 (5.55%) Manufacturing
6 39 (5.28%) Banking
7 27 (3.65%) Organisational Skills
8 25 (3.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 16 (2.17%) Investment Banking
9 16 (2.17%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.03%) Aerospace
11 13 (1.76%) Electronics
11 13 (1.76%) Marketing
12 11 (1.49%) Law
13 9 (1.22%) Legal
14 8 (1.08%) Aviation
14 8 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (0.95%) Front Office
16 4 (0.54%) Advertising
16 4 (0.54%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.84%) Middleware
2 16 (2.17%) CSS
3 12 (1.62%) Ajax
3 12 (1.62%) AngularJS
3 12 (1.62%) GraphQL
3 12 (1.62%) React
4 9 (1.22%) Oracle GoldenGate
5 6 (0.81%) REST
6 5 (0.68%) OAuth
6 5 (0.68%) YAML
7 4 (0.54%) HTML
7 4 (0.54%) JDO
7 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Graph
7 4 (0.54%) PySpark
7 4 (0.54%) SAML
7 4 (0.54%) SOAP
7 4 (0.54%) XML
8 3 (0.41%) .NET
9 2 (0.27%) EDI
9 2 (0.27%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 45 (6.09%) Onboarding
2 40 (5.41%) Self-Motivation
3 27 (3.65%) Data Centre
3 27 (3.65%) Driving Licence
4 23 (3.11%) Smartphone
5 14 (1.89%) PKI
6 13 (1.76%) Analytical Mindset
7 12 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
7 12 (1.62%) Mobile App
7 12 (1.62%) Virtual Team
8 11 (1.49%) iPhone
9 9 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.08%) Hybrid Cloud
11 7 (0.95%) Management Information System
11 7 (0.95%) Video Conferencing
12 6 (0.81%) iPad
13 4 (0.54%) Hedge funds
14 3 (0.41%) CCTV
14 3 (0.41%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 360 (48.71%) Windows
2 168 (22.73%) Windows 10
3 62 (8.39%) Linux
4 42 (5.68%) Android
4 42 (5.68%) Mac OS
5 37 (5.01%) Windows Server
6 33 (4.47%) Unix
7 29 (3.92%) Apple iOS
8 12 (1.62%) Ubuntu
9 7 (0.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 6 (0.81%) Windows Server 2016
11 5 (0.68%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.54%) CentOS
13 3 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
14 1 (0.14%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (20.97%) Customer Service
2 125 (16.91%) Problem-Solving
3 85 (11.50%) ITIL
4 72 (9.74%) Migration
5 57 (7.71%) ITSM
6 49 (6.63%) Asset Management
7 45 (6.09%) Workflow
8 37 (5.01%) Service Management
8 37 (5.01%) User Experience
9 35 (4.74%) Workflow Management
10 34 (4.60%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 29 (3.92%) Service Delivery
12 27 (3.65%) Root Cause Analysis
13 25 (3.38%) Break/Fix
14 24 (3.25%) Change Management
15 22 (2.98%) DevOps
16 20 (2.71%) Knowledge Transfer
16 20 (2.71%) OO
16 20 (2.71%) Stakeholder Management
17 19 (2.57%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 69 (9.34%) PowerShell
2 41 (5.55%) SQL
3 31 (4.19%) Java
3 31 (4.19%) JavaScript
4 28 (3.79%) Python
5 26 (3.52%) Shell Script
6 15 (2.03%) C#
7 14 (1.89%) Perl
8 12 (1.62%) Ada
8 12 (1.62%) C
8 12 (1.62%) C++
9 9 (1.22%) Bash
9 9 (1.22%) Korn
10 3 (0.41%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.27%) AWK
11 2 (0.27%) VBA
11 2 (0.27%) VBScript
12 1 (0.14%) Magik
12 1 (0.14%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.14%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 224 (30.31%) Security Cleared
2 182 (24.63%) SC Cleared
3 47 (6.36%) DV Cleared
4 27 (3.65%) Degree
5 23 (3.11%) Microsoft Certification
6 13 (1.76%) A+ Certification
7 11 (1.49%) Network+ Certification
8 10 (1.35%) CCNA
8 10 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.22%) MCSE
10 8 (1.08%) Azure Certification
11 7 (0.95%) DBS Check
12 6 (0.81%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.54%) Computer Science Degree
14 3 (0.41%) Master's Degree
14 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 3 (0.41%) Server+ Certification
15 1 (0.14%) HND
15 1 (0.14%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.06%) SLA
2 9 (1.22%) GDPR
3 3 (0.41%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.41%) QA
4 2 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.14%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.14%) GAAP
5 1 (0.14%) GLP
5 1 (0.14%) GMP
5 1 (0.14%) IFRS
5 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 215 (29.09%) Active Directory
2 22 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.62%) Hyper-V
4 11 (1.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 9 (1.22%) Oracle RAC
5 9 (1.22%) VMware NSX
6 6 (0.81%) Firmware
7 4 (0.54%) Docker
8 3 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
8 3 (0.41%) vSphere
9 2 (0.27%) NFS
10 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 84 (11.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 55 (7.44%) SCCM
3 27 (3.65%) Jamf Pro
4 14 (1.89%) Grafana
5 12 (1.62%) Ansible
6 9 (1.22%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 9 (1.22%) Oracle RMAN
6 9 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
6 9 (1.22%) vCenter Server
7 8 (1.08%) Terraform
8 2 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.27%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.27%) McAfee ePO
8 2 (0.27%) Red Hat Satellite
8 2 (0.27%) WMI
8 2 (0.27%) WSUS
9 1 (0.14%) Autotask
9 1 (0.14%) ITRS Geneos
9 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 270 (36.54%) Microsoft
2 98 (13.26%) ServiceNow
3 36 (4.87%) Oracle
4 29 (3.92%) Apple
4 29 (3.92%) VMware
5 27 (3.65%) Cisco
6 26 (3.52%) Dell
7 21 (2.84%) HP
8 20 (2.71%) Google
8 20 (2.71%) SAP
9 15 (2.03%) Red Hat
9 15 (2.03%) Splunk
10 14 (1.89%) Juniper
11 11 (1.49%) Citrix
12 10 (1.35%) Remedy
12 10 (1.35%) SolarWinds
13 9 (1.22%) Bloomberg
14 8 (1.08%) Zscaler
15 6 (0.81%) McAfee
15 6 (0.81%) Starlink
305 Support Engineer jobs in England