Support Engineer
East of England > Essex
The median Support Engineer daily rate in Essex is £215, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 16 | 19 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +10 | +7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | 3.67% | 2.29% | 3.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.17% | 2.40% | 4.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £197 | £221 | £139 |
| 25th Percentile | £199 | £270 | £143 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £215 | £350 | £190 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.57% | +84.21% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £233 | - | £215 |
| 90th Percentile | £240 | - | £236 |
| East of England median daily rate | £200 | £220 | £218 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +1.15% | +8.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £20.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £34.35 | - | £17.33 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +30.77% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Essex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title | 96 | 125 | 266 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 88.07% | 95.42% | 94.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 47 | 58 | 151 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £205 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £231 | £300 | £333 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £400 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -20.00% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £542 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £530 | £591 | £645 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -12.82% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 36 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £16.65 | £20.78 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.84 | £28.31 | £24.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £59.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.97% | +36.37% | +79.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £80.00 | £76.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £120.00 | - | £79.70 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £43.00 | £47.50 | £33.22 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.47% | +42.99% | +67.69% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Essex.
Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Essex.
Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Essex
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 Essex region over the 6 months to 11 August 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 |
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| Basildon | - | 1 | £195 | - | 1 |
| Chelmsford | - | 1 | £230 | - | 1 |
| Southend-on-Sea | - | 1 | £200 | - | |
| Support Engineer East of England |
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 11 August 2025, Support Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Essex region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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