Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Support Engineer
Devon > Exeter

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Exeter is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 25 36
Rank change year-on-year +8 +11 -12
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 3 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 3.53% 0.90% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.85% 0.91% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £173 £178 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £185 -
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% - -
75th Percentile £178 £193 -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £175 £185 £140
% change year-on-year -5.41% +32.14% -13.18%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 78 110 169
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.76% 99.10% 92.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 88 154
10th Percentile £173 £317 £342
25th Percentile £225 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £535
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -6.54% -2.73%
75th Percentile £475 £620 £600
90th Percentile £546 £685 £700
Devon median daily rate £413 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -15.82% -2.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.76 - -
Median hourly rate £22.84 £12.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +82.72% - -
75th Percentile £22.92 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -58.08% +50.00% +25.00%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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 Exeter.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Exeter

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Exeter.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Exeter

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Exeter.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Exeter

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 13 December 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 Exeter region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (33.33%) Citrix
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
1 1 (33.33%) VPN

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) VPN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Citrix