Support Engineer Contracts 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 2 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
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Exeter 6.58% - 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.25% - 1.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £173 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - -
75th Percentile £178 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £175 £150 £210
% change year-on-year +16.67% -28.57% +12.00%

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 69 104 93
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 98.11% 89.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 73 82
10th Percentile £215 £143 £301
25th Percentile £305 £338 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% +5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £520 £656 £628
90th Percentile £548 £675 £725
Devon median daily rate £400 £465 £465
% change year-on-year -13.98% - +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.76 £13.86 -
Median hourly rate £22.84 £26.40 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.47% +46.64% -5.26%
75th Percentile £22.92 £30.25 -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £25.72 £62.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -58.86% +19.05% +162.50%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Exeter.

Job vacancy trend for Support Engineer in Exeter

Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Exeter.

Daily rate trend for Support Engineer in Exeter

Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Exeter.

Hourly rate trend for Support Engineer in Exeter

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 2 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 Exeter region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Smartphone
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Smartphone