Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Support Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Hampshire is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026.

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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 54 79
Rank change year-on-year -15 +25 -25
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 25 20 22
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 1.47% 2.63% 1.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.58% 2.75% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 16 7
10th Percentile - £288 £127
25th Percentile £200 £435 £154
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £575 £210
Median % change year-on-year -47.83% +173.81% -6.67%
75th Percentile £556 £591 £253
90th Percentile £573 £600 £287
South East median daily rate £209 £250 £210
% change year-on-year -16.50% +19.05% -12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.79 - -
Median hourly rate £23.58 £24.66 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.40% - -
75th Percentile £24.36 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £18.50 £28.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year -33.93% +55.56% -21.74%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,587 726 1,478
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 95.40% 90.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 956 535 846
10th Percentile £353 £281 £363
25th Percentile £481 £423 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £613 £675
90th Percentile £738 £664 £738
South East median daily rate £515 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 48 178
10th Percentile £13.88 £19.53 £13.78
25th Percentile £16.68 £24.66 £34.06
Median hourly rate £45.00 £55.00 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% -4.10% +11.90%
75th Percentile £56.00 £66.56 £64.69
90th Percentile £64.56 £75.00 £77.05
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +69.23% -31.58% -0.61%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

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

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in Hampshire over the 6 months to 11 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Support Engineer in Hampshire

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

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

Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 11 May 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
Basingstoke -18 10 £538 -6.52% 1
Southampton -4 3 - - 4
Winchester - 2 £185 - 1
Farnborough - 2 £300 -
Romsey - 2 £260 -
Support Engineer
South East

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

For the 6 months to 11 May 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 Hampshire region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 16 (64.00%) Security Cleared
2 10 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (36.00%) DV Cleared
4 8 (32.00%) Customer Service
4 8 (32.00%) Windows
5 7 (28.00%) Active Directory
5 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
5 7 (28.00%) VMware
6 6 (24.00%) VMware Infrastructure
7 5 (20.00%) Asset Management
7 5 (20.00%) Windows Server
8 4 (16.00%) Agile
8 4 (16.00%) Linux
8 4 (16.00%) Microsoft
8 4 (16.00%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (16.00%) Platform Engineering
8 4 (16.00%) Service Management
8 4 (16.00%) SLA
9 3 (12.00%) A+ Certification
9 3 (12.00%) Break/Fix
9 3 (12.00%) CCNA
9 3 (12.00%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (12.00%) Dell
9 3 (12.00%) DNS
9 3 (12.00%) MCSE
9 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (12.00%) Migration
9 3 (12.00%) Network+ Certification
9 3 (12.00%) PowerShell
9 3 (12.00%) SAN

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 4 (16.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.00%) DNS
1 3 (12.00%) SAN
2 2 (8.00%) SNMP
General
1 6 (24.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (12.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 6 (24.00%) Onboarding
2 4 (16.00%) PKI
3 3 (12.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (12.00%) Data Centre
4 1 (4.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 8 (32.00%) Windows
2 5 (20.00%) Windows Server
3 4 (16.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (32.00%) Customer Service
3 5 (20.00%) Asset Management
4 4 (16.00%) Agile
4 4 (16.00%) Platform Engineering
4 4 (16.00%) Service Management
5 3 (12.00%) Break/Fix
5 3 (12.00%) Migration
5 3 (12.00%) Technical Leadership
5 3 (12.00%) Workflow
5 3 (12.00%) Workflow Management
6 2 (8.00%) Capacity Management
6 2 (8.00%) Change Management
6 2 (8.00%) Fault Management
6 2 (8.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 2 (8.00%) ITSM
7 1 (4.00%) Software Distribution
Programming Languages
1 3 (12.00%) PowerShell
1 3 (12.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (64.00%) Security Cleared
2 9 (36.00%) DV Cleared
3 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
4 3 (12.00%) A+ Certification
4 3 (12.00%) CCNA
4 3 (12.00%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (12.00%) MCSE
4 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (12.00%) Network+ Certification
5 2 (8.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.00%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (28.00%) Active Directory
2 6 (24.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (12.00%) vCloud
3 3 (12.00%) VMware ESXi
3 3 (12.00%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (12.00%) SCOM
1 3 (12.00%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 7 (28.00%) VMware
2 4 (16.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (12.00%) Dell