Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Ipswich

Support Engineer
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Ipswich is £195, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - 15
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich 1.89% - 4.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.04% - 4.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £205
25th Percentile £193 - £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 - £225
Median % change year-on-year - - +80.00%
75th Percentile £198 - £238
90th Percentile - - £245
Suffolk median daily rate £195 £220 £213
% change year-on-year -11.36% +3.53% -15.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 49 41 62
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.45% 82.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 19 38
10th Percentile £394 £350 £272
25th Percentile £473 £363 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -5.26% -19.15%
75th Percentile £691 £528 £581
90th Percentile £741 £701 £665
Suffolk median daily rate £425 £419 £475
% change year-on-year +1.49% -11.84% -17.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 2
10th Percentile £16.18 - £16.23
25th Percentile £17.21 - £20.31
Median hourly rate £18.92 £70.00 £27.75
Median % change year-on-year -72.97% +152.25% +70.77%
75th Percentile £20.96 - £35.31
90th Percentile £22.18 - £39.48
Suffolk median hourly rate £21.00 £61.25 £14.00
% change year-on-year -65.71% +337.50% -17.65%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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 Ipswich.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

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

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

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

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 4 February 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 Ipswich region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

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

Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared