Support Engineer
North West > Lancashire
The median Support Engineer daily rate in Lancashire is £155, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 30 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -9 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire | 5.71% | 1.03% | 5.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.99% | 1.20% | 5.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £168 |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | - | £206 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | £140 | £213 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.71% | -34.12% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £158 | - | £300 |
| 90th Percentile | £191 | - | £350 |
| North West median daily rate | £215 | £160 | £280 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.38% | -42.86% | +55.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £26.25 | £36.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.50 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -26.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £28.75 | £38.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | - | £35.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.67% | +84.93% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title | 167 | 167 | 220 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 95.43% | 85.64% | 90.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 92 | 81 | 124 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £200 | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £363 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £750 | £700 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 53 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.34 | £15.00 | £23.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.98 | £25.60 | £28.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £42.91 | £41.37 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.00% | +3.72% | +16.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.52 | £46.18 | £52.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.83 | £49.69 | £54.91 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.23 | £26.53 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.20% | -13.15% | +50.37% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Lancashire.
Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Lancashire.
Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire
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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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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| Burnley | -3 | 5 | - | - | |
| Lytham St Annes | - | 1 | £155 | - | |
| Preston | - | 1 | £200 | - | 8 |
| Support Engineer North West |
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Lancashire region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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: