Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Support Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 53 66
Rank change year-on-year -13 +13 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 8 9 14
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 1.11% 1.37% 1.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% 1.47% 1.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 5 9
10th Percentile £184 £166 £189
25th Percentile £209 £178 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £195 £260
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -25.00% +18.18%
75th Percentile £238 £228 £338
90th Percentile - £286 £420
West Yorkshire median daily rate £215 £200 £268
% change year-on-year +7.50% -25.23% +24.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £19.00
Median hourly rate - £25.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% -
75th Percentile - - £21.00
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £200.00 £25.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +700.00% +25.00% -11.11%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 692 612 965
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.84% 93.44% 96.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 467 380 658
10th Percentile £313 £315 £281
25th Percentile £400 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £480 £520
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% -0.95%
75th Percentile £575 £567 £613
90th Percentile £653 £644 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £515
% change year-on-year +5.26% -7.77% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 30 9
10th Percentile £21.63 £17.89 £18.50
25th Percentile £23.80 £19.50 £19.00
Median hourly rate £25.50 £24.59 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +15.39% -0.88%
75th Percentile £27.06 £46.25 £22.25
90th Percentile £28.08 £48.75 £31.40
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £26.00 £26.25 £20.71
% change year-on-year -0.95% +26.78% -2.38%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 8 November 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 Leeds region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Active Directory
1 7 (87.50%) Windows
2 6 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (62.50%) ITIL
3 5 (62.50%) Windows Server
4 4 (50.00%) DHCP
4 4 (50.00%) DNS
4 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
4 4 (50.00%) PowerShell
4 4 (50.00%) TCP/IP
4 4 (50.00%) Windows 10
5 3 (37.50%) Android
5 3 (37.50%) Azure
5 3 (37.50%) Customer Service
5 3 (37.50%) Entra ID
5 3 (37.50%) LAN
5 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (37.50%) Migration
5 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (37.50%) Service Delivery
5 3 (37.50%) VoIP
5 3 (37.50%) WAN
6 2 (25.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (25.00%) ITSM
6 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
6 2 (25.00%) SCCM
6 2 (25.00%) VPN
7 1 (12.50%) Apple
7 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 6 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (37.50%) Azure
2 3 (37.50%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) DHCP
1 4 (50.00%) DNS
1 4 (50.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (37.50%) LAN
2 3 (37.50%) VoIP
2 3 (37.50%) WAN
3 2 (25.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) iPhone
2 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (12.50%) NHS
2 1 (12.50%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 7 (87.50%) Windows
2 5 (62.50%) Windows Server
3 4 (50.00%) Windows 10
4 3 (37.50%) Android
5 1 (12.50%) Apple iOS
5 1 (12.50%) Linux
5 1 (12.50%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) ITIL
2 3 (37.50%) Customer Service
2 3 (37.50%) Migration
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Service Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) ITSM
4 1 (12.50%) Case Management
4 1 (12.50%) Coaching
4 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (12.50%) Information Governance
4 1 (12.50%) Network Management
4 1 (12.50%) RBAC
4 1 (12.50%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 7 (87.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (25.00%) SCCM
3 1 (12.50%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Apple
2 1 (12.50%) Citrix
2 1 (12.50%) Google
2 1 (12.50%) HP
2 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow