Software Support Engineer
England > London
The median Software Support Engineer daily rate in London is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 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
16 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
367 |
380 |
465 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+13 |
+85 |
+148 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Support Engineer |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London |
0.007% |
0.025% |
0.021% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.008% |
0.026% |
0.023% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£325 |
- |
£550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£350 |
£125 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+180.00% |
-79.17% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£375 |
- |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| England median daily rate |
£350 |
£125 |
£600 |
| % change year-on-year |
+180.00% |
-79.17% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title |
12,607 |
15,213 |
22,155 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.95% |
94.08% |
94.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8,489 |
10,691 |
16,246 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£350 |
£356 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£450 |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£540 |
£550 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.82% |
-4.35% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£675 |
£688 |
£700 |
| 90th Percentile |
£775 |
£800 |
£800 |
| England median daily rate |
£510 |
£525 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.86% |
-4.55% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
208 |
200 |
235 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.98 |
£17.25 |
£18.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£22.98 |
£22.00 |
£22.95 |
| Median hourly rate |
£29.07 |
£33.29 |
£37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.66% |
-11.24% |
+10.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£49.81 |
£54.06 |
£64.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£71.88 |
£81.35 |
| England median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£45.00 |
£41.65 |
| % change year-on-year |
-44.11% |
+8.04% |
+62.19% |
