Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in London

Support Engineer
England > London

The median Support Engineer daily rate in London is £260, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 February 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 196 176 110
Rank change year-on-year -20 -66 +51
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 208 192 369
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.34% 1.43% 2.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% 1.53% 2.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 132 275
10th Percentile £181 £168 £143
25th Percentile £190 £200 £186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £260 £283 £270
Median % change year-on-year -7.96% +4.63% -3.57%
75th Percentile £421 £400 £375
90th Percentile £519 £600 £613
England median daily rate £213 £230 £215
% change year-on-year -7.61% +6.98% -14.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 5 17
10th Percentile £18.95 £15.99 £18.69
25th Percentile £21.46 £18.13 £18.93
Median hourly rate £22.21 £21.00 £22.15
Median % change year-on-year +5.76% -5.19% -11.40%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £23.09
90th Percentile £26.56 £26.72 £54.37
England median hourly rate £22.50 £21.00 £20.25
% change year-on-year +7.14% +3.70% +1.25%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

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 14,394 12,552 17,116
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.65% 93.60% 93.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,620 8,146 12,352
10th Percentile £350 £336 £325
25th Percentile £425 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 225 143 337
10th Percentile £18.02 £21.22 £15.98
25th Percentile £23.00 £24.71 £19.00
Median hourly rate £34.50 £37.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.77% +29.82% -18.57%
75th Percentile £60.00 £53.75 £47.50
90th Percentile £76.58 £78.68 £65.00
England median hourly rate £33.17 £36.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -7.86% +2.86% -12.50%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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 London.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in London over the 6 months to 23 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Support Engineer in London

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 23 February 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
Central London -6 32 £201 -28.76% 11
West London -20 10 £293 +21.88% 9
East London +11 8 £200 -18.37% 4
North London - 1 £510 - 1
Support Engineer
England

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

For the 6 months to 23 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 London region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 93 (44.71%) Windows
2 77 (37.02%) Microsoft 365
3 70 (33.65%) Microsoft
4 54 (25.96%) Windows 10
5 48 (23.08%) Active Directory
6 33 (15.87%) Azure
7 31 (14.90%) Security Cleared
8 30 (14.42%) ServiceNow
9 29 (13.94%) ITIL
9 29 (13.94%) Problem-Solving
10 28 (13.46%) SCCM
11 26 (12.50%) SC Cleared
12 24 (11.54%) Customer Service
12 24 (11.54%) Microsoft Intune
13 23 (11.06%) Mac OS
13 23 (11.06%) SQL
14 20 (9.62%) Apple
14 20 (9.62%) Microsoft Office
15 18 (8.65%) ITSM
15 18 (8.65%) PowerShell
16 16 (7.69%) DHCP
16 16 (7.69%) DNS
16 16 (7.69%) Entra ID
16 16 (7.69%) VPN
17 15 (7.21%) TCP/IP
18 14 (6.73%) DevOps
18 14 (6.73%) Microsoft Exchange
18 14 (6.73%) User Experience
19 13 (6.25%) Agile
19 13 (6.25%) Degree

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 14 (6.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (6.25%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.96%) Confluence
4 1 (0.48%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 20 (9.62%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.48%) DaVinci Resolve
4 1 (0.48%) Pro Tools
4 1 (0.48%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (2.88%) Remedy ITSM
1 6 (2.88%) Shopify
2 1 (0.48%) Aladdin
2 1 (0.48%) Bloomberg TOMS
2 1 (0.48%) Eikon
2 1 (0.48%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 77 (37.02%) Microsoft 365
2 33 (15.87%) Azure
3 16 (7.69%) Entra ID
4 9 (4.33%) AWS
4 9 (4.33%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (3.85%) OneDrive
6 6 (2.88%) Google Workspace
7 5 (2.40%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (1.92%) Amazon S3
8 4 (1.92%) Power Platform
8 4 (1.92%) SaaS
9 2 (0.96%) Datadog
9 2 (0.96%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (0.96%) PaaS
9 2 (0.96%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.96%) Snowflake
10 1 (0.48%) AWS CloudFormation
10 1 (0.48%) GitHub
10 1 (0.48%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 16 (7.69%) DHCP
1 16 (7.69%) DNS
1 16 (7.69%) VPN
2 15 (7.21%) TCP/IP
3 13 (6.25%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (6.25%) Wireless
4 9 (4.33%) Internet
5 8 (3.85%) Firewall
5 8 (3.85%) LAN
6 6 (2.88%) WAN
7 4 (1.92%) VLAN
8 3 (1.44%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (1.44%) Softphone
9 2 (0.96%) DMZ
9 2 (0.96%) Network Security
9 2 (0.96%) PSTN
9 2 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.96%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.48%) HTTP
10 1 (0.48%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.37%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (1.92%) Amazon Athena
3 4 (1.92%) Amazon Redshift
4 2 (0.96%) Tableau
5 1 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.48%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.48%) Oracle ODI
5 1 (0.48%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 11 (5.29%) JIRA
2 1 (0.48%) Fiddler
2 1 (0.48%) Git
2 1 (0.48%) Jenkins
General
1 88 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 39 (18.75%) Finance
3 33 (15.87%) Banking
4 14 (6.73%) Investment Banking
5 13 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
6 11 (5.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (4.33%) Front Office
8 8 (3.85%) Public Sector
9 6 (2.88%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (1.92%) French Language
10 4 (1.92%) Law
10 4 (1.92%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.44%) Legal
12 2 (0.96%) Financial Institution
12 2 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
13 1 (0.48%) Multimedia
13 1 (0.48%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.48%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.88%) Middleware
2 5 (2.40%) YAML
3 4 (1.92%) PySpark
4 3 (1.44%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.96%) .NET
5 2 (0.96%) EDI
6 1 (0.48%) Apache Camel
6 1 (0.48%) JMS
6 1 (0.48%) Kafka
6 1 (0.48%) OAuth
6 1 (0.48%) REST
6 1 (0.48%) RSS
6 1 (0.48%) Spring
6 1 (0.48%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 11 (5.29%) Data Centre
1 11 (5.29%) Onboarding
2 10 (4.81%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (2.88%) Driving Licence
3 6 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
3 6 (2.88%) Video Conferencing
4 4 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (1.92%) Hedge funds
4 4 (1.92%) Virtual Team
5 2 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (0.96%) CCTV
5 2 (0.96%) Fibre Optics
5 2 (0.96%) Fixed Income
5 2 (0.96%) IoT
5 2 (0.96%) iPhone
5 2 (0.96%) Legacy Applications
5 2 (0.96%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (0.48%) Derivative
6 1 (0.48%) Equities
6 1 (0.48%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 93 (44.71%) Windows
2 54 (25.96%) Windows 10
3 23 (11.06%) Mac OS
4 12 (5.77%) Android
5 10 (4.81%) Linux
6 8 (3.85%) Windows Server
7 7 (3.37%) Apple iOS
8 6 (2.88%) Unix
9 5 (2.40%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.48%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.48%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (13.94%) ITIL
1 29 (13.94%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (11.54%) Customer Service
3 18 (8.65%) ITSM
4 14 (6.73%) DevOps
4 14 (6.73%) User Experience
5 13 (6.25%) Agile
6 12 (5.77%) Migration
7 11 (5.29%) Mobile Device Management
8 10 (4.81%) Asset Management
8 10 (4.81%) Break/Fix
8 10 (4.81%) Change Management
8 10 (4.81%) Service Management
9 9 (4.33%) Data Protection
9 9 (4.33%) Incident Management
10 8 (3.85%) Cybersecurity
10 8 (3.85%) Mentoring
10 8 (3.85%) Zero Trust
11 7 (3.37%) CI/CD
11 7 (3.37%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 23 (11.06%) SQL
2 18 (8.65%) PowerShell
3 12 (5.77%) Python
4 8 (3.85%) C#
5 7 (3.37%) Bash
6 2 (0.96%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.96%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.96%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.48%) Java
7 1 (0.48%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.48%) Tcl
7 1 (0.48%) VBA
7 1 (0.48%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 31 (14.90%) Security Cleared
2 26 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 13 (6.25%) Degree
4 8 (3.85%) DV Cleared
5 6 (2.88%) Azure Certification
5 6 (2.88%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.92%) A+ Certification
7 3 (1.44%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.96%) CCNA
8 2 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.48%) City & Guilds
9 1 (0.48%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.48%) MCITP
9 1 (0.48%) MCSA
9 1 (0.48%) MCSE
9 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.48%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.88%) SLA
2 4 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (0.96%) QA
4 1 (0.48%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.48%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.48%) GAAP
4 1 (0.48%) GDPR
4 1 (0.48%) IFRS
4 1 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 48 (23.08%) Active Directory
2 7 (3.37%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.92%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.96%) Firmware
5 1 (0.48%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.48%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 28 (13.46%) SCCM
2 24 (11.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (6.25%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (1.44%) ITRS Geneos
5 2 (0.96%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.96%) Terraform
5 2 (0.96%) WSUS
6 1 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.48%) Ansible
6 1 (0.48%) Autotask
6 1 (0.48%) Grafana
6 1 (0.48%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 70 (33.65%) Microsoft
2 30 (14.42%) ServiceNow
3 20 (9.62%) Apple
4 13 (6.25%) Dell
5 12 (5.77%) Cisco
5 12 (5.77%) HP
6 10 (4.81%) Citrix
7 8 (3.85%) Bloomberg
8 7 (3.37%) Remedy
9 5 (2.40%) Databricks
9 5 (2.40%) Google
9 5 (2.40%) VMware
10 4 (1.92%) ION Trading
10 4 (1.92%) Okta
11 3 (1.44%) IBM
11 3 (1.44%) Oracle
11 3 (1.44%) Reuters
11 3 (1.44%) SAP
11 3 (1.44%) Solace
11 3 (1.44%) Zscaler