Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in London

Support Engineer
England > London

The median Support Engineer daily rate in London is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 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
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 177 158 102
Rank change year-on-year -19 -56 +108
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 205 254 564
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.55% 1.58% 2.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.67% 1.68% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 189 444
10th Percentile £163 £150 £153
25th Percentile £200 £188 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £275 £350
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -21.43% +40.00%
75th Percentile £375 £350 £519
90th Percentile £538 £525 £810
England median daily rate £235 £237 £250
% change year-on-year -0.95% -5.10% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 10 8
10th Percentile £18.83 £17.77 £16.97
25th Percentile £24.66 £18.60 £18.42
Median hourly rate £26.00 £22.50 £21.44
Median % change year-on-year +15.57% +4.93% -10.33%
75th Percentile £28.00 £28.78 £24.25
90th Percentile £30.05 £57.75 £24.78
England median hourly rate £26.00 £24.18 £19.12
% change year-on-year +7.53% +26.46% -8.95%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 12,265 15,131 21,023
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.63% 94.07% 94.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,212 10,167 15,334
10th Percentile £325 £342 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £671 £675 £694
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.81% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 207 181 235
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.50 £18.07
25th Percentile £23.00 £23.80 £22.50
Median hourly rate £30.50 £35.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.86% -6.67% +15.03%
75th Percentile £50.25 £56.00 £63.88
90th Percentile £66.34 £71.88 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -47.05% +5.56% +73.08%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Support Engineer 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 15 September 2025.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Engineer in London over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Support Engineer 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 15 September 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
Central London -17 29 £263 -22.22% 6
West London +1 17 £250 +47.06% 4
South London -1 6 £238 - 3
North London - 1 £510 - 2
Support Engineer
England

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 15 September 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 London region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 102 (49.76%) Windows
2 85 (41.46%) Microsoft 365
3 84 (40.98%) Social Skills
4 79 (38.54%) Microsoft
5 76 (37.07%) Active Directory
6 51 (24.88%) Finance
7 50 (24.39%) Azure
8 44 (21.46%) Windows 10
9 42 (20.49%) Customer Service
10 39 (19.02%) Microsoft Intune
11 38 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
12 33 (16.10%) ServiceNow
13 32 (15.61%) ITIL
14 29 (14.15%) Microsoft Office
15 27 (13.17%) DNS
16 24 (11.71%) ITSM
17 23 (11.22%) SCCM
18 22 (10.73%) Banking
18 22 (10.73%) VPN
18 22 (10.73%) Microsoft Exchange
19 21 (10.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
20 20 (9.76%) Security Cleared
20 20 (9.76%) Citrix
21 19 (9.27%) Firewall
21 19 (9.27%) TCP/IP
21 19 (9.27%) Entra ID
22 17 (8.29%) DHCP
22 17 (8.29%) Apple
23 16 (7.80%) Migration
24 15 (7.32%) SC Cleared

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (10.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (5.37%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.93%) Confluence
4 5 (2.44%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.98%) Smallworld
6 1 (0.49%) Mattermost
Applications
1 29 (14.15%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.95%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.49%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.49%) DaVinci Resolve
4 1 (0.49%) OmniGraffle
4 1 (0.49%) Pro Tools
Business Applications
1 6 (2.93%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.98%) Alphatax
3 1 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.49%) Eikon
3 1 (0.49%) Eze OMS
3 1 (0.49%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 85 (41.46%) Microsoft 365
2 50 (24.39%) Azure
3 19 (9.27%) Entra ID
4 8 (3.90%) Slack
5 7 (3.41%) Azure ExpressRoute
5 7 (3.41%) Google Workspace
5 7 (3.41%) OneDrive
6 5 (2.44%) AWS
6 5 (2.44%) Power Platform
6 5 (2.44%) SaaS
7 3 (1.46%) Asana
7 3 (1.46%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.49%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.49%) Azure AKS
8 1 (0.49%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.49%) IaaS
8 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Purview
8 1 (0.49%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (13.17%) DNS
2 22 (10.73%) VPN
3 19 (9.27%) Firewall
3 19 (9.27%) TCP/IP
4 17 (8.29%) DHCP
5 11 (5.37%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (3.90%) LAN
7 7 (3.41%) NGFW
7 7 (3.41%) Remote Desktop
7 7 (3.41%) VoIP
7 7 (3.41%) WAN
8 6 (2.93%) Internet
9 5 (2.44%) Skype
9 5 (2.44%) WebEx
10 3 (1.46%) Wireless
11 2 (0.98%) IP Telephony
11 2 (0.98%) NetScaler
11 2 (0.98%) SSH
12 1 (0.49%) NAS
12 1 (0.49%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.95%) Power BI
2 3 (1.46%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.98%) Apache Cassandra
3 2 (0.98%) GIS
3 2 (0.98%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 9 (4.39%) JIRA
2 2 (0.98%) Git
2 2 (0.98%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.49%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.49%) JMeter
3 1 (0.49%) LoadRunner
3 1 (0.49%) Postman
3 1 (0.49%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.49%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.49%) Zephyr
General
1 84 (40.98%) Social Skills
2 51 (24.88%) Finance
3 22 (10.73%) Banking
4 21 (10.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (6.34%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (4.88%) Public Sector
7 9 (4.39%) Front Office
8 5 (2.44%) Law
8 5 (2.44%) Local Government
8 5 (2.44%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.95%) Retail
9 4 (1.95%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.46%) Electronics
10 3 (1.46%) Investment Banking
10 3 (1.46%) Marketing
11 2 (0.98%) Back Office
11 2 (0.98%) French Language
11 2 (0.98%) Legal
12 1 (0.49%) Aviation
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.41%) ADO
2 3 (1.46%) Middleware
3 1 (0.49%) Elastic Stack
3 1 (0.49%) FIX Protocol
3 1 (0.49%) JSF
3 1 (0.49%) JSON
3 1 (0.49%) Kafka
3 1 (0.49%) Playwright
3 1 (0.49%) React
3 1 (0.49%) REST
3 1 (0.49%) RSS
3 1 (0.49%) TIBCO EMS
3 1 (0.49%) Ultra Messaging
3 1 (0.49%) XML
3 1 (0.49%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 12 (5.85%) Onboarding
2 10 (4.88%) Data Centre
2 10 (4.88%) Video Conferencing
3 7 (3.41%) Anti-Spyware
4 5 (2.44%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.95%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (1.95%) Smartphone
6 3 (1.46%) CMDB
6 3 (1.46%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.46%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.46%) Replication
6 3 (1.46%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.98%) iPhone
7 2 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (0.98%) SCADA
7 2 (0.98%) Video\Live Streaming
8 1 (0.49%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.49%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.49%) Video Editing
8 1 (0.49%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 102 (49.76%) Windows
2 44 (21.46%) Windows 10
3 14 (6.83%) Apple iOS
4 13 (6.34%) Mac OS
5 12 (5.85%) Linux
6 9 (4.39%) Windows Server
7 8 (3.90%) Android
8 5 (2.44%) Mac OS X
8 5 (2.44%) Windows 7
9 4 (1.95%) Unix
10 2 (0.98%) CentOS
10 2 (0.98%) Windows 8
10 2 (0.98%) Windows XP
11 1 (0.49%) VMS
11 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (20.49%) Customer Service
2 38 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (15.61%) ITIL
4 24 (11.71%) ITSM
5 16 (7.80%) Migration
6 14 (6.83%) Agile
7 13 (6.34%) Asset Management
7 13 (6.34%) Mobile Device Management
8 12 (5.85%) Service Management
9 10 (4.88%) Cybersecurity
9 10 (4.88%) Incident Management
9 10 (4.88%) Kalman Filter
9 10 (4.88%) Stakeholder Management
10 9 (4.39%) Infrastructure as Code
10 9 (4.39%) Server Management
11 8 (3.90%) Collaborative Working
11 8 (3.90%) Continuous Improvement
11 8 (3.90%) High Availability
12 7 (3.41%) Change Management
12 7 (3.41%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 12 (5.85%) SQL
2 10 (4.88%) PowerShell
3 5 (2.44%) Python
4 4 (1.95%) Bash
5 2 (0.98%) ABAP
5 2 (0.98%) Magik
6 1 (0.49%) C
6 1 (0.49%) Java
6 1 (0.49%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.49%) Lisp
6 1 (0.49%) PHP
6 1 (0.49%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 20 (9.76%) Security Cleared
2 15 (7.32%) SC Cleared
3 13 (6.34%) Degree
4 9 (4.39%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (1.95%) DV Cleared
6 3 (1.46%) Azure Certification
6 3 (1.46%) MCSA
6 3 (1.46%) MCSE
7 2 (0.98%) A+ Certification
7 2 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (0.98%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.98%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (0.98%) MOS
8 1 (0.49%) CCNP
8 1 (0.49%) CISSP
8 1 (0.49%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.49%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.49%) GIAC
8 1 (0.49%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.85%) SLA
2 3 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (1.46%) QA
3 2 (0.98%) Accessibility
System Software
1 76 (37.07%) Active Directory
2 12 (5.85%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (3.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (2.44%) vSphere
5 4 (1.95%) Microsoft App-V
6 3 (1.46%) XenApp
7 2 (0.98%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.49%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.49%) Docker
8 1 (0.49%) Firmware
8 1 (0.49%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 39 (19.02%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (11.22%) SCCM
3 10 (4.88%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (3.90%) Terraform
5 4 (1.95%) AirWatch
5 4 (1.95%) Kubernetes
6 3 (1.46%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.98%) CASB
7 2 (0.98%) McAfee ePO
7 2 (0.98%) Nagios
7 2 (0.98%) Norton AntiVirus
8 1 (0.49%) Ansible
8 1 (0.49%) Autotask
8 1 (0.49%) Grafana
8 1 (0.49%) Kibana
8 1 (0.49%) logstash
8 1 (0.49%) SCOM
8 1 (0.49%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.49%) vMotion
Vendors
1 79 (38.54%) Microsoft
2 33 (16.10%) ServiceNow
3 20 (9.76%) Citrix
4 17 (8.29%) Apple
5 11 (5.37%) Remedy
5 11 (5.37%) VMware
6 8 (3.90%) Cisco
6 8 (3.90%) Google
6 8 (3.90%) HP
7 7 (3.41%) CheckPoint
7 7 (3.41%) Infoblox
7 7 (3.41%) Palo Alto
8 6 (2.93%) Bloomberg
9 5 (2.44%) Adobe
9 5 (2.44%) Polycom
9 5 (2.44%) SAP
9 5 (2.44%) Wyse
10 4 (1.95%) Oracle
10 4 (1.95%) Solace
11 3 (1.46%) Dell