For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title
1,880
2,570
3,062
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
90.12%
92.15%
94.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,237
1,735
2,163
10th Percentile
£200
£213
£232
25th Percentile
£356
£335
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£453
£458
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-0.98%
-3.68%
-
75th Percentile
£550
£588
£594
90th Percentile
£638
£675
£690
England median daily rate
£515
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-1.90%
-4.55%
+3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted
125
230
106
10th Percentile
£12.62
£11.83
£12.50
25th Percentile
£14.00
£14.13
£14.64
Median hourly rate
£21.00
£19.06
£20.55
Median % change year-on-year
+10.16%
-7.24%
+14.17%
75th Percentile
£30.30
£35.00
£30.00
90th Percentile
£50.00
£52.01
£65.00
England median hourly rate
£29.17
£37.75
£45.00
% change year-on-year
-22.73%
-16.11%
+88.21%
Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
Support Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in the Midlands.
Support Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in the Midlands over the 6 months to 5 June 2025.
Support Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in the Midlands.
Support Engineer Contract Job Locations in the Midlands
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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 5 June 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
Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands
For the 6 months to 5 June 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 Midlands region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
Support Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:
