The median Support Engineer daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 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 20 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
32
26
25
Rank change year-on-year
-6
-1
+31
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer
2
2
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title
206
142
141
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
94.06%
87.65%
92.16%
Number of daily rates quoted
122
75
97
10th Percentile
£200
£298
£236
25th Percentile
£340
£401
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£455
£470
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-3.19%
-14.55%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£538
£573
£620
90th Percentile
£636
£650
£720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate
£460
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.16%
-5.00%
-4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
8
4
10th Percentile
£13.67
£17.01
£14.20
25th Percentile
£14.50
£42.00
£16.00
Median hourly rate
£19.25
£60.00
£24.50
Median % change year-on-year
-67.92%
+144.90%
+96.00%
75th Percentile
£20.63
£70.00
£32.44
90th Percentile
£39.20
-
£33.23
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate
£19.25
£60.00
£24.50
% change year-on-year
-67.92%
+144.90%
+84.91%
Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Support Engineer Skill Set Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne
For the 6 months to 20 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
Support Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:
