Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Norfolk

Support Engineer
East of England > Norfolk

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Norfolk is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 5 7
Rank change year-on-year -17 +2 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 6 8 5
As % of all contract jobs in Norfolk 4.38% 12.50% 9.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.41% 13.11% 11.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 3
10th Percentile £193 - £116
25th Percentile £200 £121 £129
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £129 £155
Median % change year-on-year +74.42% -16.77% -13.89%
75th Percentile £238 £142 £166
90th Percentile - £149 £172
East of England median daily rate £220 £220 £190
% change year-on-year - +15.79% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £26.24 - -
25th Percentile £28.10 - -
Median hourly rate £31.20 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £37.50 - £20.00
% change year-on-year - - +18.10%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Norfolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Norfolk. 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 Norfolk with a recognized job title 111 61 44
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.02% 95.31% 86.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 23 38
10th Percentile £171 £123 £159
25th Percentile £184 £226 £176
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £370 £450 £350
Median % change year-on-year -17.89% +28.57% +75.00%
75th Percentile £509 £538 £500
90th Percentile £550 £680 £553
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 7 2
10th Percentile £12.97 £18.66 £16.29
25th Percentile £13.50 - £18.98
Median hourly rate £16.00 £20.00 £23.45
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -14.71% +37.94%
75th Percentile £21.50 £20.28 £27.93
90th Percentile £25.15 £21.84 £30.61
East of England median hourly rate £30.00 £47.50 £33.22
% change year-on-year -36.84% +42.99% +67.69%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Norfolk

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 Norfolk.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Norfolk

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Norfolk

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

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

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Norfolk

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

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

Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Norfolk

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 Norfolk region over the 6 months to 25 October 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
Norwich -14 6 £225 +45.70% 3
Support Engineer
East of England

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk

For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, 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 Norfolk region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Windows
2 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (50.00%) SCCM
3 2 (33.33%) Android
3 2 (33.33%) Apple iOS
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (33.33%) DHCP
3 2 (33.33%) DNS
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (33.33%) Migration
3 2 (33.33%) PowerShell
3 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Software Deployment
3 2 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (16.67%) BC Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL
4 1 (16.67%) ITSM
4 1 (16.67%) OneDrive
4 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow
4 1 (16.67%) User Experience
4 1 (16.67%) Windows 10
4 1 (16.67%) Workflow

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (16.67%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) DHCP
1 2 (33.33%) DNS
1 2 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 4 (66.67%) Windows
2 2 (33.33%) Android
2 2 (33.33%) Apple iOS
3 1 (16.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
1 2 (33.33%) Migration
1 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (33.33%) Software Deployment
2 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
2 1 (16.67%) ITIL
2 1 (16.67%) ITSM
2 1 (16.67%) User Experience
2 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) BC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (50.00%) SCCM
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow