Support Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire
The median Support Engineer daily rate in Oxfordshire is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 August 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 19 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 20 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | 0 | +14 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 12 | 2 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire | 7.59% | 1.09% | 4.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.16% | 1.23% | 5.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £160 | £143 | £155 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | £145 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.03% | -35.56% | +27.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £223 | £148 | £269 |
| 90th Percentile | £250 | - | £313 |
| South East median daily rate | £250 | £234 | £232 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.01% | +0.54% | +1.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £89.63 | - | - |
| South East median hourly rate | £24.66 | £46.50 | £13.16 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.97% | +253.34% | -34.20% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title | 147 | 163 | 219 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.04% | 88.59% | 92.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 104 | 146 |
| 10th Percentile | £178 | £171 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £251 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £503 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £600 | £673 |
| South East median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 17 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.43 | £12.18 | £18.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.15 | £16.00 | £25.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.76 | £20.50 | £27.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.41% | -24.30% | +57.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £30.50 | £32.32 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.63 | £65.00 | £50.00 |
| South East median hourly rate | £25.15 | £57.35 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.15% | +14.70% | +124.72% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Oxfordshire.
Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Oxfordshire.
Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire
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 Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 August 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 |
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| Oxford | -2 | 4 | £190 | - | 6 |
| Witney | - | 3 | £160 | - | 3 |
| Abingdon | +1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Banbury | - | 1 | £190 | - | |
| Support Engineer South East |
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire
For the 6 months to 19 August 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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: