Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

Support Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Portsmouth is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 32 37
Rank change year-on-year -7 +5 -3
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 0.56% 0.51% 0.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.51% 0.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £200 -
Median % change year-on-year +137.50% - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £275 £575 £215
% change year-on-year -52.17% +167.44% -15.69%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 346 196 202
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.92% 98.99% 96.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 129 86
10th Percentile £350 £200 £380
25th Percentile £459 £213 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £514 £568
Median % change year-on-year +7.00% -9.43% +13.50%
75th Percentile £625 £556 £688
90th Percentile £685 £625 £825
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £538 £575
% change year-on-year +2.33% -6.52% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 34 81
10th Percentile £26.25 £24.81 £51.06
25th Percentile £44.86 £31.67 £53.40
Median hourly rate £56.00 £48.75 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +14.87% -15.00% +4.27%
75th Percentile £65.00 £55.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £73.25 £59.63 £76.86
Hampshire median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -5.00% -12.82% +9.24%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

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

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

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

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 23 August 2026, 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 Portsmouth region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Server Management
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) Skype
1 2 (100.00%) VMware
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (100.00%) vSphere
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Skype
General
1 2 (100.00%) Military
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 2 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 2 (100.00%) vSphere
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) VMware