IT Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Somerset

IT Support Engineer
South West > Somerset

The median IT Support Engineer daily rate in Somerset is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 30 26
Rank change year-on-year +5 -4 +6
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 7 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 3.89% 1.60% 2.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.24% 1.82% 2.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 4
10th Percentile - £250 £136
25th Percentile £225 £353 £140
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £550 £145
Median % change year-on-year -54.55% +279.31% -36.96%
75th Percentile £275 £581 £170
90th Percentile £285 £585 £211
South West median daily rate £250 £188 £175
% change year-on-year +33.33% +7.14% -12.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 165 165 179
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 87.77% 96.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 116 119
10th Percentile £200 £200 £158
25th Percentile £225 £259 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £588
90th Percentile £670 £681 £692
South West median daily rate £522 £513 £530
% change year-on-year +1.76% -3.30% +0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 28
10th Percentile £23.09 - £30.50
25th Percentile £34.33 £12.50 £45.75
Median hourly rate £60.00 £16.00 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year +275.00% -69.17% +3.78%
75th Percentile £62.25 £47.50 £60.82
90th Percentile £67.70 £59.50 £65.00
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -61.31% +15.06% -8.15%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Somerset

IT Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Somerset

IT Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Somerset

IT Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Support Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Yeovil - 7 £250 -
IT Support Engineer
South West

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, IT 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 Somerset region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (100.00%) PABX
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (14.29%) GDPR
2 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (14.29%) Workflow

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

Applications
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (100.00%) PABX
General
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (85.71%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Smartphone
2 6 (85.71%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
1 7 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (14.29%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 7 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) GDPR
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) ServiceNow