IT Support Engineer Contracts in the South East

IT Support Engineer
England > South East

The median IT Support Engineer daily rate in the South East is £263, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 142 181 197
Rank change year-on-year +39 +16 +2
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 17 24 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.56% 0.43% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 0.47% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 15 16
10th Percentile £238 £114 £150
25th Percentile £250 £135 £172
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 £183 £269
Median % change year-on-year +43.84% -32.09% +51.41%
75th Percentile £313 £208 £303
90th Percentile £353 £225 £344
England median daily rate £214 £200 £200
% change year-on-year +6.88% - +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 1
10th Percentile £21.14 - -
25th Percentile £25.55 £16.25 £10.75
Median hourly rate £30.25 £17.50 £11.50
Median % change year-on-year +72.86% +52.17% -34.29%
75th Percentile £71.24 £24.38 £12.25
90th Percentile £138.72 £27.75 -
England median hourly rate £22.73 £21.00 £16.25
% change year-on-year +8.24% +29.23% -7.14%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 2,767 5,141 5,491
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 92.50% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,821 3,084 3,829
10th Percentile £250 £213 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.42%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £606
90th Percentile £663 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 481 240
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.78 £18.04
25th Percentile £20.06 £18.32 £22.16
Median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £65.16
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured IT Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for IT Support Engineer in the South East

IT Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support Engineer in the South East.

Daily rate trend for IT Support Engineer in the South East

IT Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Support Engineer in the South East

IT Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support Engineer in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for IT Support Engineer in the South East

IT Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support Engineer in the South East over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Support Engineer in the South East

IT Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Surrey +21 9 £263 +31.25% 8
Hampshire +21 3 £300 +73.91% 12
Thames Valley +38 2 - - 17
West Sussex +11 2 £250 +122.22% 13
Oxfordshire +1 1 - - 3
Berkshire - 1 - - 9
IT Support Engineer
England

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT 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 South East region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (64.71%) Windows
2 6 (35.29%) Windows 10
2 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (35.29%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
3 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
3 5 (29.41%) Active Directory
4 3 (17.65%) SharePoint
4 3 (17.65%) Service Delivery
4 3 (17.65%) Firewall
4 3 (17.65%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (17.65%) TCP/IP
4 3 (17.65%) Video Conferencing
4 3 (17.65%) SC Cleared
4 3 (17.65%) Security Cleared
4 3 (17.65%) Degree
4 3 (17.65%) Ticket Management
5 2 (11.76%) ITIL
5 2 (11.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 2 (11.76%) WhatsApp
5 2 (11.76%) Jenkins
5 2 (11.76%) Docker
5 2 (11.76%) DevOps
5 2 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (11.76%) Kubernetes
5 2 (11.76%) Public Cloud
5 2 (11.76%) Skype
5 2 (11.76%) OneDrive
5 2 (11.76%) Data Centre
5 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (17.65%) SharePoint
2 2 (11.76%) Apache
2 2 (11.76%) IIS
2 2 (11.76%) Tomcat
3 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (35.29%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (11.76%) OneDrive
2 2 (11.76%) WhatsApp
3 1 (5.88%) Azure
3 1 (5.88%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (5.88%) Google Workspace
3 1 (5.88%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (17.65%) Firewall
1 3 (17.65%) TCP/IP
1 3 (17.65%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (11.76%) Skype
3 1 (5.88%) Network Security
3 1 (5.88%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) MySQL
1 2 (11.76%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Jenkins
2 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 2 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (11.76%) Finance
2 2 (11.76%) Korean Language
3 1 (5.88%) Electronics
3 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.88%) Marketing
3 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
3 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) .NET
1 2 (11.76%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Video Conferencing
2 2 (11.76%) Data Centre
2 2 (11.76%) Public Cloud
2 2 (11.76%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (5.88%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 11 (64.71%) Windows
2 6 (35.29%) Windows 10
3 2 (11.76%) Linux
3 2 (11.76%) Mac OS
4 1 (5.88%) Apple iOS
4 1 (5.88%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (17.65%) Service Delivery
2 3 (17.65%) Ticket Management
3 2 (11.76%) CI/CD
3 2 (11.76%) Customer Service
3 2 (11.76%) DevOps
3 2 (11.76%) Incident Management
3 2 (11.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 2 (11.76%) ITIL
3 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
4 1 (5.88%) Biotechnology
4 1 (5.88%) Break/Fix
4 1 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (5.88%) Change Management
4 1 (5.88%) Computer Science
4 1 (5.88%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (5.88%) Infrastructure Management
4 1 (5.88%) Line Management
4 1 (5.88%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (5.88%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.76%) PHP
1 2 (11.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (17.65%) Degree
1 3 (17.65%) SC Cleared
1 3 (17.65%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (5.88%) Dell Certification
2 1 (5.88%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (5.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (5.88%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (29.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (11.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (11.76%) Kubernetes
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) Dell
2 2 (11.76%) HP
3 1 (5.88%) Apple
3 1 (5.88%) Google
3 1 (5.88%) IBM
3 1 (5.88%) SAP
3 1 (5.88%) ServiceNow