Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Support Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Southampton is £187, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 19 19
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 3 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 1.99% 0.75% 1.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.13% 0.83% 2.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £166 - £213
25th Percentile £172 - £222
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £187 - £237
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.25%
75th Percentile £197 - £269
90th Percentile £199 - £287
Hampshire median daily rate £288 £575 £226
% change year-on-year -50.00% +154.42% -11.37%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 141 120 149
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.38% 90.23% 90.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 78 96
10th Percentile £166 £126 £200
25th Percentile £250 £296 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £506
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -6.17% -3.57%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £629
90th Percentile £695 £679 £655
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £538 £573
% change year-on-year +2.33% -6.11% +9.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 3 15
10th Percentile - £70.60 -
25th Percentile £37.24 £70.75 £21.89
Median hourly rate £38.75 £72.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.18% +10.77% +306.25%
75th Percentile £61.05 £74.00 £80.00
90th Percentile £62.23 £74.60 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £47.50 £41.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year +15.85% -28.51% +9.24%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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 Southampton.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Southampton

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 30 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 Southampton region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Break/Fix
2 1 (33.33%) CCNA
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Dell
2 1 (33.33%) MCSE
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) SAN
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) SAN
General
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
2 1 (33.33%) Break/Fix
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) A+ Certification
1 1 (33.33%) CCNA
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (33.33%) MCSE
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Network+ Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Dell
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft