Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Support Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Staffordshire is £185, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 12 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 7 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 7.69% 3.33% -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.24% 3.45% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £180 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £185 £140 -
Median % change year-on-year +32.14% - -
75th Percentile £188 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £238 £275 £213
% change year-on-year -13.64% +29.41% -21.30%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 85 58 107
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 96.67% 92.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 31 66
10th Percentile £180 £140 £200
25th Percentile £220 £150 £299
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £250 £356
Median % change year-on-year +55.00% -29.82% -28.75%
75th Percentile £484 £488 £456
90th Percentile £832 £538 £575
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +2.11% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 9 15
10th Percentile £13.10 £12.25 -
25th Percentile £16.30 £13.78 £14.71
Median hourly rate £20.00 £30.00 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +10.09% +3.81%
75th Percentile £44.25 £37.25 £41.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £38.65 £51.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £33.98 £22.05 £19.59
% change year-on-year +54.10% +12.56% -3.26%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

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

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

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

Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 12 June 2026. 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
Stafford - 4 £180 -
Stoke-on-Trent - 3 £185 - 1
Support Engineer
West Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 Staffordshire region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Active Directory
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (28.57%) Aruba
3 2 (28.57%) DBS Check
3 2 (28.57%) Internet
3 2 (28.57%) LAN
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (28.57%) Server Patching
3 2 (28.57%) Skype
3 2 (28.57%) User Experience
3 2 (28.57%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (28.57%) Windows 10

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) Internet
1 2 (28.57%) LAN
1 2 (28.57%) Skype
1 2 (28.57%) Wi-Fi
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 6 (85.71%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Server Patching
1 2 (28.57%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) DBS Check
System Software
1 6 (85.71%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Aruba