Support Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The median Support Engineer daily rate in Staffordshire is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 July 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 7 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | - | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 4.76% | - | 4.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.84% | - | 4.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £162 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £140 | - | £175 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £341 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £350 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £275 | £225 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -30.77% | +62.50% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 62 | 114 | 161 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 98.41% | 92.68% | 92.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 72 | 119 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £182 | £195 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £289 | £355 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £378 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.53% | -21.35% | +28.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £503 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £541 | £592 | £745 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £469 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.20% | - | +2.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 11 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.71 | £12.26 | £21.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.39 | £14.71 | £22.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £15.61 | £26.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +92.25% | -40.55% | +34.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.69 | £41.25 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £41.53 | £51.25 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £24.34 | £19.00 | £20.71 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.11% | -8.23% | +18.31% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Staffordshire.
Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer 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 7 July 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 |
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| Burton-upon-Trent | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Stafford | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Uttoxeter | - | 1 | £140 | - | |
| Support Engineer West Midlands |
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire
For the 6 months to 7 July 2025, 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 Staffordshire region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:
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