IT Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

IT Support Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median IT Support Engineer daily rate in the Thames Valley is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 September 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
25 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 123 118
Rank change year-on-year +13 -5 +52
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 6 10 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.36% 0.45% 0.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.49% 0.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 17
10th Percentile £165 £185 £139
25th Percentile £188 £191 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £200 £200
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £322 £223 £205
90th Percentile £451 £236 £235
South East median daily rate £200 £190 £200
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -36.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 4
10th Percentile - - £13.15
25th Percentile - - £13.16
Median hourly rate - £18.70 £16.83
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -
75th Percentile - - £22.06
90th Percentile - - £22.63
South East median hourly rate £16.50 £18.70 £16.83
% change year-on-year -11.76% +11.11% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,510 2,023 2,562
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 91.41% 94.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 954 1,137 1,724
10th Percentile £250 £264 £248
25th Percentile £381 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% +0.95% +0.05%
75th Percentile £588 £608 £616
90th Percentile £650 £686 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £500
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 98 92
10th Percentile £14.25 £17.85 £16.25
25th Percentile £15.13 £26.38 £20.56
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.43 £49.87
Median % change year-on-year -56.96% +17.18% +165.95%
75th Percentile £55.00 £70.06 £66.00
90th Percentile £87.38 £91.13 £74.98
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £51.66
% change year-on-year -56.26% +11.30% +111.81%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Support Engineer in the Thames Valley

IT Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

IT Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Support Engineer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 25 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Support Engineer in the Thames Valley

IT Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in the Thames Valley

IT Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 25 September 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
Berkshire +19 4 £200 - 9
Buckinghamshire -2 1 £250 - 6
Oxfordshire - 1 - - 1
IT Support Engineer
South East

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 25 September 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 Thames Valley region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Windows
2 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (33.33%) Windows Server
4 2 (33.33%) ITIL
4 2 (33.33%) Mac OS
4 2 (33.33%) Azure
4 2 (33.33%) DNS
4 2 (33.33%) TCP/IP
4 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
5 1 (16.67%) Network Security
5 1 (16.67%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
5 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
5 1 (16.67%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (16.67%) JSON
5 1 (16.67%) Planview
5 1 (16.67%) VPN
5 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
5 1 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (16.67%) Wireless
5 1 (16.67%) Finance
5 1 (16.67%) Network+ Certification
5 1 (16.67%) Google
5 1 (16.67%) SLA
5 1 (16.67%) Cisco
5 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
5 1 (16.67%) Active Directory

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (16.67%) IIS
1 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
1 1 (16.67%) Tomcat
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (16.67%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (16.67%) OneDrive
3 1 (16.67%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) DNS
1 2 (33.33%) TCP/IP
2 1 (16.67%) DHCP
2 1 (16.67%) LAN
2 1 (16.67%) Network Security
2 1 (16.67%) VPN
2 1 (16.67%) WAN
2 1 (16.67%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (16.67%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) JSON
1 1 (16.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
1 1 (16.67%) Video Conferencing
1 1 (16.67%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (83.33%) Windows
2 2 (33.33%) Mac OS
2 2 (33.33%) Windows Server
3 1 (16.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 2 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (16.67%) Customer Service
3 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Management
3 1 (16.67%) Infrastructure Monitoring
3 1 (16.67%) Mentoring
3 1 (16.67%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) A+ Certification
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (16.67%) DBS Check
2 1 (16.67%) Network+ Certification
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (16.67%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Active Directory
1 1 (16.67%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Apple
1 1 (16.67%) Cisco
1 1 (16.67%) Google
1 1 (16.67%) HP
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) Planview
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow