IT Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

IT Support Engineer
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median IT Support Engineer daily rate in Tyne and Wear is £106, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - +36
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.41% - 1.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% - 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £103 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £106 - £200
75th Percentile £109 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £106 - £215

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 229 171 151
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.09% 86.36% 91.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 82 112
10th Percentile £189 £260 £264
25th Percentile £363 £372 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £452 £490
Median % change year-on-year +5.09% -7.76% -6.67%
75th Percentile £575 £582 £600
90th Percentile £650 £650 £719
North East median daily rate £455 £470 £440
% change year-on-year -3.19% +6.82% -16.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 8 5
10th Percentile £13.67 £17.01 £14.00
25th Percentile £14.50 £42.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £19.25 £60.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -67.92% +252.94% +36.00%
75th Percentile £20.63 £70.00 £32.00
90th Percentile £39.20 - £33.05
North East median hourly rate £19.25 £46.18 £32.00
% change year-on-year -58.32% +44.31% +103.17%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

IT Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

IT Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

IT Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 7 October 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 1 £106 - 3
IT Support Engineer
North East

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 7 October 2025, IT 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management