Junior Support Engineer
UK
The median Junior Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £163, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 June 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 22 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 533 | 573 | 693 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | +120 | +156 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior Support Engineer | 10 | 9 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.033% | 0.021% | 0.027% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.036% | 0.022% | 0.029% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £133 | £119 | £106 |
| 25th Percentile | £144 | £123 | £115 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £163 | £125 | £128 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -1.96% | -20.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £181 | £141 | £150 |
| 90th Percentile | £193 | £180 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £125 | £128 | £126 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | +0.99% | -21.58% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £10.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.64 | - | £11.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.28 | - | £11.88 |
| 75th Percentile | £21.92 | - | £12.34 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £12.36 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.28 | - | £11.50 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,642 | 40,746 | 52,377 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.14% | 92.92% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,729 | 26,106 | 36,473 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,199 | 2,996 | 1,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.84 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.39 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.35 | £37.50 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.07% | -14.77% | +76.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.23% | +102.50% |
Junior Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Junior Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Junior Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Junior Support Engineer.
Junior Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Junior Support Engineer.
Junior Support Engineer
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 22 June 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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| England | +70 | 10 | £163 | +30.00% | 21 |
| London | +48 | 6 | £200 | +60.00% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +45 | 4 | £125 | -1.96% | 11 |
| East of England | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| South East | +50 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 1 | £125 | - | |
| Midlands | +10 | 1 | £125 | - |
Junior Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 June 2025, Junior 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 featuring Junior Support Engineer in the job title.
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Junior Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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