Support Engineer
UK
The median Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £240 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 89 | 148 | 162 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +59 | +14 | +40 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 1,162 | 1,465 | 1,586 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.58% | 1.88% | 1.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.76% | 1.98% | 1.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 840 | 1,004 | 1,082 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £140 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £181 | £166 | £140 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £240 | £237 | £190 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.16% | +24.87% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £400 | £351 | £295 |
| 90th Percentile | £551 | £545 | £456 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £215 | £213 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.18% | +21.43% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 60 | 123 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.48 | £12.32 | £12.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.54 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.97 | £19.50 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.74% | +11.43% | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.56 | £25.00 | £21.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.80 | £41.25 | £25.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.00 | £17.72 | £17.05 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.22% | +3.93% | +3.33% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 42,101 | 73,991 | 85,535 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.46% | 95.16% | 95.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,377 | 51,591 | 59,848 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £313 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £428 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.84% | +7.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £743 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,500 | 1,747 | 2,223 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.24 | £13.25 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.11 | £17.00 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £30.00 | £20.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.33% | +48.63% | -12.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.00 | £45.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.50 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £25.00 | £17.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.00% | +39.04% | -10.10% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer.
Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer.
Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Engineer over the 6 months to 2 December 2023.
Support Engineer
Top 18 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 2 December 2023. 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 | +58 | 1,040 | £238 | +1.60% | 768 |
| UK excluding London | +24 | 604 | £215 | +1.18% | 646 |
| London | +84 | 481 | £309 | +23.67% | 136 |
| Work from Home | +114 | 291 | £350 | +6.06% | 212 |
| South East | +42 | 205 | £215 | -14.00% | 202 |
| South West | +18 | 105 | £210 | +5.00% | 76 |
| Midlands | +32 | 84 | £215 | +7.50% | 130 |
| North of England | -20 | 84 | £218 | -3.33% | 151 |
| East of England | -8 | 64 | £200 | +12.68% | 64 |
| West Midlands | +58 | 59 | £224 | +11.88% | 76 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 43 | £225 | +4.65% | 64 |
| North West | -15 | 36 | £213 | -15.00% | 72 |
| Scotland | +9 | 29 | £400 | +91.16% | 26 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 23 | £200 | -20.00% | 54 |
| Wales | +14 | 18 | £143 | -59.29% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 17 | £200 | +15.04% | 6 |
| North East | +27 | 5 | £190 | -24.00% | 19 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 1 | £200 | -40.74% |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 December 2023, 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 Support Engineer in the job title.
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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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