Support Engineer
UK
The median Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £240, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 112 | 127 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | +15 | +34 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 648 | 884 | 1,222 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.22% | 2.03% | 2.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.40% | 2.19% | 2.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 420 | 617 | 882 |
| 10th Percentile | £153 | £140 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £188 | £163 | £181 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £240 | £210 | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -16.00% | +24.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £385 | £311 | £420 |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £450 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £225 | £200 | £213 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -5.88% | +11.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 50 | 56 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.25 | £13.62 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.00 | £17.72 | £16.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.58 | £20.41 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.45% | +2.04% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.75 | £29.06 | £25.72 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £46.39 | £38.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.18 | £18.00 | £18.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.33% | -4.00% | +7.14% |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
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 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 2025.
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 30 April 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 | -7 | 580 | £245 | +13.95% | 589 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 417 | £225 | +12.50% | 459 |
| London | -19 | 211 | £300 | +16.50% | 163 |
| Work from Home | +13 | 119 | £325 | +19.27% | 162 |
| North of England | +28 | 100 | £218 | +11.54% | 114 |
| South East | +14 | 94 | £250 | +16.28% | 127 |
| South West | +39 | 84 | £225 | +18.42% | 66 |
| North West | +24 | 61 | £215 | +34.38% | 62 |
| Midlands | -4 | 57 | £275 | +37.50% | 86 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 49 | £288 | +43.75% | 30 |
| East of England | +23 | 36 | £223 | - | 39 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 25 | £235 | +16.05% | 42 |
| Scotland | -9 | 25 | £150 | -30.23% | 12 |
| North East | +6 | 14 | £195 | +11.43% | 12 |
| Wales | -6 | 13 | £190 | +31.03% | 16 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 12 | £148 | +3.86% | 8 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 8 | £213 | +13.33% | 55 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | - | - |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 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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