Support Engineer
UK
The median Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 106 | 99 | 147 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +48 | +73 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 838 | 1,339 | 1,640 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.09% | 2.46% | 1.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.24% | 2.61% | 1.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 575 | 968 | 1,083 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £150 | £138 |
| 25th Percentile | £164 | £185 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £225 | £250 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +11.11% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £344 | £425 | £340 |
| 90th Percentile | £513 | £638 | £448 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £210 | £220 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +10.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 53 | 52 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.00 | £13.22 | £12.92 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.03 | £16.31 | £15.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £19.19 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.64% | -4.05% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.00 | £23.00 | £23.91 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.60 | £25.64 | £43.82 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.50 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.92% | -2.63% | +18.75% |
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 | 37,355 | 51,390 | 85,225 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.01% | 94.57% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,199 | 35,553 | 60,100 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £535 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.87% | -0.47% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,247 | 1,538 | 1,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.86 | £14.47 | £13.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.32 | £19.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.03 | £43.00 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.26% | +67.45% | +28.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £67.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.00 | £39.55 | £21.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.72% | +85.68% | +20.00% |
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 26 July 2024.
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 26 July 2024.
Support Engineer
Top 17 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 26 July 2024. 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 | -18 | 716 | £225 | -10.00% | 326 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 492 | £210 | -4.55% | 328 |
| London | -31 | 302 | £268 | -23.57% | 41 |
| Work from Home | -47 | 143 | £350 | -12.50% | 103 |
| South East | -2 | 118 | £225 | - | 85 |
| North of England | -19 | 88 | £195 | -13.33% | 83 |
| Midlands | -12 | 82 | £272 | -9.03% | 41 |
| Scotland | +55 | 64 | £340 | +33.33% | 25 |
| East of England | +10 | 58 | £225 | +3.45% | 27 |
| South West | -29 | 56 | £198 | -4.82% | 60 |
| North West | +2 | 51 | £200 | -11.11% | 45 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 48 | £200 | -38.46% | 22 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 34 | £275 | +22.22% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 30 | £195 | -13.33% | 26 |
| Wales | +6 | 18 | £145 | -6.45% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 10 | £140 | -34.12% | 8 |
| North East | +2 | 7 | £175 | -16.67% | 16 |
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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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