Technical Support Engineer
UK
The median Technical Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £240, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 501 | 548 | 682 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +47 | +134 | +88 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Support Engineer | 19 | 34 | 36 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.065% | 0.078% | 0.060% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.070% | 0.084% | 0.064% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 25 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £150 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £206 | £158 | £182 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £240 | £175 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.14% | -16.67% | -12.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £238 | £325 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £264 | £375 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £218 | £165 | £205 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.82% | -19.51% | -13.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £52.50 | £23.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £55.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -56.36% | +124.49% | +6.52% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57.50 | £25.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | - | - |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Technical Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Support Engineer.
Technical Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Support Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Technical Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Support Engineer.
Technical Support Engineer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | +43 | 17 | £230 | +31.43% | 341 |
| UK excluding London | +55 | 12 | £218 | +31.82% | 328 |
| London | +37 | 7 | £450 | +106.90% | 37 |
| North of England | +23 | 5 | £215 | -18.87% | 76 |
| North West | - | 5 | £215 | - | 31 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 4 | £228 | +37.88% | 107 |
| South East | +47 | 3 | £180 | -5.26% | 80 |
| South West | +35 | 2 | £550 | +233.33% | 40 |
| Scotland | +14 | 2 | £275 | - | 11 |
Technical Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Technical 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 Technical Support Engineer in the job title.
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Technical 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: