Technical Support Engineer
UK
The median Technical Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £175 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.
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 19 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 553 | 679 | 769 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | +90 | -117 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Support Engineer | 33 | 37 | 86 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.076% | 0.061% | 0.096% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.081% | 0.065% | 0.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 27 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £173 | £155 |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | £179 | £193 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £210 | £235 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -10.64% | -6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £238 | £320 | £269 |
| 90th Percentile | £266 | £375 | £333 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £165 | £205 | £218 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.51% | -5.75% | -19.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £21.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £23.25 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £24.50 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +124.49% | +6.52% | +67.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £25.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +84.00% |
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 | 40,501 | 57,364 | 85,821 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.55% | 95.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,442 | 40,011 | 60,276 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,615 | 1,620 | 2,120 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £19.33 | £15.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.77 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.12% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
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 19 April 2024.
Technical Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Support Engineer.
Technical Support Engineer
Top 11 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 19 April 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 | +109 | 30 | £175 | -16.67% | 67 |
| UK excluding London | +71 | 20 | £165 | -19.51% | 61 |
| Work from Home | +134 | 17 | £165 | -21.43% | 21 |
| South West | +37 | 13 | £165 | -21.43% | 5 |
| London | +100 | 7 | £225 | -18.18% | 9 |
| Midlands | +37 | 3 | £225 | - | 17 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 3 | £225 | - | 7 |
| South East | +14 | 2 | £190 | -47.59% | 15 |
| North of England | +26 | 1 | £265 | +51.43% | 14 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 1 | £265 | +32.50% | 6 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Technical Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, 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: