Windows Support Engineer
UK
The median Windows Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £178, 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 | 487 | 533 | 678 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +145 | +108 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Windows Support Engineer | 33 | 49 | 40 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.067% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.071% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 37 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £133 | £103 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £126 | £176 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £178 | £175 | £260 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.43% | -32.69% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £264 | £245 | £280 |
| 90th Percentile | £364 | £350 | £296 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £178 | £205 | £260 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.41% | -21.15% | +73.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.00 | £16.81 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £17.50 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.71% | -41.67% | +71.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.00 | £18.07 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £42.19 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.00 | £18.00 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -40.00% | +96.72% |
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% |
Windows Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Windows Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Windows Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows Support Engineer.
Windows Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Windows Support Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Windows Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows Support Engineer.
Windows Support Engineer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Windows 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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| UK excluding London | +61 | 23 | £178 | -13.41% | |
| England | +37 | 23 | £190 | +8.57% | 1 |
| London | +27 | 10 | £188 | +30.21% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +38 | 8 | £220 | -37.14% | |
| Scotland | +15 | 5 | £150 | +19.05% | |
| North of England | +17 | 4 | £151 | -10.15% | |
| South West | - | 4 | £220 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £148 | - | |
| South East | +44 | 2 | £263 | +16.67% | |
| Midlands | +17 | 2 | £146 | -16.36% | |
| North West | +15 | 2 | £175 | +24.11% | |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 2 | £126 | -46.95% | |
| Wales | - | 2 | £425 | - | |
| East of England | +26 | 1 | £226 | -5.83% | |
| East Midlands | +4 | 1 | £180 | +2.86% | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £113 | - |
Windows Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Windows 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 Windows Support Engineer in the job title.
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Windows 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: