Support Engineer
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
The median Support Engineer daily rate in Wakefield is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 June 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 20 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | 15 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -3 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wakefield | 20.00% | 3.51% | 1.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 20.00% | 3.77% | 1.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £163 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £220 | £175 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.71% | -46.15% | +41.30% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £188 | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £235 | £265 | £238 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.32% | +11.58% | +35.71% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wakefield
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title | 5 | 53 | 52 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 100.00% | 92.98% | 98.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £274 | £141 | £105 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £163 | £159 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £320 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | +42.22% | -42.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £423 | £380 | £313 |
| 90th Percentile | £466 | £478 | £350 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -5.71% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £13.50 | - |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | £22.14 | £18.27 | £18.86 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.18% | -3.13% | +4.78% |
Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Wakefield.
Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in Wakefield.
Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield
For the 6 months to 20 June 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 across the Wakefield region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.
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Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield 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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