Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Wolverhampton

Support Engineer
West Midlands > Wolverhampton

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Wolverhampton is £227, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 6 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -3 -
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 2 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Wolverhampton 10.00% 10.34% 16.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.00% 13.64% 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £177 - £167
25th Percentile £189 - £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £227 - £235
75th Percentile £266 - £278
90th Percentile £278 - £303
West Midlands median daily rate £235 £260 £200
% change year-on-year -9.62% +30.00% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wolverhampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wolverhampton. 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 Wolverhampton with a recognized job title 20 22 12
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 75.86% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 7 6
10th Percentile £177 £243 £235
25th Percentile £348 £301 £328
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £336 £369
Median % change year-on-year +45.09% -8.88% +5.36%
75th Percentile £800 £358 £400
90th Percentile - £586 £450
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - £17.20
25th Percentile £14.50 - £17.31
Median hourly rate £15.00 - £17.50
75th Percentile £42.75 - £21.25
90th Percentile £59.09 - £23.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.08 £23.71 £22.50
% change year-on-year +5.76% +5.38% +26.98%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wolverhampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wolverhampton.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Wolverhampton

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Wolverhampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Wolverhampton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Wolverhampton

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Wolverhampton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Wolverhampton.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Support Engineer job vacancies in Wolverhampton

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton

For the 6 months to 31 January 2026, Support Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wolverhampton region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Bomgar
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Dell
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) VoIP
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 7
2 1 (50.00%) Wireless

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wolverhampton by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) VoIP
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (50.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) A+ Certification
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Bomgar
1 1 (50.00%) Dell
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow