Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Support Engineer
England > Yorkshire

The median Support Engineer daily rate in Yorkshire is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 79 67
Rank change year-on-year -22 -12 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 22 22 50
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 1.31% 1.55% 2.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% 1.72% 2.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 15 32
10th Percentile £158 £134 £165
25th Percentile £201 £159 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £195 £225
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -13.33% +4.65%
75th Percentile £235 £225 £267
90th Percentile £240 £298 £322
England median daily rate £231 £240 £250
% change year-on-year -3.85% -4.00% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 9
10th Percentile - - £15.66
25th Percentile - £20.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £200.00 £21.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +852.38% +5.00% -10.11%
75th Percentile - £23.25 £22.00
90th Percentile - £24.30 -
England median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £19.50
% change year-on-year +4.01% +24.00% -7.14%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,549 1,280 1,902
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 90.46% 95.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,026 740 1,248
10th Percentile £258 £232 £236
25th Percentile £378 £396 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £495 £513
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% -3.41% +2.50%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £638 £648 £700
England median daily rate £510 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 54 33
10th Percentile £17.48 £15.22 £13.92
25th Percentile £19.85 £16.72 £17.22
Median hourly rate £25.04 £23.34 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% +9.53% +11.63%
75th Percentile £81.25 £38.75 £23.75
90th Percentile - £48.75 £41.60
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year -40.82% -7.37% +58.64%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

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

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

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

Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Engineer within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 25 October 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
West Yorkshire -2 14 £215 +10.26% 9
East Yorkshire -8 4 £205 -20.77% 14
North Yorkshire +4 2 £255 +22.89% 2
South Yorkshire -28 2 £230 +43.75% 5
Support Engineer
England

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, 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 Yorkshire region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 17 (77.27%) Windows
2 15 (68.18%) Microsoft
3 11 (50.00%) Active Directory
3 11 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (45.45%) Microsoft Office
5 8 (36.36%) Microsoft Intune
6 7 (31.82%) Customer Service
6 7 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (27.27%) ITIL
8 5 (22.73%) Google
8 5 (22.73%) Linux
8 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Exchange
8 5 (22.73%) Service Delivery
8 5 (22.73%) VPN
8 5 (22.73%) Windows Server
9 4 (18.18%) DHCP
9 4 (18.18%) DNS
9 4 (18.18%) Entra ID
9 4 (18.18%) Firewall
9 4 (18.18%) Google Workspace
9 4 (18.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (18.18%) ITSM
9 4 (18.18%) Network Security
9 4 (18.18%) ServiceNow
9 4 (18.18%) Windows 10
10 3 (13.64%) Case Management
10 3 (13.64%) Citrix
10 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
10 3 (13.64%) Degree
10 3 (13.64%) ISO/IEC 27001

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (45.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 11 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (18.18%) Entra ID
2 4 (18.18%) Google Workspace
3 2 (9.09%) Azure
4 1 (4.55%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 5 (22.73%) VPN
2 4 (18.18%) DHCP
2 4 (18.18%) DNS
2 4 (18.18%) Firewall
2 4 (18.18%) Network Security
3 3 (13.64%) LAN
3 3 (13.64%) WAN
4 2 (9.09%) TCP/IP
4 2 (9.09%) VLAN
4 2 (9.09%) Wireless
5 1 (4.55%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 14 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) Driving Licence
1 1 (4.55%) Fat Client
1 1 (4.55%) iPhone
1 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
1 1 (4.55%) NHS
1 1 (4.55%) Smartcard
1 1 (4.55%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 17 (77.27%) Windows
2 5 (22.73%) Linux
2 5 (22.73%) Windows Server
3 4 (18.18%) Windows 10
4 2 (9.09%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (4.55%) Android
5 1 (4.55%) Apple iOS
5 1 (4.55%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (31.82%) Customer Service
1 7 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (27.27%) ITIL
3 5 (22.73%) Service Delivery
4 4 (18.18%) ITSM
5 3 (13.64%) Case Management
5 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (9.09%) Migration
6 2 (9.09%) Service Management
7 1 (4.55%) Coaching
7 1 (4.55%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (4.55%) Information Governance
7 1 (4.55%) Knowledge Management
7 1 (4.55%) Network Management
7 1 (4.55%) RBAC
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.64%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 3 (13.64%) Degree
3 1 (4.55%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 11 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.55%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (36.36%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (9.09%) SCCM
3 1 (4.55%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 15 (68.18%) Microsoft
2 5 (22.73%) Google
3 4 (18.18%) ServiceNow
4 3 (13.64%) Citrix
5 1 (4.55%) Apple
5 1 (4.55%) HP
5 1 (4.55%) Sophos
5 1 (4.55%) WatchGuard