Support Engineer Contracts in London

Support Engineer
England > London

The median Support Engineer daily rate in London is £250 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 149 128 215
Rank change year-on-year -21 +87 +117
Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer 303 498 510
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.73% 1.98% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.84% 2.08% 1.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 389 382
10th Percentile £143 £150 £143
25th Percentile £181 £200 £176
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £375 £250
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +50.00% -12.28%
75th Percentile £356 £625 £388
90th Percentile £538 £810 £452
England median daily rate £215 £250 £213
% change year-on-year -14.00% +17.65% +1.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 14 22
10th Percentile £17.57 £12.74 £12.64
25th Percentile £20.00 £21.94 £15.19
Median hourly rate £22.15 £24.75 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.51% +10.00% +50.00%
75th Percentile £23.91 £31.81 £23.91
90th Percentile £37.81 £35.68 £42.88
England median hourly rate £22.75 £20.30 £17.67
% change year-on-year +12.07% +14.88% +10.44%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 16,438 23,913 36,894
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.64% 95.07% 95.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,847 17,448 27,145
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £440 £463 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.19% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 279 411
10th Percentile £16.00 £17.88 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.22 £22.57 £23.24
Median hourly rate £27.81 £36.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.75% +2.86% +6.54%
75th Percentile £46.68 £63.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £67.40 £80.45 £67.50
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -12.22% +88.21% +13.59%

Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Support Engineer in London

Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in London.

Daily rate trend for Support Engineer in London

Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Engineer in London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Support Engineer in London

Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Engineer in London.

Hourly rate trend for Support Engineer in London

Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Support Engineer in London over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Support Engineer in London

Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Central London +24 63 £259 +56.82% 11
West London +13 9 £150 -14.29% 10
East London -4 7 £255 +41.67%
South London -1 2 £190 -60.00% 5
Support Engineer
England

Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, 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 London region featuring Support Engineer in the job title.

1 171 (56.44%) Windows
2 94 (31.02%) Active Directory
3 92 (30.36%) Microsoft
4 91 (30.03%) Social Skills
5 85 (28.05%) Microsoft 365
6 65 (21.45%) Finance
7 56 (18.48%) Security Cleared
8 53 (17.49%) Customer Service
9 44 (14.52%) Azure
9 44 (14.52%) Windows 10
10 43 (14.19%) SC Cleared
11 41 (13.53%) Microsoft Office
12 40 (13.20%) Citrix
12 40 (13.20%) SCCM
13 38 (12.54%) Problem-Solving
14 35 (11.55%) Firewall
14 35 (11.55%) ITIL
14 35 (11.55%) Microsoft Exchange
15 34 (11.22%) ServiceNow
16 30 (9.90%) Windows Server
16 30 (9.90%) Linux
17 29 (9.57%) Video Conferencing
18 28 (9.24%) PowerShell
19 27 (8.91%) Cisco
20 26 (8.58%) JIRA
21 25 (8.25%) VPN
22 24 (7.92%) Disaster Recovery
22 24 (7.92%) Banking
22 24 (7.92%) Degree
23 23 (7.59%) DNS

Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 35 (11.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (3.96%) Confluence
3 5 (1.65%) Skype for Business
4 4 (1.32%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 4 (1.32%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.99%) CMS
6 1 (0.33%) Apache
6 1 (0.33%) JBoss
6 1 (0.33%) nginx
6 1 (0.33%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.33%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.33%) Tomcat
Applications
1 41 (13.53%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.66%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.33%) DaVinci Resolve
Business Applications
1 3 (0.99%) Endur
2 2 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.66%) Global One
2 2 (0.66%) SystmOne
3 1 (0.33%) Eikon
3 1 (0.33%) ION MarketView
3 1 (0.33%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle 11i
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle E-Business Tax
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.33%) Temenos T24
3 1 (0.33%) thinkFolio
3 1 (0.33%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 85 (28.05%) Microsoft 365
2 44 (14.52%) Azure
3 19 (6.27%) WhatsApp
4 14 (4.62%) AWS
5 13 (4.29%) Entra ID
6 5 (1.65%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.32%) OneDrive
7 4 (1.32%) Slack
8 3 (0.99%) Amazon EC2
8 3 (0.99%) Asana
9 2 (0.66%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.66%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.66%) GitHub
9 2 (0.66%) PaaS
9 2 (0.66%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.33%) Azure Storage
10 1 (0.33%) GCP
10 1 (0.33%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.33%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 35 (11.55%) Firewall
2 25 (8.25%) VPN
3 23 (7.59%) DNS
4 14 (4.62%) TCP/IP
5 13 (4.29%) SAN
6 12 (3.96%) LAN
6 12 (3.96%) WAN
7 11 (3.63%) DHCP
7 11 (3.63%) Internet
8 9 (2.97%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (2.64%) Wireless
10 7 (2.31%) VoIP
11 5 (1.65%) Cisco IOS
11 5 (1.65%) HTTP
11 5 (1.65%) Skype
12 4 (1.32%) FTP
12 4 (1.32%) MPLS
12 4 (1.32%) Network Security
12 4 (1.32%) SSH
12 4 (1.32%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.62%) SQL Server
2 10 (3.30%) MySQL
3 7 (2.31%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.65%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.99%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.99%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.66%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.66%) Sybase ASE
8 1 (0.33%) DB2
8 1 (0.33%) IDOL
8 1 (0.33%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.33%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 26 (8.58%) JIRA
2 5 (1.65%) Git
3 3 (0.99%) Hudson
4 2 (0.66%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.33%) Selenium
General
1 91 (30.03%) Social Skills
2 65 (21.45%) Finance
3 24 (7.92%) Banking
4 22 (7.26%) Public Sector
5 17 (5.61%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (4.29%) Telecoms
7 9 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (2.64%) Financial Institution
8 8 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (2.31%) Legal
10 6 (1.98%) Retail
11 5 (1.65%) Japanese Language
11 5 (1.65%) Law
12 4 (1.32%) Front Office
13 3 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (0.99%) Marketing
13 3 (0.99%) Military
14 2 (0.66%) Advertising
14 2 (0.66%) German Language
14 2 (0.66%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.64%) .NET
2 7 (2.31%) REST
2 7 (2.31%) Web Services
3 6 (1.98%) CSS
3 6 (1.98%) FIX Protocol
4 5 (1.65%) HTML
4 5 (1.65%) HTML5
5 4 (1.32%) JSON
6 3 (0.99%) Kafka
6 3 (0.99%) XMPP
7 2 (0.66%) ActiveX
7 2 (0.66%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.66%) LDAP
7 2 (0.66%) Middleware
7 2 (0.66%) TIBCO EMS
8 1 (0.33%) Rendezvous
8 1 (0.33%) SAML
8 1 (0.33%) SOAP
8 1 (0.33%) XML
8 1 (0.33%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 29 (9.57%) Video Conferencing
2 17 (5.61%) Data Centre
3 10 (3.30%) Onboarding
4 9 (2.97%) Data Protection Act
4 9 (2.97%) Management Information System
5 8 (2.64%) Blackberry
5 8 (2.64%) Linux Command Line
6 7 (2.31%) iPhone
7 6 (1.98%) Hedge funds
8 5 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.65%) iPad
9 4 (1.32%) Smartphone
10 3 (0.99%) BYOD
10 3 (0.99%) CMDB
10 3 (0.99%) Digital Signage
10 3 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
11 2 (0.66%) Driving Licence
11 2 (0.66%) Social Media
11 2 (0.66%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 2 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 171 (56.44%) Windows
2 44 (14.52%) Windows 10
3 30 (9.90%) Linux
3 30 (9.90%) Windows Server
4 21 (6.93%) Windows 7
5 20 (6.60%) Windows Server 2016
6 15 (4.95%) Windows Server 2012
7 13 (4.29%) Mac OS
8 12 (3.96%) Android
9 10 (3.30%) Unix
10 7 (2.31%) Apple iOS
10 7 (2.31%) Windows Server 2019
11 5 (1.65%) CentOS
11 5 (1.65%) Windows 8
12 4 (1.32%) Mac OS X
12 4 (1.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 3 (0.99%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.66%) VMS
15 1 (0.33%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (17.49%) Customer Service
2 38 (12.54%) Problem-Solving
3 35 (11.55%) ITIL
4 24 (7.92%) Disaster Recovery
5 20 (6.60%) Asset Management
5 20 (6.60%) Service Management
6 19 (6.27%) Migration
7 18 (5.94%) Incident Management
7 18 (5.94%) Service Delivery
7 18 (5.94%) Workflow
8 15 (4.95%) Customer Experience
9 14 (4.62%) Business Continuity
10 12 (3.96%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 12 (3.96%) ITSM
11 11 (3.63%) Agile
12 10 (3.30%) Server Patching
13 9 (2.97%) Analytics
13 9 (2.97%) Data Protection
13 9 (2.97%) Decision-Making
14 8 (2.64%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 28 (9.24%) PowerShell
2 23 (7.59%) SQL
3 16 (5.28%) Python
4 14 (4.62%) Java
5 12 (3.96%) Shell Script
6 10 (3.30%) C#
7 6 (1.98%) Bash
8 5 (1.65%) PHP
8 5 (1.65%) T-SQL
9 4 (1.32%) Perl
10 3 (0.99%) Korn
10 3 (0.99%) VBA
11 2 (0.66%) C++
11 2 (0.66%) F#
11 2 (0.66%) VB
12 1 (0.33%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.33%) Ruby
12 1 (0.33%) Scala
12 1 (0.33%) tcsh
12 1 (0.33%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 56 (18.48%) Security Cleared
2 43 (14.19%) SC Cleared
3 24 (7.92%) Degree
4 12 (3.96%) DV Cleared
5 10 (3.30%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.65%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.32%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.32%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (0.99%) A+ Certification
8 3 (0.99%) CCNA
8 3 (0.99%) CCNP
8 3 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (0.99%) MCSA
9 2 (0.66%) MCP
10 1 (0.33%) ACSP
10 1 (0.33%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 1 (0.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 1 (0.33%) CTC Cleared
10 1 (0.33%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.62%) SLA
2 3 (0.99%) Accessibility
2 3 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (0.99%) QA
3 1 (0.33%) COBIT
3 1 (0.33%) COPPA
3 1 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (0.33%) GDPR
3 1 (0.33%) HIPAA
3 1 (0.33%) IASME
3 1 (0.33%) ISO 22301
3 1 (0.33%) NIST
3 1 (0.33%) NIST 800
System Software
1 94 (31.02%) Active Directory
2 13 (4.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (3.30%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.65%) Firmware
5 3 (0.99%) NFS
5 3 (0.99%) vSphere
6 2 (0.66%) Docker
6 2 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.66%) XenApp
7 1 (0.33%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.33%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.33%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 40 (13.20%) SCCM
2 19 (6.27%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.98%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.32%) Ansible
5 3 (0.99%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.99%) SCOM
5 3 (0.99%) SCVMM
5 3 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.99%) WSUS
6 2 (0.66%) Control-M
6 2 (0.66%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.66%) Grafana
6 2 (0.66%) ITRS Geneos
6 2 (0.66%) Puppet
6 2 (0.66%) vRealize
7 1 (0.33%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.33%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.33%) PaperCut
7 1 (0.33%) systemd
7 1 (0.33%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 92 (30.36%) Microsoft
2 40 (13.20%) Citrix
3 34 (11.22%) ServiceNow
4 27 (8.91%) Cisco
5 20 (6.60%) HP
6 16 (5.28%) Apple
6 16 (5.28%) Bloomberg
7 15 (4.95%) CheckPoint
8 14 (4.62%) Avaya
8 14 (4.62%) VMware
9 13 (4.29%) Atlassian
9 13 (4.29%) EMC
10 10 (3.30%) Oracle
10 10 (3.30%) Red Hat
11 9 (2.97%) Dell
12 8 (2.64%) Refinitiv
13 6 (1.98%) Okta
13 6 (1.98%) Zscaler
14 5 (1.65%) Palo Alto
14 5 (1.65%) Snow