Technical Support Engineer
UK
The median Technical Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 550 | 648 | 753 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +98 | +105 | -49 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Support Engineer | 34 | 49 | 95 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.078% | 0.088% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.084% | 0.093% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 35 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £170 | £156 |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | £196 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £213 | £245 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.65% | -13.27% | +1.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £238 | £375 | £314 |
| 90th Percentile | £264 | £585 | £400 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £165 | £213 | £244 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.35% | -12.82% | +21.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £23.53 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £23.94 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £25.25 | £34.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +117.82% | -26.81% | +150.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £25.94 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £25.98 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +87.76% |
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 | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
Technical Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Support Engineer.
Technical Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Support Engineer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Technical Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Support Engineer.
Technical Support Engineer
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 |
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| England | +73 | 31 | £175 | -22.65% | 82 |
| UK excluding London | +32 | 21 | £165 | -22.35% | 78 |
| Work from Home | +121 | 18 | £165 | -21.43% | 27 |
| South West | +13 | 13 | £165 | -14.29% | 10 |
| London | +67 | 7 | £225 | -18.18% | 11 |
| South East | +14 | 3 | £190 | -43.70% | 21 |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £225 | - | 13 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £225 | - | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 2 | £233 | +16.25% | 9 |
| North of England | +9 | 2 | £233 | +16.25% | 17 |
Technical Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Technical 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 Technical Support Engineer in the job title.
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Technical 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: