Second Line Engineer
UK
The median Second Line Engineer daily rate in the UK is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 442 | 471 | 518 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +29 | +47 | +50 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 159 | 251 | 372 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 0.45% | 0.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 114 | 193 | 275 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £155 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £170 | £171 | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £210 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £255 | £275 | £257 |
| 90th Percentile | £300 | £350 | £338 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £205 | £195 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +5.13% | +18.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £14.59 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.00 | £15.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.72 | £22.75 | £17.64 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.11% | +28.97% | +8.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.54 | £24.69 | £22.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.09 | £27.50 | £23.85 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.72 | £22.00 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.45% | +25.71% | +8.53% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd Line Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer.
2nd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
2nd Line Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer.
2nd Line Engineer
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 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 | +43 | 152 | £200 | -8.12% | 136 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 117 | £200 | -2.44% | 125 |
| London | +80 | 41 | £203 | -10.00% | 18 |
| Midlands | +18 | 37 | £200 | -20.00% | 21 |
| North of England | +43 | 29 | £195 | +5.41% | 24 |
| West Midlands | +28 | 26 | £200 | +14.29% | 17 |
| South East | -12 | 23 | £194 | -7.74% | 33 |
| Work from Home | +74 | 18 | £255 | +24.34% | 43 |
| North West | +32 | 16 | £220 | +22.22% | 20 |
| South West | +16 | 13 | £190 | -6.86% | 23 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 11 | £200 | -38.46% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +25 | 10 | £193 | +1.32% | 3 |
| East of England | +13 | 9 | £213 | +19.72% | 17 |
| Scotland | +37 | 3 | £200 | -6.98% | 5 |
| North East | +18 | 3 | £195 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £145 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +10 | 1 | £135 | -15.63% | 4 |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, 2nd Line 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 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.
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2nd Line 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:
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