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 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 443 | 438 | 491 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +53 | +113 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 136 | 252 | 391 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.47% | 0.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 101 | 191 | 280 |
| 10th Percentile | £143 | £150 | £150 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £180 | £165 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £210 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £238 | £275 | £269 |
| 90th Percentile | £288 | £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 | 6 | 9 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.86 | £18.92 | £14.22 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.92 | £20.00 | £15.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.54 | £23.50 | £17.57 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.09% | +33.75% | -5.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.96 | £26.00 | £23.87 |
| 90th Percentile | £23.64 | £27.00 | £45.85 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £22.00 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.27% | +25.71% | -2.78% |
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 | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 2 June 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 2 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 | +1 | 130 | £200 | -4.76% | 113 |
| UK excluding London | -24 | 100 | £200 | -2.44% | 103 |
| London | +70 | 36 | £200 | -4.76% | 15 |
| Midlands | +4 | 27 | £200 | -25.93% | 13 |
| South East | -24 | 25 | £257 | +20.82% | 29 |
| North of England | +33 | 23 | £195 | +1.30% | 24 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 18 | £200 | +15.94% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +54 | 17 | £255 | +24.69% | 38 |
| North West | +17 | 12 | £220 | +10.00% | 18 |
| South West | -5 | 11 | £190 | -13.14% | 18 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 9 | £210 | -35.38% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 8 | £190 | - | 4 |
| East of England | -1 | 8 | £213 | +9.68% | 14 |
| Scotland | +38 | 3 | £200 | - | 6 |
| North East | +13 | 3 | £195 | - | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £145 | - | |
| Wales | +16 | 1 | £135 | -26.03% |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 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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