1st Line Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Solihull

First Line Support Engineer
West Midlands > Solihull

As of 9 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median First Line Support Engineer daily rate in Solihull.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -9
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Engineer 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Solihull 0.97% - 2.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.99% - 2.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Solihull

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Solihull. 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 Solihull with a recognized job title 101 55 129
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.06% 98.21% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 31 62
10th Percentile £389 £220 £163
25th Percentile £413 £326 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £445 £375
Median % change year-on-year +10.56% +18.67% -26.47%
75th Percentile £569 £544 £451
90th Percentile £618 £594 £500
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £475 £485
% change year-on-year +2.11% -2.06% -3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 5
10th Percentile £25.92 - -
25th Percentile £27.30 - £11.25
Median hourly rate £29.50 - £11.50
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.61%
75th Percentile £40.03 - £11.75
90th Percentile - - £14.90
West Midlands median hourly rate £33.98 £22.05 £19.77
% change year-on-year +54.10% +11.53% -2.37%

1st Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st Line Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Solihull.

1st Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Solihull

1st Line Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Solihull

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Solihull.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Solihull

1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Solihull

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, 1st Line 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 Solihull region featuring 1st Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Solihull 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft