2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
UK
The median 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £291 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 575 | 687 | 829 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +112 | +142 | -165 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer | 4 | 13 | 31 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.009% | 0.022% | 0.035% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.010% | 0.023% | 0.037% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £239 | £205 | £167 |
| 25th Percentile | £243 | £225 | £216 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £291 | £275 | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.64% | +10.00% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £323 | £350 | £275 |
| 90th Percentile | £336 | £383 | £337 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £275 | £250 | £250 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.10% | - | -37.50% |
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 | 40,413 | 56,730 | 84,732 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,320 | 39,605 | 59,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £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 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,653 | 1,602 | 2,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.28 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.09% | +95.65% | +0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.50 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £42.37 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +117.26% | +2.47% |
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer.
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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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| UK excluding London | +63 | 3 | £275 | +10.10% | 5 |
| England | +104 | 2 | £260 | -5.45% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +119 | 1 | £300 | +9.09% | 5 |
| North of England | +27 | 1 | £260 | +30.00% | 3 |
| South East | +20 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 1 | £260 | - | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £291 | - |
2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 2nd/3rd Line 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 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title.
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2nd/3rd Line 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:
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