2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer Contracts in Belfast

Second Line Desktop Support Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Second Line Desktop Support Engineer daily rate in Belfast.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 22 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast 1.36% 0.81% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.48% 0.85% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
County Antrim median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.50 - -
Median hourly rate £23.00 - -
75th Percentile £23.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £23.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 135 117 147
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 94.35% 89.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 72 72
10th Percentile £155 £173 £166
25th Percentile £273 £309 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £450 £419
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% +7.46% -
75th Percentile £530 £575 £504
90th Percentile £625 £650 £636
County Antrim median daily rate £410 £450 £419
% change year-on-year -8.89% +7.46% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 8 8
10th Percentile £22.50 - £13.29
25th Percentile £22.92 £12.25 £13.91
Median hourly rate £26.59 £14.19 £14.59
Median % change year-on-year +87.45% -2.79% +16.74%
75th Percentile £48.32 £16.12 £15.94
90th Percentile £78.47 - £16.87
County Antrim median hourly rate £24.18 £15.75 £14.59
% change year-on-year +53.52% +7.93% +5.06%

2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer in Belfast

2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer in Belfast.

Daily rate trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer in Belfast

2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 2nd Line Desktop 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 across the Belfast region featuring 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 7
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (100.00%) BYOD
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector

2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 2 (100.00%) Electronics
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) ServiceNow