First Line Engineer
South East > Berkshire
The median First Line Engineer daily rate in Berkshire is £165, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
89 |
120 |
107 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+31 |
-13 |
+20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Engineer |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire |
0.17% |
0.052% |
0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.19% |
0.055% |
0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£158 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£165 |
- |
£150 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£173 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| South East median daily rate |
£190 |
£138 |
£150 |
| % change year-on-year |
+38.18% |
-8.33% |
+7.14% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title |
1,074 |
1,809 |
1,655 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.19% |
93.49% |
95.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
649 |
974 |
1,063 |
| 10th Percentile |
£300 |
£213 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£380 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£505 |
£513 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.46% |
-2.38% |
+7.03% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£608 |
£625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£675 |
£688 |
£706 |
| South East median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+1.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
26 |
114 |
55 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27.46 |
£18.65 |
£17.90 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50.06 |
£41.31 |
£23.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£63.37 |
£59.15 |
£56.89 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+7.14% |
+3.98% |
+195.51% |
| 75th Percentile |
£76.77 |
£70.39 |
£73.80 |
| 90th Percentile |
£88.19 |
£86.59 |
£79.83 |
| South East median hourly rate |
£32.50 |
£47.50 |
£47.79 |
| % change year-on-year |
-31.58% |
-0.61% |
+138.95% |
