Third Line Support Engineer West Midlands> Birmingham
The median Third Line Support Engineer daily rate in Birmingham is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 August 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 6 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
54
56
61
Rank change year-on-year
+2
+5
+33
Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support Engineer
3
2
16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title
489
642
857
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
89.72%
95.11%
96.08%
Number of daily rates quoted
321
452
591
10th Percentile
£165
£250
£260
25th Percentile
£315
£363
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£488
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-7.69%
-2.50%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£538
£600
£600
90th Percentile
£644
£725
£713
West Midlands median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted
50
19
27
10th Percentile
-
£14.10
£13.22
25th Percentile
£12.62
£15.75
£15.94
Median hourly rate
£14.00
£37.50
£20.50
Median % change year-on-year
-62.67%
+82.93%
+13.89%
75th Percentile
£22.08
£49.38
£28.46
90th Percentile
£26.89
£56.25
£78.00
West Midlands median hourly rate
£24.34
£19.59
£20.50
% change year-on-year
+24.25%
-4.44%
+13.89%
3rd Line Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured 3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
3rd Line Support Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support Engineer in Birmingham.
3rd Line Support Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support Engineer in Birmingham.
3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 6 August 2025, 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 across the Birmingham region featuring 3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title.
3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
