First Line Support Engineer
West Midlands > Coventry
The median First Line Support Engineer daily rate in Coventry is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Coventry | 0.69% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.77% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £185 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £195 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £164 | - | £170 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.33% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Coventry
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Coventry. 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 Coventry with a recognized job title | 130 | 92 | 186 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.66% | 97.87% | 93.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 76 | 58 | 133 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £269 | £207 |
| 25th Percentile | £306 | £375 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.63% | +5.56% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £574 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £626 | £648 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.19 | £14.60 | £21.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.35 | £14.75 | £23.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.21 | £16.00 | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.06% | -40.74% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £17.75 | £53.89 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £18.20 | £69.42 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £25.15 | £21.80 | £22.20 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.39% | -1.80% | +25.25% |
1st Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
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 Coventry.
1st Line Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Coventry
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Coventry.
1st Line Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Coventry.
