3rd Line Engineer Contract Job Trends in Derbyshire

Third Line Engineer
East Midlands > Derbyshire

The median Third Line Engineer daily rate in Derbyshire is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derbyshire 0.53% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £248 - £300
% change year-on-year - - -7.69%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Derbyshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title 147 103 171
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 77.78% 90.35% 95.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 46 109
10th Percentile £213 £173 £145
25th Percentile £363 £256 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £363 £254
Median % change year-on-year +31.03% +42.72% -43.56%
75th Percentile £538 £488 £438
90th Percentile £615 £591 £607
East Midlands median daily rate £450 £425 £425
% change year-on-year +5.88% - -4.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 12 31
10th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £15.25
25th Percentile £16.69 £19.47 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.87 £23.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -24.25% +33.13% +14.32%
75th Percentile £25.36 £24.18 £20.00
90th Percentile £51.25 - £25.00
East Midlands median hourly rate £19.64 £23.59 £17.72
% change year-on-year -16.74% +33.13% +1.08%

3rd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '3rd Line Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.

3rd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in Derbyshire

3rd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Derbyshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Derbyshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Derbyshire

3rd Line Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Derbyshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Derbyshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Derbyshire

3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire

For the 6 months to 1 March 2026, 3rd Line Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Derbyshire region featuring 3rd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune

3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derbyshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft