For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title
22,549
34,488
47,741
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.59%
92.73%
94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted
15,007
22,894
33,903
10th Percentile
£300
£275
£313
25th Percentile
£409
£413
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£638
£643
£663
90th Percentile
£750
£750
£763
UK median daily rate
£515
£525
£540
% change year-on-year
-1.90%
-2.78%
+2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted
900
2,432
1,409
10th Percentile
£14.20
£13.00
£14.35
25th Percentile
£18.51
£16.30
£20.00
Median hourly rate
£30.62
£36.31
£45.00
Median % change year-on-year
-15.67%
-19.32%
+100.00%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£61.25
£65.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£72.50
£76.60
UK median hourly rate
£29.00
£36.42
£45.00
% change year-on-year
-20.37%
-19.07%
+91.49%
2nd Line Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
2nd Line Support Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support Engineer in England.
2nd Line Support Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
2nd Line Support Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support Engineer in England.
2nd Line Support Engineer Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing 2nd Line Support Engineer in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
2nd Line Support Engineer Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Location
Rank Change on Same Period Last Year
Matching Contract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 2nd 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 England region featuring 2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.
2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
