The median 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer daily rate in Guildford is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
9
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title
27
27
44
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
100.00%
100.00%
95.65%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
19
33
10th Percentile
£238
£70
£205
25th Percentile
£261
£163
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£418
£400
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+4.38%
-27.27%
+15.79%
75th Percentile
£550
£494
£738
90th Percentile
£600
£623
£775
Surrey median daily rate
£500
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-5.00%
-1.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
0
5
10th Percentile
£19.60
-
£47.75
25th Percentile
£21.25
-
-
Median hourly rate
£24.00
-
£50.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+284.62%
75th Percentile
£39.50
-
-
90th Percentile
£48.80
-
£56.98
Surrey median hourly rate
£55.00
£24.18
£61.63
% change year-on-year
+127.46%
-60.77%
+36.96%
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st/2nd Line Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Guildford.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Guildford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Guildford.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford
For the 6 months to 5 December 2025, 1st/2nd Line Support 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 Guildford region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford 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:
