2nd Line Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire
Second Line Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire
The median Second Line Engineer daily rate in Hertfordshire is £430, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 74 | - | 47 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +25 |
| Contract 2nd Line Engineer jobs | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire | 0.11% | - | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | - | 0.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £430 | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £240 | £200 | £225 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -11.11% | +12.50% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Hertfordshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Hertfordshire matching a recognised job title | 836 | 438 | 451 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.57% | 82.80% | 93.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 277 | 189 | 196 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £240 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £528 | £458 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +15.22% | -8.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £613 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £793 | £713 | £625 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 323 | 132 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.68 | £17.34 | £15.34 |
| 25th Percentile | £40.00 | £23.38 | £36.70 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £47.90 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.71% | -20.18% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.75 | £66.63 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.60 | £73.75 | £74.25 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £50.00 | £30.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +66.67% | -36.84% | +10.08% |
2nd Line Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract 2nd Line Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
2nd Line Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire.
2nd Line Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire.
2nd Line Engineer Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in 2nd Line Engineer jobs within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | - | 1 | £430 | - | 1 |
| 2nd Line Engineer East of England |
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2nd Line Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire
For the 6 months to 1 November 2026, 2nd Line Engineer contract job ads cited 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 2nd Line Engineer job ads across the Hertfordshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Capacity Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cohesity | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Configuration Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Customer Service | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DNS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DV Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Incident Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITIL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITSM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft Virtual Server | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | NetApp | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | PowerShell | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Project Delivery | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAN | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SCOM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Server Building | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Server Patching | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Virtual Servers | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | VMware | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | VMware Infrastructure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Windows | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Windows Server | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Windows Server 2016 | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Windows Server 2019 | 100.0% | 1 |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wintel Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |