1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Lancashire

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
North West > Lancashire

As of 23 June 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer daily rate in Lancashire.

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire 0.34% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - £155 £220
% change year-on-year - -29.55% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 262 171 225
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.12% 95.00% 87.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 91 82
10th Percentile £314 £153 £201
25th Percentile £475 £419 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £525 £484
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +8.47% -3.20%
75th Percentile £803 £605 £600
90th Percentile £950 £656 £650
North West median daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 22 85
10th Percentile £21.14 £15.30 £15.00
25th Percentile £30.49 £22.81 £18.00
Median hourly rate £45.56 £28.75 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year +58.45% -28.70% -0.65%
75th Percentile £71.50 £59.03 £46.18
90th Percentile £71.91 £75.79 £76.75
North West median hourly rate £45.56 £29.01 £32.90
% change year-on-year +57.03% -11.81% +18.75%

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Lancashire

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 23 June 2026, 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 Lancashire region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow