2nd Line Engineer Contract Job Trends in Lancashire
Second Line Engineer
North West > Lancashire
The median Second Line Engineer daily rate in Lancashire is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire | 1.28% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.47% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £185 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £195 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £213 | £200 | £150 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | +33.33% | -27.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £12.71 | - | £22.09 |
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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Lancashire with a recognized job title | 409 | 150 | 191 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.39% | 90.91% | 95.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 195 | 89 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £174 | £259 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £400 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | +5.26% | -11.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £672 | £627 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 99 | 22 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £19.26 | £16.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.14 | £33.13 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.50 | £46.29 | £40.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.95% | +14.79% | -12.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.80 | £71.13 | £51.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.45 | £75.79 | £76.51 |
| North West median hourly rate | £49.32 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +96.08% | -28.14% | +10.17% |
2nd Line Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
2nd Line Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire.
2nd Line Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire.
2nd Line Engineer Contract Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | - | 2 | £190 | - | 3 |
| 2nd Line Engineer North West |
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2nd Line Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, 2nd 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 Lancashire region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 83.3% | 5 |
| 1 | DNS | 83.3% | 5 |
| 1 | Microsoft 365 | 83.3% | 5 |
| 1 | VPN | 83.3% | 5 |
| 1 | Windows | 83.3% | 5 |
| 6 | Continuous Improvement | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | DHCP | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | ITIL | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | JIRA | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | Microsoft | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | Operational Stability | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | SharePoint | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Engagement | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | TCP/IP | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | User Experience | 66.7% | 4 |
| 6 | Windows 10 | 66.7% | 4 |
| 19 | Azure | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | Cisco | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | Cisco CUCM | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | Citrix | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | ITSM | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | Multi-Factor Authentication | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | SAN | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | SCCM | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | Service Delivery | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | Tanium | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | Validation | 16.7% | 1 |
| 19 | VMware | 16.7% | 1 |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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 | 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 66.7% | 4 |
| 1 | IT Support Engineer | 66.7% | 4 |
| 3 | Desktop Engineer | 16.7% | 1 |
| 3 | Telephony Engineer | 16.7% | 1 |