Break Fix Engineer Contract Job Trends in Lancashire

Break/Fix Engineer
North West > Lancashire

The median Break/Fix Engineer daily rate in Lancashire is £170, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Break Fix Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire 0.43% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.45% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £170 - -
North West median daily rate £170 - -

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 223 134 181
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.89% 95.04% 93.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 75 88
10th Percentile £158 £193 £241
25th Percentile £343 £411 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £595 £575 £720
90th Percentile £700 £620 £733
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 18 56
10th Percentile £25.15 £18.12 £14.37
25th Percentile £41.94 £25.13 £21.65
Median hourly rate £45.46 £34.26 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +32.69% -25.81% +13.77%
75th Percentile £68.09 £45.76 £46.64
90th Percentile £74.26 £52.48 £50.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £29.80 £26.53
% change year-on-year +43.24% +12.35% -10.54%

Break Fix Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Break Fix Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Break Fix Engineer job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Break Fix Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Break Fix Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Break Fix Engineer job vacancies in Lancashire

Break Fix Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 15 February 2026, Break Fix 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 Break Fix Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) ATM
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) NCR

Break Fix 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) ATM
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Break/Fix
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) NCR