2nd Line Engineer Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Second Line Engineer
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Second Line Engineer daily rate in Leicestershire is £195, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 0.61% - 1.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% - 1.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £188 - £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 - £188
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.00%
75th Percentile £203 - £194
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median daily rate £195 - £215
% change year-on-year - - -10.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £20.50
Median hourly rate - - £21.00
75th Percentile - - £21.50
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.25 £24.18 £21.00
% change year-on-year -12.12% +15.14% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 155 81 158
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.94% 94.19% 92.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 60 109
10th Percentile £126 £205 £154
25th Percentile £315 £275 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £525 £525 £575
90th Percentile £630 £713 £697
East Midlands median daily rate £423 £425 £450
% change year-on-year -0.59% -5.56% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 9
10th Percentile £18.97 £21.48 £12.93
25th Percentile £20.50 £21.81 £13.16
Median hourly rate £22.00 £23.25 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +10.71% +23.53%
75th Percentile £26.50 £24.31 £23.75
90th Percentile £30.25 £24.43 £57.80
East Midlands median hourly rate £19.64 £23.25 £20.00
% change year-on-year -15.53% +16.25% +17.65%

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

2nd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

2nd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Leicestershire

2nd Line Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Leicestershire

2nd Line Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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
Market Harborough - 1 £195 -
2nd Line Engineer
East Midlands

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, 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 Leicestershire region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft