Second Line Support Engineer
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The median Second Line Support Engineer daily rate in Leicestershire is £195, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | - | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Engineer | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 0.78% | - | 1.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.97% | - | 1.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £188 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £195 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £203 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £195 | £241 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.09% | -31.14% | +94.44% |
| 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 | £22.88 | £24.18 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.40% | +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 | 103 | 129 | 169 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 80.47% | 90.85% | 96.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 70 | 90 | 138 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £133 | £160 |
| 25th Percentile | £182 | £304 | £339 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £394 | £449 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.31% | +5.65% | +5.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £564 | £545 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £625 | £646 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £415 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.35% | -10.53% | +6.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.03 | £16.05 | £13.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.81 | £22.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.75 | £25.00 | £20.32 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.00% | +23.03% | +9.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.38 | £27.50 | £21.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.85 | £28.25 | £22.12 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £22.20 | £18.00 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.31% | -21.74% | +15.00% |
2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
2nd Line Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support Engineer in Leicestershire.
2nd Line Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support Engineer in Leicestershire.
2nd Line Support 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 Support Engineer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 17 July 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 |
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| Market Harborough | - | 1 | £195 | - | |
| 2nd Line Support Engineer East Midlands |
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2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire
For the 6 months to 17 July 2025, 2nd Line Support Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leicestershire region featuring 2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.
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2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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