The median First Line Support Engineer daily rate in Liverpool is £138, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
26
22
-
Rank change year-on-year
-4
-
-
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Engineer
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title
148
174
174
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
97.37%
93.55%
92.55%
Number of daily rates quoted
88
73
101
10th Percentile
£163
£153
£222
25th Percentile
£292
£206
£325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£455
£413
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+10.30%
-8.33%
-1.64%
75th Percentile
£581
£575
£525
90th Percentile
£714
£600
£600
Merseyside median daily rate
£425
£400
£450
% change year-on-year
+6.25%
-11.11%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
16
13
10th Percentile
-
£15.86
-
25th Percentile
-
£17.33
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£12.21
£18.10
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
-32.53%
-9.51%
+81.08%
75th Percentile
£17.30
£23.69
£29.00
90th Percentile
£17.44
£30.09
£46.00
Merseyside median hourly rate
£15.18
£19.16
£20.00
% change year-on-year
-20.77%
-4.20%
+14.29%
1st Line Support Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool
Job postings that featured 1st Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.
1st Line Support Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Liverpool.
1st Line Support Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Liverpool
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Liverpool.
1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, 1st 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 Liverpool region featuring 1st Line Support Engineer in the job title.
1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool 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:
