Third Line Engineer
England > London
The median Third Line Engineer daily rate in London is £438, 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 | 355 | 370 | 401 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +31 | +113 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer | 12 | 23 | 41 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.089% | 0.14% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.096% | 0.15% | 0.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 17 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £298 | £274 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £342 | £375 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £420 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +8.39% | -3.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £538 | £420 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £545 | £450 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £385 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.87% | +10.00% | -12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £60.00 | - |
| England median hourly rate | £30.00 | £42.09 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -28.72% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 12,485 | 15,135 | 20,134 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.71% | 93.96% | 94.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,334 | 9,942 | 14,682 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £340 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.91% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £668 | £675 | £690 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £512 | £525 | £548 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.48% | -4.11% | -0.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 201 | 174 | 217 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.33 | £18.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.75 | £23.89 | £22.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.13 | £35.00 | £37.34 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.64% | -6.27% | +24.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.50 | £57.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £75.88 | £76.25 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £45.21 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.11% | -0.46% | +71.64% |
3rd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured 3rd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
3rd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in London.
3rd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer in London over the 6 months to 1 October 2025.
3rd Line Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in London.
3rd Line Engineer
Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 1 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | +14 | 1 | £375 | -25.00% | 2 |
| North London | - | 1 | £510 | - | |
| South London | - | 1 | £425 | - | |
| 3rd Line Engineer England |
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3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, 3rd Line 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 London region featuring 3rd Line Engineer in the job title.
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3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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: