Second Line Engineer
South London > Merton
The median Second Line Engineer daily rate in Merton is £238, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 6 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merton | 8.33% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.09% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £216 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £222 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £238 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £247 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £249 | - | - |
| South London median daily rate | £238 | £200 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +18.88% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title | 22 | 19 | 33 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.67% | 100.00% | 97.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 15 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £193 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £240 | £245 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £450 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.78% | +5.88% | +13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £447 | £550 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £488 | £638 | £540 |
| South London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +2.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £39.64 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £40.82 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £21.21 | £43.84 | £50.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -51.62% | -13.05% | +3.79% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £46.86 | £51.70 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £56.85 |
| South London median hourly rate | £27.61 | £23.50 | £22.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.47% | +2.26% | -51.55% |
2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.
2nd Line Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merton
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer in Merton.
2nd Line Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Merton
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 Merton region over the 6 months to 1 May 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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| Morden | - | 1 | £251 | - | |
| 2nd Line Engineer South London |
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2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 2nd 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 Merton region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.
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2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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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