2nd Line Engineer Contract Job Trends in Newport

Second Line Engineer
South Wales > Newport

As of 28 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Second Line Engineer daily rate in Newport.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - 23
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newport 1.45% - 1.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% - 1.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £135
75th Percentile - - £138
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £250 £200 £135
% change year-on-year +25.00% +48.15% -15.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £55.00 - -
South Wales median hourly rate £55.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Newport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title 65 49 75
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 87.50% 80.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 24 44
10th Percentile £373 £148 £139
25th Percentile £413 £185 £219
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £413 £438
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.71% -16.67%
75th Percentile £575 £603 £625
90th Percentile £600 £708 £634
South Wales median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 11 16
10th Percentile £18.08 £20.12 £14.78
25th Percentile £30.25 £24.13 £19.31
Median hourly rate £46.85 £37.50 £23.93
Median % change year-on-year +24.92% +56.71% +31.92%
75th Percentile £50.00 £45.00 £85.25
90th Percentile £55.00 - £87.80
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 £22.68
% change year-on-year -5.56% -0.79% +25.03%

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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 Newport.

2nd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in Newport

2nd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Newport

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

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

2nd Line Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

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

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

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 28 April 2026, 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 Newport region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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:

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco