2nd Line Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in the North East

Second Line Support Engineer
England > North East

The median Second Line Support Engineer daily rate in the North East is £195, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 41 34 30
Rank change year-on-year -7 -4 +34
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Engineer 3 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 0.98% 0.69% 0.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.06% 0.77% 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £182 £147 -
25th Percentile £184 £149 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £158 £175
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -10.00% -12.50%
75th Percentile £245 £166 £188
90th Percentile £271 £168 -
England median daily rate £205 £219 £205
% change year-on-year -6.39% +6.83% -6.82%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 282 259 213
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.86% 89.31% 93.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 180 107 165
10th Percentile £173 £268 £268
25th Percentile £338 £358 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £435
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% -17.14%
75th Percentile £575 £568 £575
90th Percentile £650 £650 £626
England median daily rate £512 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.48% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 23 9
10th Percentile £13.75 £15.35 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.19 £32.70 £16.25
Median hourly rate £19.25 £46.18 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.32% +44.31% +103.17%
75th Percentile £22.19 £50.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £36.00 £70.00 -
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +67.93%

2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.

2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in the North East

2nd Line Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in the North East

2nd Line Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer job vacancies in the North East

2nd Line Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the North East

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 North East region over the 6 months to 16 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
Durham - 2 £228 -
Tyne and Wear -9 1 £195 +23.81%
2nd Line Support Engineer
England

2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, 2nd Line Support 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 North East region featuring 2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) SCCM
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) Apple
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Okta
3 1 (33.33%) Patch Management
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management

2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) Patch Management
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Apple
2 1 (33.33%) Okta