Second Line Engineer
UK > Northern Ireland
As of 18 December 2025, 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 Northern Ireland.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 28 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland | - | 1.13% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | - | 1.21% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £205 | £220 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | +10.00% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £23.00 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £21.25 | £23.00 | £18.93 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.61% | +21.50% | -22.73% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title | 195 | 165 | 133 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 81.25% | 93.22% | 93.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 72 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £240 | £148 | £170 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £225 | £266 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £575 | £536 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £635 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 27 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.31 | - | £11.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.59 | £15.48 | £11.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £24.18 | £13.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.90% | +76.50% | +24.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £20.58 | £38.31 | £16.09 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.77 | £56.38 | £18.08 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.47 | £34.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.09% | -23.60% | +48.33% |
2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
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 Northern Ireland.
2nd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Northern Ireland.
