2nd Line Engineer Contract Job Trends in Preston
Second Line Engineer
Lancashire > Preston
The median Second Line Engineer daily rate in Preston is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 0.96% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.10% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £185 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £190 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £195 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £190 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £21.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £23.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £22.50 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Preston
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. 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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Preston with a recognized job title | 182 | 65 | 47 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.08% | 92.86% | 97.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 131 | 44 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £265 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £479 | £405 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £483 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.99% | -7.95% | +23.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £644 | £598 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £680 | £627 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £575 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | +5.26% | -11.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.33 | £38.81 | £20.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.90 | £41.94 | £24.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.75 | £47.12 | £37.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.54% | +27.35% | -19.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.50 | £70.16 | £59.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.79 | £67.77 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £31.50 | £46.29 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.95% | +14.79% | -12.68% |
2nd Line Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
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 Preston.
2nd Line Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Preston.
2nd Line Engineer Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Preston.
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 18 October 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 Preston region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Active Directory | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cisco | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cisco CUCM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Citrix | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DNS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ITSM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft 365 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Multi-Factor Authentication | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAN | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SCCM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Service Delivery | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Tanium | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Validation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | VMware | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | VPN | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Assessment | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | WebEx | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Windows | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Windows Server | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | WSUS | 50.0% | 1 |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desktop Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Telephony Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |