Third Line Engineer
Lancashire > Preston
The median Third Line Engineer daily rate in Preston is £350, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston | 2.90% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.08% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £350 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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.
| Contract vacancies in Preston with a recognized job title | 65 | 34 | 67 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.20% | 61.82% | 84.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 20 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £241 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £359 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £525 | £453 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.48% | +16.02% | +14.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £574 | £743 | £562 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £976 | £816 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £530 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 12 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.77 | - | £24.32 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.88 | £11.77 | £28.70 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £40.25 | £40.59 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | -0.84% | +2.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.63 | £46.18 | £49.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £32.71 | £47.82 | £55.79 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £28.75 | £42.91 | £41.37 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.00% | +3.72% | +16.13% |
3rd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings that featured 3rd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
3rd Line Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer in Preston.
3rd Line Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer in Preston.
3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 3rd 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 Preston region featuring 3rd Line Engineer in the job title.
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3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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: