2nd Line Support Engineer Contracts in Scotland

Second Line Support Engineer
UK > Scotland

The median Second Line Support Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £310, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 July 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
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 117 - 152
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Engineer 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.058% - 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% - 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £188
25th Percentile - - £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 - £233
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.41%
75th Percentile - - £266
90th Percentile - - £279
UK median daily rate £215 £200 £210
% change year-on-year +7.50% -4.76% +5.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 1,611 1,968 2,635
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.50% 94.80% 94.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 910 1,212 1,802
10th Percentile £237 £200 £230
25th Percentile £360 £348 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £550 £546
90th Percentile £600 £638 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 113 62
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.32 £12.14
25th Percentile £16.84 £14.73 £14.25
Median hourly rate £19.83 £18.38 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +7.92% +3.70% -52.66%
75th Percentile £26.21 £52.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £63.00 £62.50 £62.95
UK median hourly rate £26.39 £37.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -29.64% -12.79% +72.00%

2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer in Scotland

2nd Line Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support Engineer in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer in Scotland

2nd Line Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support Engineer in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for 2nd Line Support Engineer in Scotland

2nd Line Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 7 July 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
Aberdeen - 1 £310 -
2nd Line Support Engineer
UK

2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 7 July 2025, 2nd Line Support 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 Scotland region featuring 2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification

2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) LAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft