1st Line Support Engineer Contracts in the Thames Valley

First Line Support Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

As of 13 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median First Line Support Engineer daily rate in the Thames Valley.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 134 144 157
Rank change year-on-year +10 +13 -19
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Engineer 3 2 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.11% 0.070% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.075% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 9
10th Percentile - - £120
25th Percentile - - £125
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £150 £135
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% +50.00%
75th Percentile - - £148
90th Percentile - - £200
South East median daily rate - £150 £135
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -42.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.25 - -
Median hourly rate £17.50 - -
75th Percentile £18.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £17.50 - £17.00
% change year-on-year - - +41.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,439 2,684 3,356
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.67% 94.47% 95.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,404 1,854 2,294
10th Percentile £205 £303 £200
25th Percentile £363 £406 £376
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £492
% change year-on-year - +1.57% +9.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 185 77 102
10th Percentile £15.63 £17.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £20.00 £12.44
Median hourly rate £45.00 £48.40 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.02% +176.57% -16.86%
75th Percentile £62.50 £66.21 £22.25
90th Percentile £85.49 £79.19 £54.80
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £47.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +137.50% -20.00%

1st Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured 1st Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support Engineer in the Thames Valley

1st Line Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support Engineer in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for 1st Line Support Engineer in the Thames Valley

1st Line Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support Engineer in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for 1st Line Support Engineer in the Thames Valley

1st Line Support Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Support Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. 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
Oxfordshire - 2 - - 3
Berkshire -10 1 - - 2
1st Line Support Engineer
South East

1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, 1st 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 Thames Valley region featuring 1st Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Juniper
2 1 (33.33%) CCNA
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL

1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) A+ Certification
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (33.33%) CCNA
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Cisco
2 1 (33.33%) Juniper