First Line Support Engineer
UK
The median First Line Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £130 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 545 | 662 | 774 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +117 | +112 | -120 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Engineer | 41 | 36 | 91 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.095% | 0.062% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.065% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 31 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £104 | £125 | £118 |
| 25th Percentile | £113 | £150 | £127 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £130 | £175 | £145 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.71% | +20.69% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £165 | £188 | £185 |
| 90th Percentile | £183 | £194 | £195 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £128 | £175 | £148 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.86% | +18.64% | -1.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.55 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £14.63 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £15.00 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -31.82% | +62.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.88 | £15.38 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.95 | £15.45 | £40.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.50 | £15.00 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -11.76% | +25.93% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 39,893 | 55,060 | 83,598 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,957 | 38,445 | 58,715 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,673 | 1,534 | 2,047 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +5.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +2.56% |
1st Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 1st Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
1st Line Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support Engineer.
1st Line Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support Engineer.
1st Line Support Engineer
Top 15 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 12 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 |
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| England | +108 | 34 | £133 | -24.29% | 29 |
| UK excluding London | +72 | 27 | £128 | -26.86% | 31 |
| London | +90 | 13 | £141 | -19.57% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +117 | 8 | £138 | -21.43% | 12 |
| North of England | +27 | 8 | £130 | -25.71% | 5 |
| Midlands | +34 | 6 | £180 | +63.64% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 5 | £180 | +63.64% | 1 |
| Scotland | +46 | 4 | £126 | - | 1 |
| North West | +22 | 4 | £122 | -30.29% | 5 |
| East of England | +10 | 4 | £104 | -46.24% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 3 | £130 | -13.33% | |
| South East | +20 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £210 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| North East | - | 1 | £180 | - |
1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 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 featuring 1st Line Support Engineer in the job title.
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1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: