Second Line Engineer
UK
The median Second Line Engineer daily rate in the UK is £205, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 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 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 438 | 471 | 440 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | -31 | +64 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 113 | 124 | 249 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.36% | 0.29% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 0.31% | 0.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 81 | 93 | 189 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £141 | £149 |
| 25th Percentile | £175 | £163 | £180 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £205 | £195 | £205 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.13% | -4.96% | +2.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £251 | £248 | £276 |
| 90th Percentile | £313 | £271 | £350 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £195 | £200 | £210 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -4.76% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 5 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.10 | £19.63 | £15.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.69 | £22.50 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £22.58 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.89% | +5.02% | +19.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.71 | £23.09 | £24.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.15 | £23.74 | £26.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.06 | £22.54 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.00% | +7.33% | +19.05% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 29,079 | 40,388 | 53,054 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.02% | 92.98% | 94.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,553 | 25,970 | 36,860 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £286 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,311 | 2,837 | 1,549 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.87 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.75 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.80% | -12.21% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £76.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.01% | +94.88% |
2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd Line Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer.
2nd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.
2nd Line Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer.
2nd Line 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 2nd Line Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 |
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| England | +52 | 109 | £205 | +2.50% | 174 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 82 | £195 | -2.50% | 118 |
| London | +29 | 29 | £250 | +33.33% | 66 |
| North of England | +11 | 27 | £155 | -20.51% | 30 |
| South East | +37 | 22 | £215 | -16.26% | 45 |
| Midlands | +2 | 18 | £250 | +28.21% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 13 | £150 | -23.08% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 12 | £250 | -1.96% | 37 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 12 | £263 | +38.16% | 8 |
| East of England | +26 | 9 | £200 | -15.79% | 10 |
| North East | +6 | 8 | £195 | +23.81% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 6 | £200 | -11.11% | 5 |
| North West | 0 | 6 | £155 | -29.55% | 14 |
| South West | +33 | 4 | £205 | +7.89% | 14 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | £235 | - | 5 |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, 2nd 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 featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.
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2nd Line 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:
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