Second Line Engineer
UK
The median Second Line Engineer daily rate in the UK is £210, 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 | 414 | 415 | 470 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +55 | +42 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 107 | 169 | 252 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.37% | 0.39% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 0.42% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 121 | 196 |
| 10th Percentile | £150 | £140 | £155 |
| 25th Percentile | £168 | £170 | £177 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £200 | £210 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £255 | £255 | £280 |
| 90th Percentile | £319 | £300 | £350 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £195 | £200 | £205 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -2.44% | +5.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 13 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.22 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.59 | £17.72 | £22.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.13% | -22.11% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.73 | £22.50 | £24.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £27.15 | £22.99 | £27.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.00 | £17.72 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.80% | -19.45% | +25.71% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
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 1 May 2025.
2nd Line Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer.
2nd Line Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
2nd Line Engineer
Top 17 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 1 May 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 | -3 | 99 | £210 | +5.00% | 68 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 77 | £195 | -2.50% | 62 |
| London | +24 | 29 | £250 | +25.00% | 10 |
| North of England | +16 | 29 | £180 | -8.86% | 18 |
| Work from Home | +40 | 20 | £250 | -1.96% | 26 |
| Midlands | +4 | 20 | £250 | +25.00% | 9 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 16 | £263 | +31.25% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 13 | £150 | -24.05% | 6 |
| South East | +33 | 12 | £204 | +1.88% | 23 |
| North West | +10 | 10 | £210 | -4.55% | 8 |
| East of England | +29 | 7 | £213 | +6.25% | 5 |
| North East | +3 | 6 | £195 | - | 5 |
| Scotland | +13 | 4 | £195 | -2.50% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 4 | £180 | -10.00% | 3 |
| South West | +34 | 2 | £225 | +18.42% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 2 | - | - | |
| Wales | +1 | 1 | £200 | +48.15% | 2 |
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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