Third Line Engineer
UK
The median Third Line Engineer daily rate in the UK is £473, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 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 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 479 | 448 | 495 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | +47 | +71 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer | 71 | 126 | 185 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.31% | 0.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 59 | 76 | 123 |
| 10th Percentile | £198 | £256 | £269 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £473 | £375 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.00% | -3.23% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £406 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £500 | £535 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | +57.14% | - | -11.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.66 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
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 | 29,261 | 40,308 | 53,403 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 92.99% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,659 | 25,937 | 37,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £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 | 1,318 | 2,814 | 1,558 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £38.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.47% | -10.47% | +70.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £63.31 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.14% | +96.47% |
3rd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 3rd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
3rd Line Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer.
3rd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
3rd Line Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer.
3rd Line Engineer
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 | -1 | 64 | £550 | +46.67% | 162 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 51 | £550 | +57.14% | 145 |
| South East | +43 | 30 | £575 | +53.33% | 35 |
| London | +35 | 19 | £375 | -2.60% | 35 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 15 | £288 | -20.69% | 76 |
| North West | -8 | 6 | £350 | -12.50% | 27 |
| North of England | -13 | 6 | £350 | -7.89% | 43 |
| Wales | +10 | 5 | £200 | -45.21% | 12 |
| West Midlands | -15 | 5 | £350 | +18.64% | 12 |
| Midlands | -15 | 5 | £350 | +20.69% | 21 |
| East of England | +21 | 3 | £467 | +43.54% | 22 |
| South West | +33 | 1 | £350 | - | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, 3rd 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 3rd Line Engineer in the job title.
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3rd 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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