2nd Line Network Engineer Contract Job Trends in Wales

Second Line Network Engineer
UK > Wales

As of 26 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Second Line Network Engineer daily rate in Wales.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Network Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £270 £313 £350
% change year-on-year -13.60% -10.71% +20.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £55.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £55.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 505 277 359
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.35% 93.90% 89.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 204 258
10th Percentile £206 £162 £187
25th Percentile £337 £258 £327
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £525 £507 £550
90th Percentile £650 £621 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £517 £525
% change year-on-year -3.29% -1.52% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 62 27 28
10th Percentile £12.21 £16.00 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.33 £18.29 £13.06
Median hourly rate £21.25 £21.01 £19.09
Median % change year-on-year +1.14% +10.09% +5.21%
75th Percentile £34.33 £41.25 £31.02
90th Percentile £46.85 £45.00 £86.54
UK median hourly rate £42.85 £29.24 £35.68
% change year-on-year +46.55% -18.05% -20.71%

2nd Line Network Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Network Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

2nd Line Network Engineer job vacancy trend in Wales

2nd Line Network Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Network Engineer job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Network Engineer job vacancies in Wales

2nd Line Network Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Network Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 26 April 2026. 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
South Wales - 1 - -
2nd Line Network Engineer
UK

2nd Line Network Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 26 April 2026, 2nd Line Network Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring 2nd Line Network Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

2nd Line Network Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco