1st Line Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Watford

First Line Support Engineer
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median First Line Support Engineer daily rate in Watford is £220, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Watford 0.98% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £210 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 - -
75th Percentile £230 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £220 - £104

All Contract IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 82 41 96
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.39% 97.62% 95.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 31 77
10th Percentile £238 £244 £275
25th Percentile £325 £369 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £375
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +20.00% -28.23%
75th Percentile £569 £575 £488
90th Percentile £638 - £692
Hertfordshire median daily rate £510 £525 £434
% change year-on-year -2.86% +21.04% -13.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 5
10th Percentile £14.98 £28.12 £13.20
25th Percentile £15.00 £29.02 £13.69
Median hourly rate £15.98 £32.11 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.25% +121.47% -34.09%
75th Percentile £18.47 £38.29 £14.75
90th Percentile £43.20 £44.46 £14.90
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £50.00 £61.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -18.03% +22.00% -20.00%

1st Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st Line Support Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.

1st Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Watford

1st Line Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Watford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Watford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Watford

1st Line Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Watford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Watford.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support Engineer job vacancies in Watford

1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 30 June 2026, 1st Line Support 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 Watford region featuring 1st Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

1st Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate