1st Line Engineer Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

First Line Engineer
South East > West Sussex

As of 24 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median First Line Engineer daily rate in West Sussex.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate £190 £435 £175
% change year-on-year -56.32% +148.57% +16.67%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 249 122 232
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.99% 89.05% 95.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 169 83 172
10th Percentile £275 £224 £213
25th Percentile £360 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% +2.78% -9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £563 £518
90th Percentile £684 £637 £588
South East median daily rate £509 £503 £500
% change year-on-year +1.29% +0.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 12 11
10th Percentile £13.13 £15.20 £13.19
25th Percentile £13.26 £16.95 £18.20
Median hourly rate £36.06 £18.82 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +91.60% -12.47% -2.98%
75th Percentile £59.38 £43.13 £22.25
90th Percentile £67.50 £83.33 £28.92
South East median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £44.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% -3.41% -2.22%

1st Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

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

1st Line Engineer job vacancy trend in West Sussex

1st Line Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex

1st Line Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in West Sussex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex

1st Line Engineer
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Engineer within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 24 March 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
Worthing - 1 - -
1st Line Engineer
South East

1st Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 24 March 2026, 1st Line 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 West Sussex region featuring 1st Line Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

1st Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory