1st Line Engineer Contracts in Wiltshire

First Line Engineer
South West > Wiltshire

The median First Line Engineer daily rate in Wiltshire is £220, 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 55 87 89
Rank change year-on-year +32 +2 -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Engineer 2 2 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wiltshire 0.45% 0.21% 0.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% 0.23% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £134 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £138 £178
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -22.54% -
75th Percentile - £141 £188
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £220 £134 £175
% change year-on-year +64.49% -23.57% +42.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wiltshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wiltshire. 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 Wiltshire with a recognized job title 401 860 1,040
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.31% 91.10% 94.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 273 641 866
10th Percentile £270 £263 £338
25th Percentile £463 £460 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.18%
75th Percentile £626 £650 £651
90th Percentile £688 £725 £723
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 24 16
10th Percentile £18.58 - £40.63
25th Percentile £18.69 £14.25 £61.13
Median hourly rate £18.87 £20.75 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year -9.06% -68.32% +19.09%
75th Percentile £39.44 £74.00 £77.50
90th Percentile £51.77 - £83.75
South West median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%

1st Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire

Job postings that featured 1st Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Engineer in Wiltshire

1st Line Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Engineer in Wiltshire.

Daily rate trend for 1st Line Engineer in Wiltshire

1st Line Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Engineer in Wiltshire.

Hourly rate trend for 1st Line Engineer in Wiltshire

1st Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 1st 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 across the Wiltshire region featuring 1st Line Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Software Licensing
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

1st Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wiltshire 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Software Licensing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft