2nd Line Engineer Contract Job Trends in Winchester

Second Line Engineer
Hampshire > Winchester

The median Second Line Engineer daily rate in Winchester is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Winchester 4.00% - 3.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.56% - 3.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £400 £288 £255
% change year-on-year +39.13% +12.75% +70.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Winchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Winchester. 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 Winchester with a recognized job title 18 25 29
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 72.00% 100.00% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 21 6
10th Percentile £217 £395 £386
25th Percentile £422 £418 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £465
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +7.53% +12.73%
75th Percentile £738 £588 £566
90th Percentile £751 £645 £613
Hampshire median daily rate £535 £550 £539
% change year-on-year -2.73% +2.09% +2.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £12.96
25th Percentile £22.79 - £14.55
Median hourly rate £23.58 - £18.45
75th Percentile £24.36 - £23.60
90th Percentile - - £25.94
Hampshire median hourly rate £24.21 £62.50 £49.50
% change year-on-year -61.27% +26.26% +10.00%

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Winchester

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

2nd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in Winchester

2nd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Winchester

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

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

2nd Line Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Winchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Winchester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Winchester

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Winchester

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, 2nd 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 Winchester region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Winchester 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%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared