Hybrid/Remote 1st Line Engineer Contract Job Trends
First Line Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median First Line Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 385 | 314 | 328 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -71 | +14 | +73 |
| Contract 1st Line Engineer jobs | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.007% | 0.010% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.008% | 0.011% | 0.026% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £126 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £133 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -11.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £141 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £142 |
| UK median daily rate | £225 | £178 | £163 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.76% | +9.23% | +4.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £14.56 |
| UK median hourly rate | £12.71 | £20.00 | £14.56 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.45% | +37.36% | +0.41% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,720 | 9,523 | 11,347 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.90% | 93.73% | 93.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,985 | 6,245 | 7,109 |
| 10th Percentile | £357 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -1.90% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 772 | 340 | 205 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.36 | £15.00 | £19.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.49 | £20.62 | £24.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £42.50 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.41% | +6.25% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.93 | £68.75 | £72.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £36.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -30.14% | -19.10% |
1st Line Engineer Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract 1st Line Engineer job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
1st Line Engineer Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid 1st Line Engineer job vacancies.
1st Line Engineer Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid 1st Line Engineer job vacancies.
1st Line Engineer Skill Set Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 15 November 2026, 1st Line Engineer contract job ads cited 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 1st Line Engineer jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Collaborative Culture | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | 100.0% | 1 | |
| 1 | Google Workspace | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | macOS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SaaS | 100.0% | 1 |
1st Line Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st Line Support Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |