Second Line Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Second Line Engineer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 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 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 303 | 322 | 372 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +50 | +140 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer | 4 | 15 | 35 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 0.041% | 0.12% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.043% | 0.13% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £172 | £192 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £201 | £223 | £193 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £250 | £250 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £271 | £263 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £291 | £283 |
| UK median daily rate | £200 | £210 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.23 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £18.65 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £20.50 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £21.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £21.25 | £22.23 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.42% | +5.87% | -12.17% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title | 9,232 | 11,907 | 18,983 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.82% | 93.46% | 94.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,085 | 7,637 | 13,405 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £325 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £419 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £745 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 293 | 295 | 439 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.36 | £19.42 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.50 | £31.25 | £25.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.50 | £45.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.22% | -10.00% | +4.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £67.26 | £68.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £75.00 | £79.35 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -3.37% | +71.15% |
2nd Line Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options which featured 2nd Line Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies.
2nd Line Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies.
2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, 2nd 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.
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2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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: