Third Line Technical Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Third Line Technical Engineer daily rate for remote or hybrid work is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 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
6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
308 |
- |
455 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+160 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Technical Engineer |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option |
0.059% |
- |
0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.063% |
- |
0.004% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£190 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£200 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£210 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£225 |
- |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£200 |
£350 |
£350 |
| % change year-on-year |
-42.86% |
- |
+18.24% |
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 |
9,557 |
13,653 |
23,058 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.93% |
93.71% |
95.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,414 |
9,187 |
16,273 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£425 |
£440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£538 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
-2.33% |
+2.38% |
| 75th Percentile |
£638 |
£635 |
£650 |
| 90th Percentile |
£760 |
£750 |
£750 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£538 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-2.33% |
+1.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
275 |
543 |
550 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.85 |
£14.16 |
£16.98 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.21 |
£22.50 |
£25.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£34.48 |
£43.00 |
£50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-19.81% |
-14.00% |
+25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£64.13 |
£67.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£75.00 |
£79.02 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£26.45 |
£37.50 |
£43.63 |
| % change year-on-year |
-29.47% |
-14.05% |
+74.52% |
