2nd Line Engineer Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Second Line Engineer
England > Yorkshire

The median Second Line Engineer daily rate in Yorkshire is £205, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 92 99
Rank change year-on-year -20 +7 +26
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 15 7 10
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 0.84% 0.51% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 0.56% 0.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 7 8
10th Percentile £201 £159 £153
25th Percentile £203 £174 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 £195 £238
Median % change year-on-year +5.13% -17.89% +7.95%
75th Percentile £230 £254 £264
90th Percentile £238 £308 £288
England median daily rate £208 £225 £200
% change year-on-year -7.78% +12.50% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £18.50
Median hourly rate £200.00 - £19.00
75th Percentile - - £19.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £21.25 £23.14 £20.50
% change year-on-year -8.15% +12.85% -14.42%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 1,654 1,248 1,772
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 90.30% 95.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,116 720 1,160
10th Percentile £254 £225 £225
25th Percentile £379 £381 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -2.50% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £600
90th Percentile £638 £644 £688
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 51 31
10th Percentile £17.51 £15.22 £15.32
25th Percentile £20.46 £17.19 £18.38
Median hourly rate £25.04 £22.50 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year +11.28% +5.58% +9.03%
75th Percentile £81.25 £38.75 £25.27
90th Percentile - £48.75 £44.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.33 £45.88
% change year-on-year -37.63% -12.11% +52.93%

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

2nd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

2nd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

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

2nd Line Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

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

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

2nd Line Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Engineer within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 6 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Yorkshire -7 8 £218 +11.54%
East Yorkshire - 6 £205 -
South Yorkshire -33 1 £230 +5.75% 3
2nd Line Engineer
England

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 6 November 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 Yorkshire region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 14 (93.33%) Windows
2 12 (80.00%) Microsoft
3 8 (53.33%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (53.33%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (46.67%) Google
5 6 (40.00%) Entra ID
5 6 (40.00%) Firewall
5 6 (40.00%) Google Workspace
5 6 (40.00%) Linux
5 6 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (40.00%) Network Security
6 5 (33.33%) Active Directory
6 5 (33.33%) PowerShell
6 5 (33.33%) Windows Server
7 4 (26.67%) Azure
7 4 (26.67%) DHCP
7 4 (26.67%) DNS
7 4 (26.67%) ITIL
7 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (26.67%) TCP/IP
7 4 (26.67%) Windows 10
8 3 (20.00%) Android
8 3 (20.00%) LAN
8 3 (20.00%) Migration
8 3 (20.00%) VoIP
8 3 (20.00%) WAN
9 2 (13.33%) SCCM
9 2 (13.33%) Service Delivery
9 2 (13.33%) VPN
10 1 (6.67%) Apple

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 6 (40.00%) Entra ID
1 6 (40.00%) Google Workspace
1 6 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (26.67%) Azure
3 1 (6.67%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 6 (40.00%) Firewall
1 6 (40.00%) Network Security
2 4 (26.67%) DHCP
2 4 (26.67%) DNS
2 4 (26.67%) TCP/IP
3 3 (20.00%) LAN
3 3 (20.00%) VoIP
3 3 (20.00%) WAN
4 2 (13.33%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 9 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 3 (20.00%) iPhone
2 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.67%) NHS
2 1 (6.67%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 14 (93.33%) Windows
2 6 (40.00%) Linux
3 5 (33.33%) Windows Server
4 4 (26.67%) Windows 10
5 3 (20.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (53.33%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (26.67%) ITIL
3 3 (20.00%) Migration
4 2 (13.33%) Service Delivery
5 1 (6.67%) Coaching
5 1 (6.67%) Customer Service
5 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (6.67%) Information Governance
5 1 (6.67%) ITSM
5 1 (6.67%) Network Management
5 1 (6.67%) RBAC
5 1 (6.67%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) DBS Check
1 1 (6.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
System Software
1 5 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (6.67%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 4 (26.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (13.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (46.67%) Google
3 1 (6.67%) Apple
3 1 (6.67%) Sophos
3 1 (6.67%) WatchGuard