2nd Line Engineer Job Trends in Dartford

Second Line Engineer
Kent > Dartford

The median Second Line Engineer salary in Dartford is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dartford 0.64% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £29,000 £34,000 -
% change year-on-year -14.71% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Dartford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dartford. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Dartford with a recognized job title 138 10 52
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.46% 66.67% 94.55%
Number of salaries quoted 110 8 34
10th Percentile £34,500 £25,575 £30,300
25th Percentile £40,000 £27,938 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £34,750 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.69% -13.13% -20.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £42,500 £57,813
90th Percentile £70,000 £50,000 £58,750
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dartford

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

2nd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in Dartford

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in Dartford

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Dartford.

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Dartford

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dartford

For the 6 months to 12 September 2026, 2nd Line Engineer 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 permanent job ads across the Dartford region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Client Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Datto
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Monitoring and Management
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Client Onboarding
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Remote Monitoring and Management
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Datto
1 1 (100.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft