2nd Line Engineer Job Trends in Ellesmere Port

Second Line Engineer
Cheshire > Ellesmere Port

As of 14 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Second Line Engineer salary in Ellesmere Port.

 6 months to
14 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Ellesmere Port 60.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 60.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Cheshire median annual salary - - £30,000
% change year-on-year - - -11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Ellesmere Port

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Ellesmere Port. 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 Ellesmere Port with a recognized job title 10 15 6
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 57.69% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 6
10th Percentile £41,000 £47,500 £25,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £52,500 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +32.53% -20.95%
75th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £49,000 - £105,000
Cheshire median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +17.65% -10.53% -

2nd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Ellesmere Port

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 Ellesmere Port.

2nd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in Ellesmere Port

2nd Line Engineer
Salary Trend in Ellesmere Port

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

Salary distribution trend for 2nd Line Engineer job vacancies in Ellesmere Port

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ellesmere Port

For the 6 months to 14 May 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 Ellesmere Port region featuring 2nd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 2 (33.33%) Change Control
1 2 (33.33%) DHCP
1 2 (33.33%) DNS
1 2 (33.33%) Entra ID
1 2 (33.33%) Firewall
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (33.33%) VoIP
1 2 (33.33%) VPN
1 2 (33.33%) Windows

2nd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ellesmere Port 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 2 (33.33%) Entra ID
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (33.33%) DHCP
1 2 (33.33%) DNS
1 2 (33.33%) Firewall
1 2 (33.33%) VoIP
1 2 (33.33%) VPN
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Change Control
System Software
1 2 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2nd Line Engineer jobs