The median Second Line Engineer salary in Essex is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
54 |
48 |
47 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
-1 |
+39 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 2nd Line Engineer |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Essex |
0.33% |
0.54% |
1.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.36% |
0.57% |
1.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£31,650 |
£28,800 |
| 25th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£33,375 |
£32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£27,500 |
£37,500 |
£37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-26.67% |
- |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£41,875 |
£38,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£43,750 |
- |
| East of England median annual salary |
£33,500 |
£32,500 |
£34,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.08% |
-4.41% |
-2.86% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title |
553 |
526 |
400 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.71% |
94.27% |
97.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
387 |
286 |
284 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,500 |
£28,500 |
£23,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,425 |
£40,000 |
£35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£41,000 |
£55,000 |
£48,800 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-25.45% |
+12.70% |
+2.74% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£70,000 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£87,500 |
£85,000 |
| East of England median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£52,647 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.53% |
+0.28% |
+1.40% |
