1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
UK
The median 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer daily rate in the UK is £195 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 548 | 642 | 786 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +144 | -89 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 42 | 37 | 72 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.097% | 0.066% | 0.082% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.070% | 0.086% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 29 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £145 | £149 | £139 |
| 25th Percentile | £175 | £163 | £155 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £195 | £188 | £175 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +7.14% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £213 | £200 | £202 |
| 90th Percentile | £243 | £280 | £235 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £200 | £181 | £175 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.34% | +3.57% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.75 | £15.13 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £17.46 | £15.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.72 | £20.51 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.61% | +24.32% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £23.36 | £17.63 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £24.94 | £17.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.72 | £15.03 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.94% | -8.94% | +10.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 40,303 | 52,860 | 84,187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,003 | 36,915 | 59,359 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,874 | 1,471 | 1,974 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer over the 6 months to 6 June 2024.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer.
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 6 June 2024. 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 |
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| England | +92 | 39 | £190 | +4.83% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 30 | £200 | +10.34% | 4 |
| London | +92 | 12 | £185 | -7.50% | |
| Midlands | +21 | 11 | £200 | +14.29% | |
| West Midlands | +12 | 9 | £200 | +14.29% | |
| South West | +9 | 6 | £175 | -40.43% | |
| North of England | - | 6 | £220 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 5 | £255 | +36.00% | 2 |
| North West | - | 5 | £220 | - | |
| South East | +14 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| Scotland | +40 | 2 | £200 | +5.26% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £200 | - | |
| East of England | -1 | 1 | £250 | +48.15% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £190 | - | 1 |
1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 June 2024, 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer in the job title.
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1st/2nd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: