2nd Line Support Contracts in Bedfordshire

Second Line Support
East of England > Bedfordshire

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Bedfordshire is £200 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 April 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
17 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 33 32 37
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 5 1 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 2.02% 0.52% 1.80%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.27% 0.53% 1.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £124
25th Percentile - £163 £127
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £175 £174
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +0.72% -
75th Percentile - £188 £195
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £233 £183 £175
% change year-on-year +27.40% +4.29% +3.70%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 220 188 272
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.07% 97.92% 97.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 135 144
10th Percentile £263 £179 £263
25th Percentile £363 £281 £362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £490
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -3.06% +17.01%
75th Percentile £550 £600 £538
90th Percentile £625 £625 £634
East of England median daily rate £450 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 7 17
10th Percentile £15.29 £19.20 £14.40
25th Percentile £15.39 £28.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £24.90 £52.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.57% -4.55% +243.75%
75th Percentile £65.00 £85.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £65.75 £90.00 £64.40
East of England median hourly rate £43.00 £33.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year +30.30% +112.90% -3.13%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support in Bedfordshire

2nd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support in Bedfordshire.

Daily rate trend for 2nd Line Support in Bedfordshire

2nd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support in Bedfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for 2nd Line Support in Bedfordshire

2nd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 17 April 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
Bedford -2 1 £200 +14.29%
Luton - 1 - -
2nd Line Support
East of England

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire

For the 6 months to 17 April 2024, 2nd Line Support 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 across the Bedfordshire region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Azure
2 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
2 4 (80.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (80.00%) ITIL
2 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
2 4 (80.00%) Marketing
2 4 (80.00%) CCNA
2 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (80.00%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (80.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 4 (80.00%) MCSE
2 4 (80.00%) MCSA
2 4 (80.00%) SharePoint
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (80.00%) SLA
3 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (20.00%) User Experience
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (80.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (80.00%) Azure
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (80.00%) Marketing
2 4 (80.00%) Pharmaceutical
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) PRINCE2
1 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) CCNA
1 4 (80.00%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
1 4 (80.00%) MCSA
1 4 (80.00%) MCSE
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft