1st/2nd Line Support Contracts in Dorset

1st/2nd Line Support
South West > Dorset

The median 1st/2nd Line Support daily rate in Dorset is £175 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 25 30 32
Rank change year-on-year +5 +2 -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support 3 4 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Dorset 1.82% 1.83% 0.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.84% 1.99% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - £175
75th Percentile - - £188
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £185 £213 £225
% change year-on-year -12.94% -5.56% +66.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £17.38 -
South West median hourly rate - £17.38 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 163 201 176
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.79% 91.78% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 104 117 97
10th Percentile £172 £160 £194
25th Percentile £175 £239 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £463 £480
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -3.65% +20.00%
75th Percentile £630 £575 £575
90th Percentile £808 £650 £643
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -0.95% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 48 35
10th Percentile £12.10 £13.60 £20.50
25th Percentile £13.69 £17.50 £44.34
Median hourly rate £17.46 £54.09 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -67.72% +0.17% +13.68%
75th Percentile £47.83 £61.03 £60.93
90th Percentile £57.46 £68.56 £79.76
South West median hourly rate £49.00 £65.00 £45.60
% change year-on-year -24.62% +42.54% +7.29%

1st/2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in Dorset

1st/2nd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support in Dorset.

Daily rate trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in Dorset

1st/2nd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support in Dorset.

Hourly rate trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in Dorset

1st/2nd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Dorset

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 within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 25 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
Shaftesbury - 2 £175 -
1st/2nd Line Support
South West

1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, 1st/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 Dorset region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Case Management
1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Antivirus Management
1 3 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills

1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Antivirus Management
1 3 (100.00%) Case Management
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) Python