2nd Line Support Contracts in Reading

Second Line Support
Berkshire > Reading

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Reading is £200 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 95 85 93
Rank change year-on-year -10 +8 -29
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 1 1 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 0.084% 0.097% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.090% 0.10% 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £148
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - £150
75th Percentile - - £154
90th Percentile - - £164
Berkshire median daily rate £238 £288 £150
% change year-on-year -17.30% +91.67% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,110 987 1,281
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.43% 95.64% 95.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 631 657 874
10th Percentile £213 £363 £184
25th Percentile £413 £455 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.09% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £599
90th Percentile £688 £721 £656
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £525 £488
% change year-on-year -2.38% +7.69% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 25 7
10th Percentile £35.00 £18.03 £12.30
25th Percentile £52.90 £48.40 £17.63
Median hourly rate £61.60 £65.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% +150.00% -40.23%
75th Percentile £74.66 £74.00 £32.50
90th Percentile £87.46 £79.19 £33.50
Berkshire median hourly rate £59.50 £56.89 £21.00
% change year-on-year +4.60% +170.88% -1.29%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support in Reading

2nd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for 2nd Line Support in Reading

2nd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Hourly rate trend for 2nd Line Support in Reading

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 25 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 Reading region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Network Optimisation

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Optimisation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft