1st/2nd Line Technical Support Contracts

1st/2nd Line Technical Support
UK

The median 1st/2nd Line Technical Support daily rate in the UK is £190 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 576 709 854
Rank change year-on-year +133 +145 -175
Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Technical Support 6 3 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.014% 0.005% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.005% 0.001%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £175 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - £150
75th Percentile £213 - -
90th Percentile £214 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £175 - £150

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 40,476 56,906 85,219
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.58% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,420 39,710 59,771
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,641 1,614 2,118
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.36 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.11% +95.65% +1.41%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.92 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -11.76% +117.95% +2.63%

1st/2nd Line Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for 1st/2nd Line Technical Support in the UK

1st/2nd Line Technical Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for 1st/2nd Line Technical Support in the UK

1st/2nd Line Technical Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for 1st/2nd Line Technical Support in the UK

1st/2nd Line Technical Support
Top 4 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 Technical Support within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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
England +127 6 £190 -
London +103 3 £205 -
South West - 3 £175 -
UK excluding London - 3 £175 -

1st/2nd Line Technical Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, 1st/2nd Line Technical 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 featuring 1st/2nd Line Technical Support in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (83.33%) Legal
3 3 (50.00%) Multimedia
3 3 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (50.00%) ITIL
3 3 (50.00%) Windows
3 3 (50.00%) Python
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (50.00%) FTP
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
3 3 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
3 3 (50.00%) Internet
3 3 (50.00%) Project Management
3 3 (50.00%) Software Distribution
3 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Windows 10
3 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (50.00%) SCCM
3 3 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (50.00%) Smartphone
3 3 (50.00%) Degree
3 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 3 (50.00%) Windows Server
3 3 (50.00%) Case Management
3 3 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Antivirus Management

1st/2nd Line Technical Support 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:

Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (50.00%) FTP
1 3 (50.00%) Internet
General
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (83.33%) Legal
3 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Multimedia
3 3 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (50.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Windows
1 3 (50.00%) Windows 10
1 3 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Antivirus Management
1 3 (50.00%) Case Management
1 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (50.00%) ITIL
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (50.00%) Project Management
1 3 (50.00%) Software Distribution
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
1 3 (50.00%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 3 (50.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (50.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft