2nd Line Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Second Line Support Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Second Line Support Analyst daily rate in Birmingham is £145, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 - 65
Rank change year-on-year - - +15
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Analyst 5 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.58% - 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% - 0.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile £117 - £190
25th Percentile £120 - £194
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 - £200
Median % change year-on-year - - +21.21%
75th Percentile £163 - £201
90th Percentile - - £202
West Midlands median daily rate £145 - £200
% change year-on-year - - +21.21%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 784 503 694
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 91.29% 92.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 490 354 479
10th Percentile £263 £190 £233
25th Percentile £401 £366 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £568
90th Percentile £685 £700 £663
West Midlands median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.50% +5.26% -3.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 14 35
10th Percentile £13.25 £13.03 £12.35
25th Percentile £17.09 £15.81 £14.83
Median hourly rate £23.00 £29.50 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.03% +3.51% +73.97%
75th Percentile £25.84 £47.04 £48.75
90th Percentile £30.00 £56.65 £67.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.12 £20.24 £22.50
% change year-on-year +24.11% -10.04% +26.98%

2nd Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Support Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

2nd Line Support Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

2nd Line Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

2nd Line Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

2nd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 27 February 2026, 2nd Line Support Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring 2nd Line Support Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Change Management
1 5 (100.00%) CRM
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) Disk Encryption
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) iManage
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) MCDST
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
1 5 (100.00%) Mitel
1 5 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 5 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) SCCM
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) VPN
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10

2nd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 5 (100.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
1 5 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Change Management
1 5 (100.00%) CRM
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) Disk Encryption
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 5 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) MCDST
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) iManage
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Mitel