1st Line Support Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

First Line Support
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median First Line Support daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £185, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 51 55
Rank change year-on-year +2 +4 +27
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 1 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.22% 0.84% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.87% 0.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - £144
25th Percentile - - £149
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £185 £150 £160
Median % change year-on-year +23.33% -6.25% -3.15%
75th Percentile - - £174
90th Percentile - - £181
South East median daily rate £174 £170 £165
% change year-on-year +2.21% +3.03% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £19.25
Median hourly rate - £12.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year - -41.46% +70.83%
75th Percentile - - £21.75
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £12.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year +65.75% -28.60% -5.41%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 410 346 509
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.13% 96.92% 94.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 246 380
10th Percentile £213 £236 £275
25th Percentile £370 £376 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £561 £560 £611
90th Percentile £638 £644 £743
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.99% +1.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 10 20
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.18 £15.72
25th Percentile £15.91 £14.85 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £19.35 £23.88
Median % change year-on-year +29.97% -18.95% +51.59%
75th Percentile £29.61 £37.50 £30.00
90th Percentile £36.00 £54.13 £53.50
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -40.82% -22.73% +46.67%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

1st Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Support within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Milton Keynes +2 1 £185 -
1st Line Support
South East

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, 1st Line Support 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Environments
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Environments
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow