2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Second Line Support
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 June 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - 48
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.12% - 0.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £190
25th Percentile - - £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - £270
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile - - £320
90th Percentile - - £350
South East median daily rate £209 £239 £205
% change year-on-year -12.57% +16.46% -

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 836 230 445
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.98% 93.50% 93.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 594 139 301
10th Percentile £357 £213 £250
25th Percentile £450 £361 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year +13.51% -2.63% -2.56%
75th Percentile £600 £555 £550
90th Percentile £638 £639 £638
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 33 41
10th Percentile £13.97 - £15.22
25th Percentile £16.03 £14.20 £17.00
Median hourly rate £18.32 £15.25 £22.52
Median % change year-on-year +20.13% -32.28% +28.69%
75th Percentile £39.63 £20.50 £28.75
90th Percentile - £62.50 £48.75
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £29.25 £50.00
% change year-on-year +70.94% -41.50% -4.76%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

2nd 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 2nd Line Support within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 19 June 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
High Wycombe - 1 £190 - 1
2nd Line Support
South East

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 19 June 2026, 2nd 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 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

2nd 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft