1st/2nd Line Support
North West > Cheshire
The median 1st/2nd Line Support daily rate in Cheshire is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | 54 | 60 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +6 | -13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.22% | 0.79% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.25% | 0.85% | 0.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £205 | - | £188 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £122 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +72.13% | -39.00% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £215 | - | £225 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £233 |
| North West median daily rate | £210 | £189 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.26% | -5.63% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.72 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | - | £17.72 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -11.40% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 394 | 472 | 477 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.75% | 93.65% | 90.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 273 | 324 | 329 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £275 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £374 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £456 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +9.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £629 | £651 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 36 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £14.00 | £14.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.71 | £16.47 | £19.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £20.11 | £29.26 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +136.20% | -31.27% | +19.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £86.00 | £38.00 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £43.75 | £42.58 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.23 | £26.53 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.20% | -13.15% | +50.37% |
1st/2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
1st/2nd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support in Cheshire.
1st/2nd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support in Cheshire.
1st/2nd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
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| Runcorn | - | 1 | £210 | - | |
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1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 1st/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 Cheshire region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title.
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1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
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