2nd Line Support Technician Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Second Line Support Technician
North West > Cheshire

As of 19 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Second Line Support Technician daily rate in Cheshire.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Technician 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire 0.75% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.83% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -

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 600 486 329
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.23% 93.10% 86.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 454 286 202
10th Percentile £271 £310 £225
25th Percentile £358 £382 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £446 £463 £492
Median % change year-on-year -3.68% -6.00% +9.33%
75th Percentile £537 £575 £586
90th Percentile £688 £639 £614
North West median daily rate £450 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -8.16% -2.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 22 27
10th Percentile £12.82 £13.49 £14.60
25th Percentile £15.50 £15.36 £21.04
Median hourly rate £29.75 £35.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +6.06% +42.83%
75th Percentile £36.86 £43.75 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £47.13 £44.00
North West median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -32.03% +5.71% +50.21%

2nd Line Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support Technician in Cheshire

2nd Line Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

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

2nd Line Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

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

2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, 2nd Line Support Technician 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 2nd Line Support Technician in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 5 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2010
1 5 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service

2nd Line Support Technician 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2010
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
General
1 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 5 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft