2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Second Line Support
Central London > City of London
The median Second Line Support daily rate in the City of London is £219, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 139 | 112 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | 0 | +24 |
| Contract 2nd Line Support jobs | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.19% | 0.47% | 0.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.21% | 0.50% | 0.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £174 | £188 | £161 |
| 25th Percentile | £191 | £193 | £165 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £219 | £200 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.38% | - | -8.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £288 | - | £271 |
| 90th Percentile | £369 | - | £273 |
| Central London median daily rate | £219 | £200 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.38% | - | -4.76% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title | 1,943 | 1,603 | 1,955 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.55% | 94.02% | 93.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,343 | 1,115 | 1,202 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £419 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -0.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £775 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.90 | £16.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £21.07 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.75 | £27.75 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.62% | -51.74% | +55.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.81 | £44.63 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.55 | £64.30 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £28.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | -20.00% | -2.78% |
2nd Line Support Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract 2nd Line Support job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
2nd Line Support Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in the City of London.
2nd Line Support Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for 2nd Line Support jobs in the City of London over the 6 months to 29 October 2026.
2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in the City of London.
2nd Line Support Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 29 October 2026, 2nd Line Support contract job ads cited 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 2nd Line Support job ads across the City of London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Active Directory | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Customer Service | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | DNS | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Microsoft | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Microsoft 365 | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Microsoft Intune | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Problem-Solving | 50.0% | 2 |
| 9 | AI | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Azure | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Computer Science | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Computer Science Degree | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Degree | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | DHCP | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | DV Cleared | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Exchange Server 2013 | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | HP | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Identity Access Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Infrastructure Engineering | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | ITIL | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Microsoft Exchange | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Microsoft Office | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Mobile Device Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | NetBackup | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | OpenVMS | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Oracle | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Proactive Monitoring | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Security Cleared | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | SLA | 25.0% | 1 |
| 9 | SQL | 25.0% | 1 |
2nd Line Support Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2nd Line Support Engineer | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2 | 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Deskside Support Engineer | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Desktop Support | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | Hardware Support Engineer | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2 | IT Support | 25.0% | 1 |