2nd Line Desktop Support Contract Job Trends in Doncaster

Second Line Desktop Support
South Yorkshire > Doncaster

The median Second Line Desktop Support daily rate in Doncaster is £240, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Doncaster 5.71% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 6.25% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £240 - -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £240 £126 -
% change year-on-year +90.48% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Doncaster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Doncaster. 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 Doncaster with a recognized job title 32 9 19
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.43% 90.00% 65.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 8 18
10th Percentile £370 £146 £162
25th Percentile £425 £239 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £368 £228
Median % change year-on-year +22.45% +61.54% -25.71%
75th Percentile £500 £454 £467
90th Percentile £533 £539 £500
South Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £465 £514
% change year-on-year +7.53% -9.53% -6.77%

2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Doncaster

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

2nd Line Desktop Support job vacancy trend in Doncaster

2nd Line Desktop Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Doncaster

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

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

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Doncaster

For the 6 months to 23 August 2026, 2nd Line Desktop 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 Doncaster region featuring 2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Management
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (50.00%) SharePoint

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Doncaster 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 (50.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CMDB
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Management
1 1 (50.00%) Mobile Device Management
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft