1st/2nd Line Technical Support
UK > England
The median 1st/2nd Line Technical Support daily rate in England is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 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 10 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 469 | 534 | 652 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +65 | +118 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Technical Support | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.008% | 0.016% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.009% | 0.018% | 0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £205 | £175 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £210 | £190 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £215 | £213 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £214 | - |
| UK median daily rate | £210 | £190 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £24.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 22,655 | 34,110 | 46,424 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.54% | 92.71% | 94.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,084 | 22,631 | 32,967 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £645 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £760 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 920 | 2,443 | 1,373 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.02 | £12.87 | £14.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.92 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.36 | £37.18 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.34% | -17.38% | +99.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £77.40 |
| UK median hourly rate | £28.60 | £36.65 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.96% | -18.56% | +88.21% |
1st/2nd Line Technical Support
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Technical Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
1st/2nd Line Technical Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Technical Support in England.
1st/2nd Line Technical Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Technical Support in England.
1st/2nd Line Technical Support
Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Technical Support within the England region over the 6 months to 10 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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| London | +46 | 2 | £210 | +2.44% | |
| 1st/2nd Line Technical Support UK |
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1st/2nd Line Technical Support Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, 1st/2nd Line Technical 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 England region featuring 1st/2nd Line Technical Support in the job title.
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1st/2nd Line Technical Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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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