2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Second Line Support
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Glasgow is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 January 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 72 75
Rank change year-on-year +2 +3 +8
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 4 4 4
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.59% 0.53% 0.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.63% 0.59% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 4
10th Percentile - £166 -
25th Percentile £213 £173 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £188 £200
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -6.25% -33.33%
75th Percentile £238 £206 £222
90th Percentile - £225 £239
Scotland median daily rate £225 £190 £200
% change year-on-year +18.42% -4.88% +10.97%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 638 679 862
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.96% 90.78% 96.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 389 420 572
10th Percentile £274 £273 £313
25th Percentile £375 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £445 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -11.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £560 £538 £600
90th Percentile £651 £625 £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £480
% change year-on-year - -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 15 23
10th Percentile £16.17 £11.78 £11.50
25th Percentile £22.39 £15.99 £15.42
Median hourly rate £26.09 £19.59 £16.70
Median % change year-on-year +33.18% +17.31% -0.30%
75th Percentile £49.15 £25.97 £19.50
90th Percentile £61.71 £39.30 £75.00
Scotland median hourly rate £20.50 £22.88 £45.00
% change year-on-year -10.38% -49.17% +153.95%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Glasgow

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

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

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 28 January 2026, 2nd Line 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 Glasgow region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (25.00%) Active Listening
2 1 (25.00%) Citrix
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
2 1 (25.00%) Hudson
2 1 (25.00%) ITSM
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Proactive Maintenance
2 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (25.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 10

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Hudson
General
1 3 (75.00%) Law
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
1 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Active Listening
1 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (25.00%) ITSM
1 1 (25.00%) Proactive Maintenance
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Citrix
2 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow