2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Second Line Support
South East > Hampshire

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Hampshire is £263, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 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
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 62 85 82
Rank change year-on-year +23 -3 +3
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 17 4 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 1.78% 0.29% 1.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.93% 0.32% 1.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 3 7
10th Percentile £155 £205 £199
25th Percentile £256 £241 £224
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 £300 £250
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +20.00% +34.23%
75th Percentile £338 £350 £260
90th Percentile £388 £380 £264
South East median daily rate £263 £267 £200
% change year-on-year -1.77% +33.62% +3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £22.25 £27.50
Median hourly rate - £24.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year - -18.33% +25.00%
75th Percentile - £26.75 £32.50
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £24.50 £24.50
% change year-on-year +14.29% - +22.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 882 1,269 1,201
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 93.10% 92.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 611 805 683
10th Percentile £213 £360 £263
25th Percentile £425 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £613
90th Percentile £650 £700 £680
South East median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 116 104
10th Percentile £17.10 £22.07 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.50 £51.06 £21.04
Median hourly rate £33.89 £57.35 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.92% +4.27% +54.93%
75th Percentile £57.50 £71.88 £66.84
90th Percentile £71.00 £77.81 £75.00
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.26% +15.00% +106.78%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support in Hampshire

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

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

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 2nd Line Support in Hampshire over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for 2nd Line Support in Hampshire

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

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

2nd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 17 September 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
Basingstoke - 7 £325 -
Fareham +4 6 £263 - 3
Portsmouth - 2 £160 -
Andover - 1 £158 -
2nd Line Support
South East

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 17 September 2025, 2nd Line 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 Hampshire region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 10 (58.82%) Security Cleared
2 9 (52.94%) Finance
3 7 (41.18%) SolarWinds
3 7 (41.18%) SCCM
3 7 (41.18%) SCOM
3 7 (41.18%) ITSM
3 7 (41.18%) ServiceNow
3 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
4 6 (35.29%) Mobile Device Management
4 6 (35.29%) Public Sector
4 6 (35.29%) WebEx
4 6 (35.29%) DV Cleared
4 6 (35.29%) Microsoft
4 6 (35.29%) Active Directory
4 6 (35.29%) Citrix
4 6 (35.29%) Sage
5 4 (23.53%) Windows
5 4 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (23.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (17.65%) Service Management
6 3 (17.65%) Digital Marketing
6 3 (17.65%) Workflow Management
6 3 (17.65%) Marketing
6 3 (17.65%) Manufacturing
6 3 (17.65%) Migration
6 3 (17.65%) Programme Management
6 3 (17.65%) SC Cleared
6 3 (17.65%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (17.65%) SAP
6 3 (17.65%) Electronics

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (35.29%) WebEx
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) JIRA
General
1 9 (52.94%) Finance
2 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
3 6 (35.29%) Public Sector
4 3 (17.65%) Electronics
4 3 (17.65%) Manufacturing
4 3 (17.65%) Marketing
4 3 (17.65%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 4 (23.53%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) ITSM
2 6 (35.29%) Mobile Device Management
3 4 (23.53%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 4 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (17.65%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (17.65%) Digital Marketing
4 3 (17.65%) Migration
4 3 (17.65%) Programme Management
4 3 (17.65%) Service Management
4 3 (17.65%) Workflow
4 3 (17.65%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (58.82%) Security Cleared
2 6 (35.29%) DV Cleared
3 3 (17.65%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 6 (35.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (41.18%) SCCM
1 7 (41.18%) SCOM
Vendors
1 7 (41.18%) ServiceNow
1 7 (41.18%) SolarWinds
2 6 (35.29%) Citrix
2 6 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 6 (35.29%) Sage
3 3 (17.65%) SAP