2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Second Line Support
South East > Hampshire

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Hampshire is £294, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 76 90
Rank change year-on-year +9 +14 +6
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 14 4 12
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 1.30% 0.36% 0.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% 0.38% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 3 6
10th Percentile £155 £270 £197
25th Percentile £155 £281 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £294 £300 £238
Median % change year-on-year -2.08% +26.32% +46.15%
75th Percentile £384 £350 £267
90th Percentile £425 £380 £272
South East median daily rate £215 £267 £200
% change year-on-year -19.55% +33.62% -11.11%
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 £19.50
% change year-on-year +14.29% +25.64% -11.36%

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 965 1,042 1,233
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.35% 92.79% 92.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 647 683 691
10th Percentile £256 £343 £269
25th Percentile £418 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £600 £638 £636
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £508
% change year-on-year -1.48% - +1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 70 85
10th Percentile £16.17 £21.89 £16.00
25th Percentile £19.00 £27.85 £21.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £65.85 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -61.81% +31.70% +11.11%
75th Percentile £34.83 £73.13 £63.75
90th Percentile £63.30 £75.00 £74.02
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.50 £50.53
% change year-on-year -63.84% +13.80% +43.50%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend 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 6 November 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 6 November 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 - 2
Portsmouth - 2 £160 -
Fareham -4 1 £263 - 1
Andover -6 1 £158 -42.73%
Winchester - 1 £400 -
Havant - 1 £163 -
2nd Line Support
South East

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire

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

1 11 (78.57%) Security Cleared
2 7 (50.00%) ITSM
2 7 (50.00%) SCCM
2 7 (50.00%) SCOM
2 7 (50.00%) SolarWinds
3 6 (42.86%) DV Cleared
4 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (35.71%) Windows
5 4 (28.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 3 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (21.43%) Digital Marketing
6 3 (21.43%) Migration
6 3 (21.43%) Programme Management
6 3 (21.43%) SAP
6 3 (21.43%) SC Cleared
6 3 (21.43%) Service Management
6 3 (21.43%) Workflow
6 3 (21.43%) Workflow Management
7 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
7 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
7 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow
8 1 (7.14%) Azure
8 1 (7.14%) Citrix
8 1 (7.14%) Customer Service
8 1 (7.14%) Entra ID
8 1 (7.14%) Inventory Management
8 1 (7.14%) JIRA
8 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (7.14%) Mobile Device Management

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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 (7.14%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Azure
1 1 (7.14%) Entra ID
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) WebEx
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) JIRA
General
1 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 7 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 4 (28.57%) Finance
4 3 (21.43%) Electronics
4 3 (21.43%) Manufacturing
4 3 (21.43%) Marketing
4 3 (21.43%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 5 (35.71%) Windows
2 1 (7.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) ITSM
2 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (28.57%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 3 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (21.43%) Digital Marketing
4 3 (21.43%) Migration
4 3 (21.43%) Programme Management
4 3 (21.43%) Service Management
4 3 (21.43%) Workflow
4 3 (21.43%) Workflow Management
5 1 (7.14%) Customer Service
5 1 (7.14%) Inventory Management
5 1 (7.14%) Mobile Device Management
5 1 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (78.57%) Security Cleared
2 6 (42.86%) DV Cleared
3 3 (21.43%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (50.00%) SCCM
1 7 (50.00%) SCOM
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (50.00%) SolarWinds
2 3 (21.43%) SAP
3 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow
4 1 (7.14%) Citrix
4 1 (7.14%) Sage