2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Second Line Support
South East > Hampshire

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Hampshire is £273, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 September 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 62 92
Rank change year-on-year -19 +30 -11
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 30 17 4
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 1.53% 1.74% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.67% 1.88% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 13 3
10th Percentile £177 £155 £205
25th Percentile £195 £256 £241
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £273 £263 £300
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% -12.50% +20.00%
75th Percentile £284 £338 £350
90th Percentile - £388 £380
South East median daily rate £243 £263 £267
% change year-on-year -7.62% -1.77% +33.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £22.25
Median hourly rate - - £24.50
75th Percentile - - £26.75
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £16.50 £28.00 £24.50
% change year-on-year -41.07% +14.29% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,798 905 1,323
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.92% 92.73% 93.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,010 635 834
10th Percentile £363 £225 £360
25th Percentile £465 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £535 £556
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% -3.82% +5.95%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £650
90th Percentile £738 £650 £700
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 293 63 130
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.87 £21.89
25th Percentile £25.00 £25.15 £51.06
Median hourly rate £47.50 £41.00 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +15.85% -28.51% +6.70%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.75 £70.43
90th Percentile £73.25 £71.20 £76.86
South East median hourly rate £52.21 £25.15 £57.35
% change year-on-year +107.60% -56.15% +14.70%

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 7 September 2026.

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 7 September 2026. 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
Eastleigh - 16 - -
Fareham -11 2 £196 -25.24%
Southampton - 1 £180 - 2
Farnborough - 1 £300 -
2nd Line Support
South East

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

For the 6 months to 7 September 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 Hampshire region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 27 (90.00%) Windows
2 19 (63.33%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (53.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 16 (53.33%) Customer Experience
3 16 (53.33%) Customer Service
3 16 (53.33%) SQL
4 11 (36.67%) ITSM
5 10 (33.33%) Microsoft
5 10 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (30.00%) DV Cleared
6 9 (30.00%) Security Cleared
7 8 (26.67%) Azure
7 8 (26.67%) Windows 10
8 6 (20.00%) Active Directory
8 6 (20.00%) Atlassian
8 6 (20.00%) Entra ID
8 6 (20.00%) Mac OS
8 6 (20.00%) PowerShell
8 6 (20.00%) Windows Server
9 5 (16.67%) Android
9 5 (16.67%) Apple iOS
9 5 (16.67%) CentOS
9 5 (16.67%) Decision-Making
9 5 (16.67%) Linux
9 5 (16.67%) SC Cleared
9 5 (16.67%) Service Delivery
9 5 (16.67%) Ubuntu
10 3 (10.00%) ITIL
10 3 (10.00%) RBAC
10 3 (10.00%) User Experience

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 2 (6.67%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 10 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (26.67%) Azure
3 6 (20.00%) Entra ID
General
1 21 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 16 (53.33%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (53.33%) French Language
2 16 (53.33%) Retail
2 16 (53.33%) Spanish Language
3 2 (6.67%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 11 (36.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 27 (90.00%) Windows
2 8 (26.67%) Windows 10
3 6 (20.00%) Mac OS
3 6 (20.00%) Windows Server
4 5 (16.67%) Android
4 5 (16.67%) Apple iOS
4 5 (16.67%) CentOS
4 5 (16.67%) Linux
4 5 (16.67%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (63.33%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (53.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 16 (53.33%) Customer Experience
2 16 (53.33%) Customer Service
3 11 (36.67%) ITSM
4 5 (16.67%) Decision-Making
4 5 (16.67%) Service Delivery
5 3 (10.00%) ITIL
5 3 (10.00%) RBAC
5 3 (10.00%) User Experience
6 2 (6.67%) Computer Science
6 2 (6.67%) CRM
6 2 (6.67%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 16 (53.33%) SQL
2 6 (20.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (30.00%) DV Cleared
1 9 (30.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 2 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (6.67%) Degree
System Software
1 6 (20.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 10 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 6 (20.00%) Atlassian
3 2 (6.67%) Dell
3 2 (6.67%) HP