1st Line Support Contracts in Kent

First Line Support
South East > Kent

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median First Line Support daily rate in Kent.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - 21
Rank change year-on-year - - +18
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 2 0 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 1.90% - 5.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.11% - 5.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 12
10th Percentile - - £108
25th Percentile - - £121
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £123
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.26%
75th Percentile - - £124
90th Percentile - - £134
South East median daily rate £435 £165 £129
% change year-on-year +163.64% +28.16% -14.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £12.99 - -
South East median hourly rate £18.82 £17.50 £18.50
% change year-on-year +7.54% -5.41% +15.63%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 95 187 214
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 92.57% 97.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 118 175
10th Percentile £180 £203 £129
25th Percentile £205 £211 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 £388 £350
Median % change year-on-year -14.19% +10.71% -17.65%
75th Percentile £529 £523 £491
90th Percentile £668 £575 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 22 7
10th Percentile £16.19 £11.45 £37.48
25th Percentile £21.00 £19.50 £42.32
Median hourly rate £22.00 £55.20 £56.24
Median % change year-on-year -60.15% -1.84% +69.79%
75th Percentile £80.10 £78.58 £57.12
90th Percentile £88.58 £82.43 £61.35
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings that featured 1st Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support in Kent

1st Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support in Kent.

Daily rate trend for 1st Line Support in Kent

1st Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support in Kent.

Hourly rate trend for 1st Line Support in Kent

1st Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Support within the Kent region over the 6 months to 1 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
Rochester - 1 - -
Tunbridge Wells - 1 - -
1st Line Support
South East

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 1st 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 Kent region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Telematics
1 1 (50.00%) IoT
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Telematics