2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Kent

Second Line Support
South East > Kent

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Kent is £227, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 18 -
Rank change year-on-year -9 - -
Contract 2nd Line Support jobs 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.41% 0.84% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.93% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £227 £263 -
Median % change year-on-year -13.65% - -
South East median daily rate £273 £215 £267
% change year-on-year +26.74% -19.55% +33.62%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Kent matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in Kent matching a recognised job title 195 107 167
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 80.25% 89.92% 93.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 105 78 62
10th Percentile £191 £150 £144
25th Percentile £263 £296 £196
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £375 £509
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% -26.29% +19.71%
75th Percentile £638 £573 £623
90th Percentile £661 £630 £686
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% +1.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 12 28
10th Percentile £14.00 - £12.88
25th Percentile £15.25 £13.75 £33.65
Median hourly rate £48.81 £14.00 £62.28
Median % change year-on-year +248.64% -77.52% +16.41%
75th Percentile £82.12 £20.40 £75.16
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £48.00 £20.79 £57.50
% change year-on-year +130.88% -63.84% +11.82%

2nd Line Support Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Kent

2nd Line Support Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

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

2nd Line Support Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

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

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

2nd 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 2nd Line Support jobs within the Kent region over the 6 months to 12 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Sevenoaks - 1 £227 -
2nd Line Support
South East