2nd/3rd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Kent

2nd/3rd Line Support
South East > Kent

The median 2nd/3rd Line Support daily rate in Kent is £263, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Kent 0.66% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.79% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £256 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 - -
75th Percentile £269 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £263 - £300
% change year-on-year - - -11.11%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 127 124 187
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.11% 93.23% 96.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 59 142
10th Percentile £185 £168 £185
25th Percentile £329 £213 £211
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +17.65% +16.44%
75th Percentile £570 £610 £538
90th Percentile £638 £688 £613
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 10 14
10th Percentile - £20.20 £17.23
25th Percentile £13.75 £37.40 £21.50
Median hourly rate £17.20 £53.00 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year -67.55% +45.21% -8.75%
75th Percentile £21.59 £56.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £63.24 £68.33 £59.45
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £41.00 £54.50
% change year-on-year -38.66% -24.77% +27.69%

2nd/3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '2nd/3rd Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent.

2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancy trend in Kent

2nd/3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancies in Kent

2nd/3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancies in Kent.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancies in Kent

2nd/3rd 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 2nd/3rd Line Support within the Kent region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Maidstone - 1 £263 - 1
2nd/3rd Line Support
South East

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, 2nd/3rd 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 Kent region featuring 2nd/3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Mimecast
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Mimecast
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory