1st Line Support Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

First Line Support
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median First Line Support daily rate in Leicestershire is £135, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 15 17
Rank change year-on-year -7 +2 -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 3 1 11
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 1.71% 1.18% 6.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.84% 1.25% 6.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £135 - £130
75th Percentile - - £162
90th Percentile - - £173
East Midlands median daily rate £123 - £133
% change year-on-year - - -18.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £22.50 -
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.88 £18.80 £10.76
% change year-on-year -4.89% +74.72% -29.44%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 163 80 158
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.14% 94.12% 92.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 60 112
10th Percentile £131 £205 £155
25th Percentile £360 £275 £312
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £525 £528 £575
90th Percentile £630 £715 £693
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year - -5.56% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 9
10th Percentile £20.25 - £12.93
25th Percentile £20.50 £21.25 £13.16
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +7.14% +23.53%
75th Percentile £28.38 £23.75 £23.75
90th Percentile £30.25 - £57.80
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.25 £22.05 £20.00
% change year-on-year -3.61% +10.23% +16.79%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Leicestershire

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Leicestershire

1st Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 19 December 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
Leicester -3 3 £135 -
1st Line Support
East Midlands

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, 1st 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 Leicestershire region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Apple iOS
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Apple iOS
2 1 (33.33%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10