1st/2nd Line Support
England > London
The median 1st/2nd Line Support daily rate in London is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 357 | 364 | 430 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +66 | +111 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support | 9 | 19 | 33 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.067% | 0.12% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.072% | 0.12% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £172 | £126 | £135 |
| 25th Percentile | £183 | £156 | £168 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £190 | £200 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £265 | £215 | £232 |
| 90th Percentile | £304 | £246 | £360 |
| England median daily rate | £181 | £180 | £190 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.69% | -5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £24.18 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.74% | -7.00% | +28.68% |
| England median hourly rate | £24.00 | £24.34 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +21.70% | +11.11% |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in London with a recognized job title | 12,473 | 15,272 | 21,808 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.95% | 94.05% | 94.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,393 | 10,641 | 16,002 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £350 | £358 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 207 | 198 | 234 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.98 | £17.88 | £18.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.00 | £22.00 | £22.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £33.29 | £37.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.66% | -11.05% | +8.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.63 | £54.69 | £63.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £71.88 | £79.25 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £45.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.11% | +5.88% | +65.50% |
1st/2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
1st/2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support job vacancies in London.
1st/2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support in London over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.
1st/2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st/2nd Line Support job vacancies in London.
1st/2nd Line Support
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support within the London region over the 6 months to 22 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Central London | 0 | 2 | £200 | - | |
| 1st/2nd Line Support England |
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1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, 1st/2nd 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 London region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title.
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1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:
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