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

2nd/3rd Line Support
England > London

The median 2nd/3rd Line Support daily rate in London is £230, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026.

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

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 417 353 384
Rank change year-on-year -64 +31 +97
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support 1 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.006% 0.016% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.017% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £201 -
25th Percentile £225 £203 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £230 £210 £325
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -35.38% -7.14%
75th Percentile £235 £223 £338
90th Percentile - £227 -
England median daily rate £250 £230 £300
% change year-on-year +8.70% -23.33% -3.23%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 16,704 11,571 16,311
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 93.31% 93.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,077 7,921 11,790
10th Percentile £350 £343 £325
25th Percentile £430 £427 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £676 £688
90th Percentile £755 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £524 £525
% change year-on-year -2.19% -0.19% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 269 143 317
10th Percentile £18.75 £20.24 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.42 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.29% +23.64% -21.99%
75th Percentile £61.50 £50.75 £44.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £65.00 £65.01
England median hourly rate £45.56 £30.00 £37.18
% change year-on-year +51.85% -19.31% -17.38%

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

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 London.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 May 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 London region featuring 2nd/3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Patching
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Proactive Monitoring
1 1 (100.00%) Security Patching