1st/2nd Line Support Contracts in Maidstone

1st/2nd Line Support
Kent > Maidstone

The median 1st/2nd Line Support daily rate in Maidstone is £193, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Maidstone 3.45% - 8.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.57% - 8.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £189 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £193 - £200
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.94%
75th Percentile £196 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median daily rate £193 - £200
% change year-on-year - - +32.23%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Maidstone

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Maidstone. 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 Maidstone with a recognized job title 28 16 35
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.55% 94.12% 97.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 11 32
10th Percentile £193 £200 £181
25th Percentile £206 £329 £184
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £333 £333 £331
Median % change year-on-year - +0.38% +3.52%
75th Percentile £450 £406 £438
90th Percentile £623 £550 £583
Kent median daily rate £333 £388 £350
% change year-on-year -14.19% +10.71% -17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £35.50 -
Kent median hourly rate £22.00 £55.20 £56.24
% change year-on-year -60.15% -1.84% +69.79%

1st/2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Maidstone

Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Maidstone.

Job vacancy trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in Maidstone

1st/2nd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Maidstone

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support in Maidstone.

Daily rate trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in Maidstone

1st/2nd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Maidstone

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support in Maidstone.

Hourly rate trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in Maidstone

1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Maidstone

For the 6 months to 2 May 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 Maidstone region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) IBM Certification
1 1 (100.00%) W3C
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Maidstone 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) W3C
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) IBM Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft