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

2nd/3rd Line Support
Kent > Maidstone

The median 2nd/3rd Line Support daily rate in Maidstone is £263, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Maidstone 2.78% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.78% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £256 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 - -
75th Percentile £269 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median daily rate £263 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 36 26 34
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 96.30% 91.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 8 16
10th Percentile £234 £189 £185
25th Percentile £329 £229 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £326 £365
Median % change year-on-year +34.10% -10.62% +12.31%
75th Percentile £455 £544 £373
90th Percentile £584 £582 -
Kent median daily rate £438 £500 £425
% change year-on-year -12.50% +17.65% +16.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 4
10th Percentile £15.81 - -
25th Percentile - - £35.25
Median hourly rate £20.40 - £45.25
75th Percentile - - £55.00
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median hourly rate £20.40 £53.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year -61.51% +45.21% -8.75%

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

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 Maidstone.

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

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

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 11 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 Maidstone 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 Maidstone 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