First Line Support
North West > Merseyside
The median First Line Support daily rate in Merseyside is £125, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 September 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 26 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 26 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +7 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside | 0.54% | 2.56% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 2.75% | 1.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £113 | - | £165 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £125 | £149 | £170 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.11% | -12.35% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £138 | - | £175 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £125 | £149 | £173 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.11% | -13.62% | +23.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.53 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £12.82 | £16.60 | £16.62 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.75% | -0.15% | -5.03% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title | 180 | 218 | 220 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.77% | 93.16% | 92.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 116 | 101 | 135 |
| 10th Percentile | £129 | £165 | £208 |
| 25th Percentile | £198 | £206 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £430 | £400 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.50% | -11.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £562 | £525 | £531 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £600 | £600 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.16% | -2.00% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 20 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.22 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.21 | £17.33 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.30 | £18.12 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.53% | -9.40% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.44 | £24.18 | £29.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.52 | £41.40 | £46.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £25.15 | £37.00 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.03% | +21.15% | +31.07% |
1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Job postings that featured 1st Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Merseyside.
1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Merseyside.
1st Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside
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 Merseyside region over the 6 months to 26 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | -2 | 1 | £125 | -16.11% | 2 |
| 1st Line Support North West |
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