2nd Line Desktop Support Contracts in North Wales

Second Line Desktop Support
Wales > North Wales

The median Second Line Desktop Support daily rate in North Wales is £168, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 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
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in North Wales 5.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £159 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £168 - -
75th Percentile £176 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £246 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in North Wales. 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 North Wales with a recognized job title 14 15 23
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 77.78% 83.33% 95.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 16
10th Percentile £208 £174 £156
25th Percentile £261 £181 £159
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £198 £189
Median % change year-on-year +51.90% +4.50% +18.13%
75th Percentile £338 £221 £238
90th Percentile £369 £231 £363
Wales median daily rate £388 £450 £475
% change year-on-year -13.89% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 4
10th Percentile - - £14.55
25th Percentile £18.08 £19.00 £15.00
Median hourly rate £18.15 £19.09 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.90% +23.13% -43.64%
75th Percentile £18.23 £21.57 £20.25
90th Percentile - £25.88 £28.35
Wales median hourly rate £22.50 £19.09 £18.14
% change year-on-year +17.89% +5.21% -8.89%

2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in North Wales.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in North Wales

2nd Line Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in North Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support in North Wales.

Daily rate trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in North Wales

2nd Line Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in North Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support in North Wales.

Hourly rate trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in North Wales

2nd Line Desktop Support
Contract Job Locations in North Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Desktop Support within the North Wales region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Gwynedd - 1 £168 -
2nd Line Desktop Support
Wales

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in North Wales

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, 2nd Line Desktop 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 North Wales region featuring 2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow Management
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in North Wales 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP