2nd Line Support Technician Contract Job Trends in the North West

Second Line Support Technician
England > North West

As of 19 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Second Line Support Technician daily rate in the North West.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Technician 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.23% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £150 £155
% change year-on-year - -3.23% -20.51%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 2,021 2,250 2,618
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.54% 93.71% 92.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,332 1,270 1,782
10th Percentile £268 £273 £274
25th Percentile £369 £398 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.16% -2.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £587 £593
90th Percentile £680 £675 £674
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 164 161
10th Percentile £13.00 £15.49 £16.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £18.00 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.03% +5.71% +50.21%
75th Percentile £47.12 £54.31 £46.18
90th Percentile £71.19 £73.51 £67.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £45.00
% change year-on-year -45.54% +2.62% +73.08%

2nd Line Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support Technician in the North West

2nd Line Support Technician
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Technician job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Technician job vacancies in the North West

2nd Line Support Technician
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Technician job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Technician job vacancies in the North West

2nd Line Support Technician
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support Technician within the North West region over the 6 months to 19 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
Cheshire - 5 - -
2nd Line Support Technician
England

2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, 2nd Line Support Technician 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 West region featuring 2nd Line Support Technician in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 5 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2010
1 5 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service

2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (100.00%) Exchange Server 2010
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
General
1 5 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 5 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 5 (100.00%) Service Delivery
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft