2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in North Yorkshire

Second Line Support
Yorkshire > North Yorkshire

The median Second Line Support daily rate in North Yorkshire is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 16 21
Rank change year-on-year +1 +5 +5
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 2 7 6
As % of all contract jobs in North Yorkshire 2.33% 6.14% 3.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.99% 6.86% 3.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile - - £175
25th Percentile £185 £178 £219
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £185 £238
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -22.11% +39.71%
75th Percentile £195 £198 £280
90th Percentile - £211 £288
Yorkshire median daily rate £205 £185 £224
% change year-on-year +10.81% -17.32% +19.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in North Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 67 102 151
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 77.91% 89.47% 92.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 40 111
10th Percentile £120 £158 £165
25th Percentile £153 £189 £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £260 £300 £400
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -25.00% +6.67%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £488
90th Percentile £623 £689 £613
Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £483 £500
% change year-on-year +1.04% -3.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 9 10
10th Percentile £18.01 £15.05 £15.98
25th Percentile £18.35 £16.25 -
Median hourly rate £30.29 £17.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.09% -20.45% +23.32%
75th Percentile £49.75 £18.75 £29.63
90th Percentile £52.90 £42.50 £44.05
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £21.31
% change year-on-year +4.01% +13.47% +9.03%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in North Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '2nd Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in North Yorkshire.

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in North Yorkshire

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in North Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in North Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in North Yorkshire

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in North Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in North Yorkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in North Yorkshire

2nd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in North Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the North Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 10 November 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
York +4 1 £190 +2.70%
2nd Line Support
Yorkshire

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 10 November 2025, 2nd 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 North Yorkshire region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Yorkshire 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 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) OneDrive
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune