2nd Line Support Technician Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Second Line Support Technician
UK > Northern Ireland

As of 3 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 Northern Ireland.

6 months to
3 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Technician 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.83% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - £150 £135
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -45.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £16.96 - -
25th Percentile £17.79 - -
Median hourly rate £21.55 - -
75th Percentile £27.29 - -
90th Percentile £29.31 - -
UK median hourly rate £26.30 - -

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 204 160 154
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.65% 91.95% 89.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 80 76
10th Percentile £200 £155 £174
25th Percentile £325 £201 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £441 £400
Median % change year-on-year +7.65% +10.31% -20.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £505
90th Percentile £625 £630 £594
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 25 9
10th Percentile £12.34 £15.19 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.60 £15.48 £11.10
Median hourly rate £15.50 £22.56 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -31.29% +67.61% +22.59%
75th Percentile £17.05 £24.18 £13.91
90th Percentile £25.09 £35.05 £17.78
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +63.46%

2nd Line Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support Technician in Northern Ireland

2nd Line Support Technician
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 3 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
County Londonderry - 2 - -
2nd Line Support Technician
UK

2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 3 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 Northern Ireland region featuring 2nd Line Support Technician in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Problem Management

2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management