Second Line Support
UK > Northern Ireland
The median Second Line Support daily rate in Northern Ireland is £165, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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 28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | - | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +4 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 1.23% | - | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.44% | - | 0.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £158 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £165 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £173 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £222 | £200 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.75% | - | - |
| 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 | £24.00 | £23.80 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.84% | +19.00% | -11.11% |
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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Northern Ireland with a recognized job title | 208 | 154 | 156 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.25% | 91.67% | 89.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 103 | 79 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £206 | £154 | £174 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £201 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £438 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | +9.38% | -19.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £505 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £632 | £594 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -1.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 25 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.34 | £13.35 | £11.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.60 | - | £11.10 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £15.48 | £13.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.13% | +15.01% | +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 | £43.32 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | -0.73% | +66.60% |
2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Northern Ireland.
2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Northern Ireland.
2nd Line Support
DemandTrendContract 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 within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 28 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| County Londonderry | - | 2 | - | - | |
| County Antrim | - | 1 | £165 | - | 1 |
| 2nd Line Support UK |
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2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, 2nd Line 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 Northern Ireland region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.
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2nd Line Support 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:
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