2nd/3rd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Nottingham

2nd/3rd Line Support
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The median 2nd/3rd Line Support daily rate in Nottingham is £275, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Nottingham 0.61% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £238 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 - -
75th Percentile £313 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £275 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Nottingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Nottingham. 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 Nottingham with a recognized job title 156 119 144
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.55% 90.15% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 65 116
10th Percentile £187 £313 £288
25th Percentile £356 £409 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +8.11% -15.91%
75th Percentile £544 £550 £650
90th Percentile £638 £613 £745
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £463 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -7.50% +11.11% -15.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 3 8
10th Percentile £16.10 £13.27 £10.76
25th Percentile £16.17 £13.79 £13.38
Median hourly rate £16.35 £14.80 £16.36
Median % change year-on-year +10.47% -9.51% +48.68%
75th Percentile £17.87 £15.03 £38.72
90th Percentile £25.15 £15.07 £88.75
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate £16.43 £23.80 £19.61
% change year-on-year -30.99% +21.35% +78.30%

2nd/3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '2nd/3rd Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham.

2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancy trend in Nottingham

2nd/3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancies in Nottingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancies in Nottingham

2nd/3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Nottingham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancies in Nottingham.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support job vacancies in Nottingham

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, 2nd/3rd 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 Nottingham region featuring 2nd/3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Hyper-V
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware