1st/2nd Line Support Contracts in Runcorn

1st/2nd Line Support
Cheshire > Runcorn

The median 1st/2nd Line Support daily rate in Runcorn is £210, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Runcorn 100.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £205 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 - -
75th Percentile £215 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £210 £122 £200
% change year-on-year +72.13% -39.00% +33.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Runcorn

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Runcorn. 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 Runcorn with a recognized job title 1 9 3
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 3
10th Percentile - - £163
25th Percentile £205 £126 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £210 £301 £475
Median % change year-on-year -30.29% -36.58% +27.52%
75th Percentile £215 £563 £581
90th Percentile - £588 £638
Cheshire median daily rate £456 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +9.20%

1st/2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Runcorn

Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Runcorn.

Job vacancy trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in Runcorn

1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Runcorn

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 1st/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 Runcorn region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) DHCP
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (100.00%) DNS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Runcorn 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
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%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft