2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Second Line Support
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Sheffield is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
22 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 46 48
Rank change year-on-year -34 +2 +13
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 3 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.44% 0.26% 0.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.30% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £191 - £167
25th Percentile £199 - £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - £180
Median % change year-on-year - - +33.33%
75th Percentile £234 - £190
90th Percentile £236 - £193
South Yorkshire median daily rate £225 - £190
% change year-on-year - - +40.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £18.50
Median hourly rate - - £19.00
75th Percentile - - £19.50
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate - - £19.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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 Sheffield with a recognized job title 630 336 319
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 87.73% 90.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 432 182 210
10th Percentile £313 £251 £350
25th Percentile £400 £441 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £479 £534 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% -3.00% +3.77%
75th Percentile £538 £593 £629
90th Percentile £622 £650 £720
South Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +9.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 4
10th Percentile £14.98 £13.14 £14.15
25th Percentile £16.68 £15.22 £16.95
Median hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +2.56% +2.63%
75th Percentile £22.33 £21.50 £22.81
90th Percentile £24.02 - £27.88
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -2.50% - +5.26%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Sheffield

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

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

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

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

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 22 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 Sheffield region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (66.67%) OneDrive
2 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
2 2 (66.67%) VPN
2 2 (66.67%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Mimecast
3 1 (33.33%) Power BI
3 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Sophos
3 1 (33.33%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (33.33%) WatchGuard
3 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (33.33%) Windows 10

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (66.67%) Entra ID
2 2 (66.67%) OneDrive
3 1 (33.33%) Mimecast
3 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) VPN
2 1 (33.33%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Law
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Windows
2 1 (33.33%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) ITSM
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Sophos
2 1 (33.33%) WatchGuard
11 2nd Line Support jobs in Yorkshire