3rd Line Support Contracts in Solihull

Third Line Support
West Midlands > Solihull

The median Third Line Support daily rate in Solihull is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 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
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 16 12
Rank change year-on-year -3 -4 -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 1 10 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Solihull 1.64% 11.49% 12.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.72% 11.63% 13.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 0
10th Percentile - £324 -
25th Percentile £413 £363 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £375 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% - -
75th Percentile £438 £388 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £413 £400 £338
% change year-on-year +3.13% +18.52% -10.00%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Solihull

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Solihull. 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 Solihull with a recognized job title 58 86 61
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.08% 98.85% 92.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 50 22
10th Percentile £301 £165 £275
25th Percentile £381 £313 £326
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £388 £500
Median % change year-on-year +16.13% -22.54% +11.17%
75th Percentile £588 £485 £613
90th Percentile £600 £500 £826
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £13.15
25th Percentile - £15.00 £13.15
Median hourly rate - £16.00 £13.16
Median % change year-on-year - +21.63% -79.12%
75th Percentile - £17.00 £13.16
90th Percentile - - £13.16
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £19.59 £22.10
% change year-on-year +27.62% -11.36% +22.78%

3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull

Job postings that featured 3rd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Solihull.

Job vacancy trend for 3rd Line Support in Solihull

3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Solihull

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in Solihull.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in Solihull

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Solihull

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in Solihull.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Support job vacancies in Solihull

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Solihull

For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, 3rd 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 Solihull region featuring 3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) IPsec
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) PKI
1 1 (100.00%) Load Balancing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Junos
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Solihull 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) IPsec
1 1 (100.00%) Junos
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) PKI
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Load Balancing
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper