2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Second Line Support
South West > Somerset

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Somerset is £195, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 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
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 28 33
Rank change year-on-year +1 +5 -3
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 1 4 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 0.53% 2.01% 0.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 2.33% 0.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £191 -
25th Percentile £188 £197 £135
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £210 £140
Median % change year-on-year -6.92% +49.64% -33.33%
75th Percentile £203 £229 £145
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £181 £190 £250
% change year-on-year -4.61% -24.00% +25.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 164 172 195
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.77% 86.43% 97.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 116 139
10th Percentile £216 £203 £166
25th Percentile £329 £273 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £463
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -2.70% -2.63%
75th Percentile £675 £600 £621
90th Percentile £723 £649 £717
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 6 30
10th Percentile £16.26 £12.50 £32.28
25th Percentile £21.98 £13.25 £39.63
Median hourly rate £42.58 £30.50 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year +39.59% -41.22% +3.78%
75th Percentile £63.13 £57.81 £64.48
90th Percentile £68.75 £64.38 £65.62
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +12.50% +9.09%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support in Somerset

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

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

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

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

2nd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Street -1 1 £195 - 1
2nd Line Support
South West

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 15 September 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 Somerset region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft