2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in South London

Second Line Support
London > South London

The median Second Line Support daily rate in South London is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 - 41
Rank change year-on-year - - +15
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in South London 0.47% - 1.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% - 1.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £185 - £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - £200
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile £195 - £213
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £195 £250 £200
% change year-on-year -22.00% +25.00% -16.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South London. 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 South London with a recognized job title 203 222 257
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.31% 96.10% 97.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 144 181
10th Percentile £263 £205 £158
25th Percentile £413 £381 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £528 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.21% +0.48% -4.55%
75th Percentile £566 £604 £606
90th Percentile £638 £767 £675
London median daily rate £534 £550 £560
% change year-on-year -2.95% -1.79% -3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 4 20
10th Percentile £47.09 - £16.28
25th Percentile £54.55 £17.25 £21.13
Median hourly rate £66.00 £19.50 £26.75
Median % change year-on-year +238.46% -27.10% -39.36%
75th Percentile £76.58 £35.91 £47.62
90th Percentile - £61.41 £68.00
London median hourly rate £28.13 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -19.64% - -

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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 South London.

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in South London

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in South London

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

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

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in South London

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

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

2nd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in South London

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 South London region over the 6 months to 24 December 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
Merton - 1 £190 - 1
2nd Line Support
London

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 24 December 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 South London region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Android
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft