3rd Line Support Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Third Line Support
Wales > South Wales

The median Third Line Support daily rate in South Wales is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 1.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.26% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £190 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
75th Percentile £210 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median daily rate £200 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 318 342 372
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.44% 91.44% 95.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 213 202 290
10th Percentile £190 £140 £155
25th Percentile £265 £209 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -8.82% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £575
90th Percentile £613 £649 £650
Wales median daily rate £388 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -8.82% - -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 48 27
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £16.00
25th Percentile £16.71 £20.12 £19.63
Median hourly rate £20.50 £25.48 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.54% -2.00% +30.59%
75th Percentile £22.00 £47.81 £47.50
90th Percentile £32.63 £52.50 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.60 £24.96
% change year-on-year -19.92% +2.57% +51.26%

3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '3rd Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

3rd Line Support job vacancy trend in South Wales

3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

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

3rd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 13 November 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
Glamorgan - 4 £200 - 5
3rd Line Support
Wales

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, 3rd 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 Wales region featuring 3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 4 (100.00%) Firewall
1 4 (100.00%) LAN
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (100.00%) Sophos
1 4 (100.00%) WAN

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Firewall
1 4 (100.00%) LAN
1 4 (100.00%) WAN
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Cisco
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Sophos