3rd Line Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Third Line Support Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Third Line Support Engineer daily rate in Southampton.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 0.61% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £500 - £450
% change year-on-year - - -10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 138 150 160
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.64% 97.40% 95.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 102 112
10th Percentile £163 £200 £263
25th Percentile £350 £300 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £525
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -23.81% +0.96%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £627
90th Percentile £650 £649 £650
Hampshire median daily rate £535 £550 £539
% change year-on-year -2.73% +2.09% +2.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 2 15
10th Percentile £22.50 - -
25th Percentile £25.00 - £16.00
Median hourly rate £27.58 £21.89 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +25.97% -2.71% +22.52%
75th Percentile £68.69 - £34.13
90th Percentile £74.40 - £39.50
Hampshire median hourly rate £24.21 £62.50 £49.50
% change year-on-year -61.27% +26.26% +10.00%

3rd Line Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

3rd Line Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Southampton

3rd Line Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

3rd Line Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, 3rd Line Support Engineer 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 Southampton region featuring 3rd Line Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SLA

3rd Line Support Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft