3rd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Third Line Support
Hampshire > Southampton

As of 14 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Third Line Support daily rate in Southampton.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 0.59% - 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% - 0.66%
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 142 143 151
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.02% 97.95% 95.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 96 108
10th Percentile £163 £210 £247
25th Percentile £353 £346 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £401 £525
Median % change year-on-year +18.38% -23.57% +1.94%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £616
90th Percentile £650 £655 £654
Hampshire median daily rate £538 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -2.27% +2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 14
10th Percentile £22.50 - -
25th Percentile £25.00 - £16.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £21.89 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year +37.05% +13.71% +4.82%
75th Percentile £72.25 - £34.31
90th Percentile £74.87 - £39.63
Hampshire median hourly rate £24.21 £56.13 £49.50
% change year-on-year -56.87% +13.38% +13.79%

3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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 Southampton.

3rd Line Support job vacancy trend in Southampton

3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

3rd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 14 December 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 Southampton region featuring 3rd Line Support 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 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