2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Stansted

Second Line Support
Kent > Stansted

As of 21 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Second Line Support daily rate in Stansted.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stansted 50.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 50.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Kent median daily rate - £213 £198
% change year-on-year - +7.59% +8.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £16.50 - -
Kent median hourly rate £16.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stansted

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stansted. 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 Stansted with a recognized job title 2 2 3
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 60.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £560 £139
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £585 £143
Median % change year-on-year - +310.53% -
75th Percentile - £610 £146
90th Percentile - - -
Kent median daily rate £450 £388 £400
% change year-on-year +16.13% -3.13% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £16.50 £78.40 -
Median % change year-on-year -78.95% - -
Kent median hourly rate £31.24 £22.00 £30.50
% change year-on-year +42.00% -27.87% -44.49%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Stansted

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 Stansted.

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Stansted

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Stansted

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

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

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stansted

For the 6 months to 21 March 2026, 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 Stansted region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stansted 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%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft