2nd Line Support Technician Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Second Line Support Technician
UK > UK excluding London
The median Second Line Support Technician daily rate in the UK excluding London is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 486 | 387 | 361 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -99 | -26 | +41 |
| Contract 2nd Line Support Technician jobs | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.024% | 0.040% | 0.024% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | 0.045% | 0.026% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £140 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | - | £145 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £150 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £190 | - | £145 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +7.41% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.96 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.01 | £17.79 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £17.12 | £21.55 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.58% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £18.22 | £27.29 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £29.31 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £17.12 | £26.30 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -34.92% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title | 26,206 | 15,594 | 15,438 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.67% | 89.72% | 92.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13,992 | 9,670 | 8,877 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £208 | £220 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,777 | 1,530 | 1,062 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.09 | £13.75 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.38 | £17.17 | £19.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £53.44 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £70.00 | £73.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
2nd Line Support Technician Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract 2nd Line Support Technician job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
2nd Line Support Technician Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Technician job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
2nd Line Support Technician Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support Technician job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
2nd Line Support Technician Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in 2nd Line Support Technician jobs within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | - | 5 | £200 | - | 5 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, 2nd Line Support Technician contract job ads cited 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 2nd Line Support Technician job ads across the UK excluding London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Cleared | 85.7% | 6 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 85.7% | 6 |
| 3 | Customer Service | 57.1% | 4 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 57.1% | 4 |
| 3 | Microsoft Office | 57.1% | 4 |
| 3 | Ticket Management | 57.1% | 4 |
| 3 | Windows | 57.1% | 4 |
| 8 | Active Directory | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | Asset Management | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | DHCP | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | DNS | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | ITSM | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | LAN | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | Microsoft Exchange | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | SCCM | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | Service Management | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | ServiceNow | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | SLA | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | VLAN | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | VPN | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | WAN | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | Wi-Fi | 42.9% | 3 |
| 8 | Windows 10 | 42.9% | 3 |
| 24 | Problem-Solving | 14.3% | 1 |
2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IT Support Technician | 57.1% | 4 |
| 2 | 1st/2nd Line Support Technician | 14.3% | 1 |