Second Line Support Technician
UK
As of 2 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Second Line Support Technician daily rate in the UK.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 517 | 589 | 697 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | +108 | +131 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Technician | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.010% | 0.021% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.011% | 0.022% | 0.027% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £161 | £162 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £181 | £177 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £188 | £185 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.35% | -25.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £200 | £219 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £238 | £233 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £194 | £185 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.73% | -24.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £26.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +30.00% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 27,138 | 40,367 | 56,304 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.49% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,714 | 26,265 | 39,350 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,034 | 2,668 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.06 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.02 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.49% | -19.95% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.50 | £42.43 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.11% | -6.91% | +117.60% |
2nd Line Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support Technician in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2nd Line Support Technician
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support Technician.
2nd Line Support Technician
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support Technician.
2nd Line Support Technician
Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 2 May 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 |
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| England | +49 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +54 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| South East | +45 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| London | +42 | 1 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, 2nd Line Support Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring 2nd Line Support Technician in the job title.
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2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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