2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Wakefield

Second Line Support
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Wakefield is £146, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wakefield 8.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £142 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £146 - -
75th Percentile £151 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £210 £195 £256
% change year-on-year +7.69% -23.90% +16.48%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wakefield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title 18 17 99
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 72.00% 100.00% 96.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 7 26
10th Percentile £132 £115 £183
25th Percentile £159 £123 £312
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £307 £225 £350
Median % change year-on-year +36.38% -35.71% +55.56%
75th Percentile £355 £373 £395
90th Percentile - - £509
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 6
10th Percentile - £36.38 £12.96
25th Percentile - £36.56 £13.71
Median hourly rate - £38.75 £16.58
Median % change year-on-year - +133.68% +27.00%
75th Percentile - £41.56 £17.85
90th Percentile - £42.13 £20.41
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £20.18 £24.18 £17.06
% change year-on-year -16.54% +41.78% -31.78%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

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 Wakefield.

2nd Line Support job vacancy trend in Wakefield

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Wakefield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 2nd Line Support job vacancies in Wakefield

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield

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

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

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield

For the 6 months to 26 January 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 Wakefield region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Service
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune