1st Line Support Contracts in Wales

First Line Support
UK > Wales

As of 4 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median First Line Support daily rate in Wales.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 44 60 70
Rank change year-on-year +16 +10 -10
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 2 1 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 0.51% 0.16% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 0.17% 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £116
25th Percentile - - £131
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £110 £165
Median % change year-on-year - -33.33% +22.22%
75th Percentile - - £173
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £146 £155 £145
% change year-on-year -5.97% +6.90% +11.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £13.80 - -
25th Percentile £14.50 - -
Median hourly rate £15.67 - -
75th Percentile £16.83 - -
90th Percentile £17.53 - -
UK median hourly rate £16.50 £18.50 £15.50
% change year-on-year -10.81% +19.35% +29.17%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 349 600 957
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.26% 94.79% 96.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 247 463 706
10th Percentile £187 £178 £183
25th Percentile £356 £313 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £460 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% -3.16% +11.76%
75th Percentile £550 £551 £575
90th Percentile £641 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 33 39
10th Percentile £11.75 £13.25 £11.15
25th Percentile £13.06 £15.25 £12.62
Median hourly rate £19.09 £18.14 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year +5.21% -8.89% +20.67%
75th Percentile £31.02 £19.98 £26.38
90th Percentile £86.54 £45.75 £46.98
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.81
% change year-on-year -18.89% +89.04% +5.80%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings that featured 1st Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for 1st Line Support in Wales

1st Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support in Wales.

Daily rate trend for 1st Line Support in Wales

1st Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st Line Support in Wales.

Hourly rate trend for 1st Line Support in Wales

1st Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st Line Support within the Wales region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
South Wales +16 1 - - 3
West Wales - 1 - - 4
1st Line Support
UK

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, 1st Line Support 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 across the Wales region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Password Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Password Management
1 1 (50.00%) Problem Management