2nd Line Support Analyst Contract Job Trends in Wales

Second Line Support Analyst
UK > Wales

The median Second Line Support Analyst daily rate in Wales is £205, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 - -
UK median daily rate £263 £213 £190
% change year-on-year +23.53% +11.84% +0.66%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 311 368 466
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.35% 90.64% 94.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 210 345
10th Percentile £190 £136 £174
25th Percentile £261 £209 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -8.24% -5.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £488 £550 £588
90th Percentile £638 £625 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 55 29
10th Percentile £13.08 £15.48 £15.85
25th Percentile £15.50 £20.12 £16.98
Median hourly rate £20.50 £26.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.64% +17.78% +36.36%
75th Percentile £21.50 £48.13 £33.75
90th Percentile £26.35 £53.25 £50.29
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% +1.18% +61.35%

2nd Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings that featured 2nd Line Support Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support Analyst in Wales

2nd Line Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

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

2nd Line Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

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

2nd Line Support Analyst
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 2nd Line Support Analyst within the Wales region over the 6 months to 11 September 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
North Wales - 1 £205 -
2nd Line Support Analyst
UK

2nd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 11 September 2025, 2nd Line Support Analyst 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 2nd Line Support Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Life Science
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Maintenance

2nd Line Support Analyst 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Life Science
1 1 (100.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Maintenance
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree