2nd/3rd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Wantage

2nd/3rd Line Support
Oxfordshire > Wantage

The median 2nd/3rd Line Support daily rate in Wantage is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wantage 50.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 50.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £225 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 - -
75th Percentile £275 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £250 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wantage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wantage. 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 Wantage with a recognized job title 2 3 0
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile £219 - -
25th Percentile £220 £263 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £244 £275 -
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% - -
75th Percentile £270 £288 -
90th Percentile £273 - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £475 £500 £400
% change year-on-year -5.00% +25.00% -11.11%

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wantage

For the 6 months to 30 April 2026, 2nd/3rd 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 Wantage region featuring 2nd/3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wantage 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 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Privileged Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft