2nd Line Support Contract Job Trends in Warwickshire

Second Line Support
West Midlands > Warwickshire

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Warwickshire is £235, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 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
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 46 51
Rank change year-on-year -10 +5 +1
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 1 4 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Warwickshire 0.19% 0.94% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 1.02% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £149 -
25th Percentile £233 £173 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £235 £225 £220
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% +2.27% -16.19%
75th Percentile £238 £255 -
90th Percentile - £266 -
West Midlands median daily rate £263 £190 £175
% change year-on-year +38.16% +8.57% -7.89%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Warwickshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warwickshire. 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 Warwickshire with a recognized job title 455 394 366
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.50% 92.92% 95.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 287 230 257
10th Percentile £300 £400 £241
25th Percentile £400 £491 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £700
90th Percentile £683 £751 £750
West Midlands median daily rate £487 £500 £498
% change year-on-year -2.60% +0.50% +0.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 19 9
10th Percentile £24.55 £12.71 £15.25
25th Percentile £28.92 £13.95 £17.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £23.82 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +46.94% +32.33% -20.00%
75th Percentile £50.00 - £20.00
90th Percentile - £32.53 £30.90
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £21.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +19.76% - +16.67%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire

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

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support in Warwickshire

2nd Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Warwickshire

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

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

2nd Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Warwickshire

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

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

2nd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Warwickshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd Line Support within the Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 15 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
Leamington Spa - 1 £235 - 1
2nd Line Support
West Midlands

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warwickshire

For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, 2nd 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 Warwickshire region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Video Conferencing
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Logitech

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warwickshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Logitech
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow