1st/2nd Line Support Technician Contract Job Trends in West Sussex

1st/2nd Line Support Technician
South East > West Sussex

The median 1st/2nd Line Support Technician daily rate in West Sussex is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support Technician 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Sussex 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
South East median daily rate £200 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Sussex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title 333 138 228
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.02% 86.25% 95.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 91 177
10th Percentile £278 £214 £281
25th Percentile £358 £300 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £438 £450
Median % change year-on-year +7.20% -2.78% +7.27%
75th Percentile £578 £537 £525
90th Percentile £675 £627 £600
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £509
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.77% +1.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 25 14
10th Percentile - - £14.69
25th Percentile £13.13 £15.50 £18.20
Median hourly rate £23.00 £18.82 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.21% -12.47% -4.25%
75th Percentile £50.00 £20.69 £27.81
90th Percentile £60.00 £52.75 £29.00
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £31.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +61.29% -38.00% -

1st/2nd Line Support Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st/2nd Line Support Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.

1st/2nd Line Support Technician job vacancy trend in West Sussex

1st/2nd Line Support Technician
Contract Job Locations in West Sussex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support Technician within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 25 June 2026. 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
Horsham - 1 £200 - 1
1st/2nd Line Support Technician
South East

1st/2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex

For the 6 months to 25 June 2026, 1st/2nd Line Support Technician 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 West Sussex region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

1st/2nd Line Support Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft