2nd Line Support Contracts in Worcestershire

Second Line Support
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The median Second Line Support daily rate in Worcestershire is £193 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - -8
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Support 2 0 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire 2.63% - 7.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.74% - 7.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £188 - £191
25th Percentile £188 - £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £193 - £198
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.44%
75th Percentile £199 - £218
90th Percentile £201 - £230
West Midlands median daily rate £200 £183 £180
% change year-on-year +9.59% +1.39% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £15.04
Median hourly rate - - £17.31
75th Percentile - - £19.38
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £17.50 £34.57 £18.00
% change year-on-year -49.37% +92.03% +20.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Worcestershire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire. 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 Worcestershire with a recognized job title 73 117 109
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.05% 97.50% 97.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 86 78
10th Percentile £200 £360 £196
25th Percentile £338 £441 £266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £360
Median % change year-on-year - +45.83% -6.49%
75th Percentile £575 £626 £475
90th Percentile £669 £675 £575
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -3.00% +5.26% +17.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 8 12
10th Percentile £10.50 £16.11 £12.38
25th Percentile £10.72 £17.41 £13.25
Median hourly rate £19.86 £17.71 £15.68
Median % change year-on-year +12.14% +12.95% +4.53%
75th Percentile £23.56 £17.72 £17.25
90th Percentile £72.50 - £19.19
West Midlands median hourly rate £22.50 £19.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year +18.42% +11.76% +6.25%

2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Support in Worcestershire

2nd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support in Worcestershire.

Daily rate trend for 2nd Line Support in Worcestershire

2nd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd Line Support in Worcestershire.

Hourly rate trend for 2nd Line Support in Worcestershire

2nd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 23 April 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
Redditch - 1 £195 - 1
2nd Line Support
West Midlands

2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, 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 Worcestershire region featuring 2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) DHCP
2 1 (50.00%) Ethernet
2 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
2 1 (50.00%) VPN
2 1 (50.00%) DNS
2 1 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) PDA
2 1 (50.00%) WFM
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (50.00%) Android
2 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DHCP
1 1 (50.00%) DNS
1 1 (50.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (50.00%) TCP/IP
1 1 (50.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (50.00%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
2 1 (50.00%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (50.00%) WFM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft