Hybrid/Remote 3rd Line Support Analyst Contract Job Trends

Third Line Support Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Third Line Support Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 February 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 319 312 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support Analyst 5 2 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.047% 0.019% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.051% 0.020% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £381 -
25th Percentile £413 £391 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £438 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -
75th Percentile £438 £491 -
90th Percentile - £504 -
UK median daily rate £344 £400 -
% change year-on-year -14.06% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.25 - -
Median hourly rate £22.50 - -
75th Percentile £23.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £22.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,896 10,049 15,842
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 93.32% 94.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,386 6,412 10,688
10th Percentile £331 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £628
90th Percentile £720 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 375 179 509
10th Percentile £15.74 £18.90 £14.27
25th Percentile £21.38 £25.25 £20.77
Median hourly rate £51.21 £39.04 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +31.17% -17.81% -17.39%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.50 £66.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.63
UK median hourly rate £29.82 £33.77 £35.00
% change year-on-year -11.69% -3.51% -

3rd Line Support Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '3rd Line Support Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

3rd Line Support Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

3rd Line Support Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid 3rd Line Support Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid 3rd Line Support Analyst job vacancies

3rd Line Support Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid 3rd Line Support Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid 3rd Line Support Analyst job vacancies

3rd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 7 February 2026, 3rd Line Support Analyst 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring 3rd Line Support Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) LAN
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) WAN
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
2 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (20.00%) DHCP
3 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) SCCM
3 1 (20.00%) VBScript
3 1 (20.00%) VLAN
3 1 (20.00%) Windows 10

3rd Line Support Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) LAN
1 5 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 5 (100.00%) WAN
2 1 (20.00%) DHCP
2 1 (20.00%) VLAN
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (20.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft