1st Line Support Contract Job Trends in York

First Line Support
North Yorkshire > York

The median First Line Support daily rate in York is £125, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 8 10
Rank change year-on-year -6 +2 +1
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 3 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in York 2.97% 4.00% 5.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.16% 4.00% 6.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £168 £125
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £125 £185 £130
Median % change year-on-year -32.43% +42.31% -7.14%
75th Percentile - £203 £135
90th Percentile - - -
North Yorkshire median daily rate £125 £185 £130
% change year-on-year -32.43% +42.31% -7.14%

All Contract IT Job Roles
York

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in York. 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 York with a recognized job title 95 25 50
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.06% 100.00% 96.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 16 26
10th Percentile £143 £259 £125
25th Percentile £313 £389 £166
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £469 £313
Median % change year-on-year +1.33% +50.00% +47.06%
75th Percentile £725 £581 £475
90th Percentile £863 £638 £538
North Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £425 £495
% change year-on-year +17.65% -14.14% +27.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 3
10th Percentile £15.00 - -
25th Percentile £16.78 - -
Median hourly rate £23.33 - £11.30
Median % change year-on-year - - -49.80%
75th Percentile £23.36 - £19.15
90th Percentile £27.86 - £23.86
North Yorkshire median hourly rate £23.33 £18.55 £17.50
% change year-on-year +25.77% +6.00% -20.45%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in York

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in York.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in York

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in York

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in York.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in York

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in York

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in York.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in York

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York

For the 6 months to 15 July 2026, 1st 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 York region featuring 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Windows

1st Line Support Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in York 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Degree