3rd Line Support Contracts in Birmingham

Third Line Support
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Third Line Support daily rate in Birmingham is £400 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 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 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 45 68 94
Rank change year-on-year +23 +26 -33
Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 13 10 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 1.78% 1.14% 0.077%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.90% 1.18% 0.080%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 2 1
10th Percentile - £315 -
25th Percentile - £319 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £338 £263
Median % change year-on-year +18.52% +28.57% -16.00%
75th Percentile - £356 £269
90th Percentile - £360 -
West Midlands median daily rate £375 £350 £350
% change year-on-year +7.14% - +9.38%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 684 846 1,250
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 96.36% 95.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 481 559 910
10th Percentile £250 £263 £225
25th Percentile £335 £386 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £591
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 34 21
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.15 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.63 £12.80 £13.75
Median hourly rate £28.50 £20.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +42.50% +17.65% -5.56%
75th Percentile £48.75 £25.41 £18.00
90th Percentile £56.25 £61.63 £20.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £22.00 £20.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year +10.00% +17.65% +11.92%

3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured 3rd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for 3rd Line Support in Birmingham

3rd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for 3rd Line Support in Birmingham

3rd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support in Birmingham.

Hourly rate trend for 3rd Line Support in Birmingham

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, 3rd 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 Birmingham region featuring 3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 12 (92.31%) Public Sector
2 9 (69.23%) Dell
2 9 (69.23%) Data Analysis
3 4 (30.77%) PKI
3 4 (30.77%) Load Balancing
3 4 (30.77%) Juniper
3 4 (30.77%) MPLS
3 4 (30.77%) BGP
3 4 (30.77%) IPsec
3 4 (30.77%) WAN
3 4 (30.77%) VPN
3 4 (30.77%) Junos
4 3 (23.08%) Security Cleared
5 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (30.77%) BGP
1 4 (30.77%) IPsec
1 4 (30.77%) Junos
1 4 (30.77%) MPLS
1 4 (30.77%) VPN
1 4 (30.77%) WAN
General
1 12 (92.31%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) PKI
2 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (69.23%) Data Analysis
2 4 (30.77%) Load Balancing
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 9 (69.23%) Dell
2 4 (30.77%) Juniper