2nd Line Desktop Support Contracts in Kent

Second Line Desktop Support
South East > Kent

The median Second Line Desktop Support daily rate in Kent is £205, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
14 Jun 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 21 - 39
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd Line Desktop Support 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 1.84% - 0.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.03% - 0.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £203 - £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 - £195
75th Percentile £208 - £198
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £205 £205 £195
% change year-on-year -0.09% +5.22% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £16.11
South East median hourly rate - £19.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year - +8.57% -16.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 197 205 282
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 99.03% 97.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 165 247
10th Percentile £183 £146 £173
25th Percentile £211 £200 £299
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £350 £433
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% -19.08% +23.57%
75th Percentile £525 £475 £588
90th Percentile £600 £628 £645
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 8 8
10th Percentile £12.07 £43.25 £17.13
25th Percentile £12.88 £51.94 £18.27
Median hourly rate £66.74 £56.35 £23.05
Median % change year-on-year +18.43% +144.48% -39.52%
75th Percentile £75.16 £60.01 £33.59
90th Percentile £82.43 £70.48 £39.23
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -4.76% +150.00% -13.93%

2nd Line Desktop Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in Kent

2nd Line Desktop Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent

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

Daily rate trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in Kent

2nd Line Desktop Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent

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

Hourly rate trend for 2nd Line Desktop Support in Kent

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 14 June 2024, 2nd Line Desktop 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 Kent region featuring 2nd Line Desktop Support in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (75.00%) AppManager
2 3 (75.00%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (75.00%) VMware
2 3 (75.00%) XMPP
2 3 (75.00%) VLAN
2 3 (75.00%) Ivanti
2 3 (75.00%) SCCM
2 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (75.00%) WebEx
2 3 (75.00%) OneDrive
2 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (75.00%) LAN
2 3 (75.00%) WAN
2 3 (75.00%) DHCP
2 3 (75.00%) VPN
2 3 (75.00%) DNS
2 3 (75.00%) Cisco

2nd Line Desktop Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (75.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) DHCP
1 3 (75.00%) DNS
1 3 (75.00%) LAN
1 3 (75.00%) VLAN
1 3 (75.00%) VPN
1 3 (75.00%) WAN
1 3 (75.00%) WebEx
1 3 (75.00%) Wi-Fi
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) XMPP
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
1 4 (100.00%) Windows 10
System Software
1 3 (75.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (75.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) AppManager
1 3 (75.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Cisco
2 3 (75.00%) Ivanti
2 3 (75.00%) VMware