2nd/3rd Line Support Contracts in the North West

2nd/3rd Line Support
England > North West

As of 31 October 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median 2nd/3rd Line Support daily rate in the North West.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 118 144 188
Rank change year-on-year +26 +44 -11
Contract jobs requiring a 2nd/3rd Line Support 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.043% 0.036% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.039% 0.027%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +90.00%
75th Percentile - - £488
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £398 £250 £310
% change year-on-year +59.00% -19.35% +11.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29.50 - -
Median hourly rate £31.00 - -
75th Percentile £32.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £31.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 2,189 2,586 3,752
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.51% 92.16% 94.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,155 1,808 2,776
10th Percentile £265 £270 £253
25th Percentile £389 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £656 £674 £656
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 180 169
10th Percentile £15.42 £15.98 £10.09
25th Percentile £18.00 £18.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +55.56% +25.00%
75th Percentile £51.91 £46.88 £52.70
90th Percentile £70.90 £63.88 £75.00
England median hourly rate £41.50 £45.94 £30.00
% change year-on-year -9.66% +53.13% +50.00%

2nd/3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured 2nd/3rd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support in the North West

2nd/3rd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support in the North West.

Daily rate trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support in the North West

2nd/3rd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for 2nd/3rd Line Support in the North West

2nd/3rd Line Support
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2nd/3rd Line Support within the North West region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
Manchester +25 1 - -
2nd/3rd Line Support
England

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, 2nd/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 North West region featuring 2nd/3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Sophos
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) RSA SecurID
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
1 1 (100.00%) XenApp
1 1 (100.00%) XenDesktop
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop

2nd/3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) OneDrive
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) RSA SecurID
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Mobile Device Management
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (100.00%) XenApp
1 1 (100.00%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Sophos