Third Line Support
UK
The median Third Line Support daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 500 | 479 | 547 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +68 | +119 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support | 48 | 106 | 136 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.15% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.26% | 0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 43 | 81 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £192 | £263 | £247 |
| 25th Percentile | £290 | £298 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £375 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | - | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £400 | £420 |
| 90th Percentile | £611 | £475 | £474 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £375 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.33% | +15.38% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £31.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £31.00 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 29,294 | 40,276 | 53,656 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.97% | 93.01% | 94.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,671 | 25,908 | 37,253 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,326 | 2,804 | 1,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.45 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.47% | -14.05% | +74.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.96 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured 3rd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
3rd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support.
3rd Line Support
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 3rd Line Support over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.
3rd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support.
3rd Line Support
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3rd Line Support within the UK over the 6 months to 6 July 2025. 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 |
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| England | +3 | 38 | £575 | +53.33% | 80 |
| UK excluding London | +2 | 33 | £575 | +53.33% | 73 |
| South East | +50 | 19 | £600 | +60.00% | 22 |
| London | +32 | 14 | £375 | +3.45% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +29 | 12 | £240 | -31.43% | 31 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £200 | - | 2 |
| South West | +37 | 3 | £300 | +16.50% | 6 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | £390 | +17.29% | 2 |
| Midlands | -21 | 2 | £343 | -8.53% | 14 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 2 | £343 | -8.53% | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, 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 featuring 3rd Line Support in the job title.
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3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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