Third Line Support
UK
The median Third Line Support daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 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 18 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 504 | 493 | 554 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +61 | +126 |
| Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support | 49 | 103 | 135 |
| 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% | 0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 43 | 77 | 88 |
| 10th Percentile | £192 | £263 | £259 |
| 25th Percentile | £295 | £310 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £375 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.67% | - | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £400 | £414 |
| 90th Percentile | £611 | £488 | £454 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £375 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.33% | +15.38% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.59 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £27.59 | - |
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 | 29,882 | 39,182 | 52,718 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.65% | 93.03% | 94.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,009 | 25,295 | 36,541 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,416 | 2,570 | 1,574 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.25 | £14.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £17.50 | £19.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.28 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.81% | -5.88% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.72 | £39.03 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.24% | +4.34% | +85.83% |
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 18 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 18 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 | +7 | 39 | £575 | +53.33% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | -17 | 33 | £575 | +53.33% | 57 |
| South East | +44 | 19 | £600 | +17.07% | 16 |
| London | +26 | 15 | £413 | +8.20% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 12 | £288 | -17.86% | 19 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £200 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | -10 | 3 | £390 | +5.41% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 3 | £400 | +6.67% | 5 |
| Midlands | -35 | 3 | £400 | +6.67% | 7 |
| South West | +39 | 2 | £325 | +8.33% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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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