The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Handset in contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Handset over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
6 months to 29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
125
177
-
Rank change year-on-year
+52
-
-
Contract jobs citing Handset
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Handset is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
684
1,302
1,507
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
30.94%
35.73%
35.62%
Number of daily rates quoted
467
888
1,103
10th Percentile
£281
£350
£410
25th Percentile
£425
£499
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£625
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-8.00%
+8.70%
+4.55%
75th Percentile
£700
£750
£700
90th Percentile
£843
£861
£806
Central London median daily rate
£575
£605
£575
% change year-on-year
-4.96%
+5.22%
+4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
12
24
10th Percentile
£12.75
£16.97
£20.53
25th Percentile
£16.00
£31.31
£38.75
Median hourly rate
£23.00
£43.25
£48.00
Median % change year-on-year
-46.82%
-9.90%
+167.04%
75th Percentile
£27.50
£88.30
£61.75
90th Percentile
£54.95
-
£64.78
Central London median hourly rate
£23.00
£35.00
£48.00
% change year-on-year
-34.29%
-27.08%
+152.80%
Handset Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Handset as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Handset Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Handset in the City of London.
Handset Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Handset in the City of London.
Handset Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Handset also mentioned 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 City of London region with a requirement for Handset.
Handset Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
