4G Contracts in England

4G
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for 4G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 4G over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 437 583 582
Rank change year-on-year +146 -1 -95
Contract jobs citing 4G 98 80 198
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.27% 0.16% 0.28%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.96% 1.30% 2.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 50 78
10th Percentile £350 £225 £311
25th Percentile £420 £328 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £592
90th Percentile £788 £774 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 5
10th Percentile - £51.79 £30.80
25th Percentile £24.25 £52.43 £31.25
Median hourly rate £24.50 £57.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -57.02% +75.38% -23.53%
75th Percentile £24.75 £68.25 £33.75
90th Percentile - £72.89 -
UK median hourly rate £24.50 £57.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -57.02% +75.38% -23.53%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

4G is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,003 6,173 7,919
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.54% 12.21% 11.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,017 4,061 5,228
10th Percentile £206 £231 £222
25th Percentile £350 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +5.00% +14.94%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £613
90th Percentile £700 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £490 £519 £500
% change year-on-year -5.59% +3.80% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 396 442 304
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.50
25th Percentile £17.00 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £39.25 £18.88 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +107.95% -21.06% -4.36%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.38 £48.08
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £64.46
UK median hourly rate £38.00 £19.00 £28.33
% change year-on-year +100.00% -32.93% -0.60%

4G
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing 4G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for 4G in England

4G
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 4G in England.

Daily rate trend for 4G in England

4G
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 4G in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 4G in England

4G
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 4G in England.

Hourly rate trend for 4G in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 4G within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
South East +20 29 £425 +19.05% 18
South West +30 28 £775 +36.26% 4
East of England +35 24 £430 -33.85% 11
London +101 14 £508 +16.67% 5
North West - 3 £365 - 3
North of England - 3 £365 - 5
4G
UK

4G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 5 (5.10%) ArcGIS
2 3 (3.06%) OpenStack
3 1 (1.02%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (5.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (4.08%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (4.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.02%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.04%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.06%) Azure
2 2 (2.04%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.02%) AWS
3 1 (1.02%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 68 (69.39%) 5G
2 44 (44.90%) 3G
3 41 (41.84%) Radio Access Network
4 19 (19.39%) LTE
5 18 (18.37%) Network Security
6 17 (17.35%) Wireless
6 17 (17.35%) Wireshark
7 16 (16.33%) 2G
7 16 (16.33%) Firewall
8 14 (14.29%) VPN
9 11 (11.22%) 3GPP
10 7 (7.14%) DNS
11 6 (6.12%) Ethernet
11 6 (6.12%) VoIP
11 6 (6.12%) VoLTE
12 5 (5.10%) ATM
12 5 (5.10%) Diameter Protocol
13 4 (4.08%) RANAP
13 4 (4.08%) SDH
13 4 (4.08%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.10%) GIS
1 5 (5.10%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 5 (5.10%) JIRA
2 2 (2.04%) Jenkins
General
1 47 (47.96%) Telecoms
2 25 (25.51%) Social Skills
3 9 (9.18%) Public Sector
4 8 (8.16%) Finance
4 8 (8.16%) Marketing
5 7 (7.14%) Electronics
5 7 (7.14%) Manufacturing
6 4 (4.08%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (4.08%) Multimedia
6 4 (4.08%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (3.06%) Aerospace
7 3 (3.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (3.06%) Military
8 2 (2.04%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (13.27%) Network Engineer
2 12 (12.24%) Architect
2 12 (12.24%) Consultant
3 8 (8.16%) Design Engineer
3 8 (8.16%) Network Design Specialist
3 8 (8.16%) Network Specialist
3 8 (8.16%) Technical Architect
4 6 (6.12%) Core Network Specialist
4 6 (6.12%) IP Design Engineer
4 6 (6.12%) IP Engineer
4 6 (6.12%) IP Network Engineer
4 6 (6.12%) Mobile Specialist
4 6 (6.12%) Network Design Engineer
4 6 (6.12%) Senior
5 5 (5.10%) C++ Developer
5 5 (5.10%) Developer
5 5 (5.10%) Project Manager
5 5 (5.10%) Python Developer
5 5 (5.10%) Senior Consultant
5 5 (5.10%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.02%) SPML
1 1 (1.02%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.04%) Product Ownership
2 1 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (1.02%) GNSS
2 1 (1.02%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.02%) PKI
2 1 (1.02%) Security Posture
2 1 (1.02%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.16%) Linux
2 6 (6.12%) Windows
3 2 (2.04%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.02%) CentOS
4 1 (1.02%) Solaris
4 1 (1.02%) Unix
4 1 (1.02%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (25.51%) Network Design
2 16 (16.33%) Customer Experience
3 15 (15.31%) Agile
3 15 (15.31%) Project Management
4 13 (13.27%) Load Balancing
4 13 (13.27%) Network Virtualisation
5 12 (12.24%) High Availability
5 12 (12.24%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (12.24%) Roadmaps
6 11 (11.22%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (9.18%) Capacity Planning
7 9 (9.18%) Performance Management
7 9 (9.18%) Project Delivery
8 8 (8.16%) Waterfall
9 7 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
9 7 (7.14%) Decision-Making
9 7 (7.14%) Digital Marketing
9 7 (7.14%) Programme Management
9 7 (7.14%) Systems Engineering
10 6 (6.12%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 11 (11.22%) Python
2 5 (5.10%) C++
3 1 (1.02%) Perl
Qualifications
1 27 (27.55%) Security Cleared
2 15 (15.31%) SC Cleared
3 9 (9.18%) DV Cleared
4 6 (6.12%) Degree
5 4 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (2.04%) CCNA
6 2 (2.04%) CCNP
6 2 (2.04%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (2.04%) PMP
7 1 (1.02%) BC Cleared
7 1 (1.02%) CSPO
7 1 (1.02%) HNC
7 1 (1.02%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.06%) NCSC
2 2 (2.04%) QA
2 2 (2.04%) SLA
3 1 (1.02%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.02%) Def Stans
3 1 (1.02%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (3.06%) Docker
2 2 (2.04%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (2.04%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (5.10%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.04%) Docker Swarm
3 1 (1.02%) Check_MK
3 1 (1.02%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 20 (20.41%) Cisco
2 15 (15.31%) Juniper
2 15 (15.31%) Nokia
3 12 (12.24%) Actix
4 11 (11.22%) Ericsson
5 10 (10.20%) Huawei
6 7 (7.14%) SAP
7 4 (4.08%) Empirix
7 4 (4.08%) NetScout
8 3 (3.06%) Microsoft
8 3 (3.06%) VMware
9 2 (2.04%) Apple
9 2 (2.04%) CheckPoint
9 2 (2.04%) Dell
9 2 (2.04%) F5
9 2 (2.04%) Meraki
9 2 (2.04%) Palo Alto
9 2 (2.04%) SolarWinds
9 2 (2.04%) Sparx
10 1 (1.02%) ADVA