Telecoms Contracts in Reading

Telecommunications
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies advertised in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 5 3
Rank change year-on-year -1 -2 +2
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 193 166 275
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 16.55% 16.58% 20.63%
As % of the General category 27.45% 27.08% 35.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 60 106
10th Percentile £284 £279 £192
25th Percentile £400 £372 £342
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £430 £423
Median % change year-on-year +4.19% +1.56% +10.18%
75th Percentile £510 £556 £513
90th Percentile £536 £657 £597
Berkshire median daily rate £425 £425 £425
% change year-on-year - - +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56.25 - £25.50
Median hourly rate £62.50 - £26.00
75th Percentile £68.75 - £26.50
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £25.00 £20.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +25.00% -23.08% -5.45%

All General Skills
Reading

Telecoms is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 703 613 772
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 60.29% 61.24% 57.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 339 370 455
10th Percentile £205 £363 £229
25th Percentile £363 £450 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -
75th Percentile £608 £659 £588
90th Percentile £675 £721 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £515 £475
% change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 9 6
10th Percentile £23.57 £39.70 £17.63
25th Percentile £51.45 £52.50 £22.31
Median hourly rate £61.60 £64.68 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.75% +130.98% +1.82%
75th Percentile £73.50 £66.21 £34.38
90th Percentile £87.51 £70.80 £43.75
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.30 £55.00 £21.03
% change year-on-year +6.00% +161.59% -0.12%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in Reading

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in Reading

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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Reading over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in Reading

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in Reading

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 7 (3.63%) SAS
2 6 (3.11%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.04%) CMS
3 2 (1.04%) Confluence
4 1 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.52%) Apache
4 1 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.52%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 14 (7.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (6.22%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (4.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.04%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (1.04%) Maya
4 2 (1.04%) MS Visio
4 2 (1.04%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (1.04%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 12 (6.22%) Power Platform
2 6 (3.11%) Azure
2 6 (3.11%) Snowflake
3 3 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
3 3 (1.55%) Azure Functions
3 3 (1.55%) Serverless
4 2 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.52%) AWS
5 1 (0.52%) GCP
5 1 (0.52%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 24 (12.44%) Radio Access Network
2 20 (10.36%) 5G
3 11 (5.70%) LTE
4 9 (4.66%) 3G
4 9 (4.66%) 4G
5 8 (4.15%) Network Security
6 7 (3.63%) Firewall
6 7 (3.63%) SGSN
7 6 (3.11%) Diameter Protocol
7 6 (3.11%) DNS
7 6 (3.11%) GGSN
7 6 (3.11%) RANAP
7 6 (3.11%) VoLTE
7 6 (3.11%) Wireshark
8 3 (1.55%) FTP
8 3 (1.55%) Intranet
8 3 (1.55%) VoIP
9 2 (1.04%) 2G
9 2 (1.04%) LAN
9 2 (1.04%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.22%) Power BI
2 11 (5.70%) Tableau
3 7 (3.63%) Crystal Reports
4 4 (2.07%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.55%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (1.55%) Azure SQL Database
5 3 (1.55%) Oracle Database
5 3 (1.55%) Oracle Database 11g
6 2 (1.04%) Big Data
6 2 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.52%) GIS
7 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.52%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.52%) MySQL
7 1 (0.52%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.52%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.52%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.52%) Spatial Data
7 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (3.63%) JIRA
2 1 (0.52%) GitLab
2 1 (0.52%) Robot Framework
2 1 (0.52%) Selenium
2 1 (0.52%) TestRail
General
1 54 (27.98%) Social Skills
2 34 (17.62%) Finance
3 28 (14.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 21 (10.88%) Legal
5 18 (9.33%) Analytical Skills
6 10 (5.18%) Marketing
7 9 (4.66%) Law
8 8 (4.15%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (3.63%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (3.11%) Multimedia
11 4 (2.07%) Billing
11 4 (2.07%) Electronics
11 4 (2.07%) Manufacturing
11 4 (2.07%) Public Sector
12 3 (1.55%) French Language
12 3 (1.55%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (1.04%) German Language
13 2 (1.04%) Mandarin Language
14 1 (0.52%) Italian Language
14 1 (0.52%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 36 (18.65%) Analyst
2 23 (11.92%) Telecoms Manager
3 14 (7.25%) Consultant
4 13 (6.74%) Senior
5 10 (5.18%) Lead
6 9 (4.66%) Developer
6 9 (4.66%) Project Manager
6 9 (4.66%) Supplier Manager
7 8 (4.15%) Programme Manager
7 8 (4.15%) Senior Analyst
8 7 (3.63%) Business Analyst
8 7 (3.63%) IFS Developer
8 7 (3.63%) Network Manager
8 7 (3.63%) Telecoms Analyst
9 6 (3.11%) Business Consultant
9 6 (3.11%) Network Engineer
10 5 (2.59%) Data Analyst
10 5 (2.59%) Delivery Manager
10 5 (2.59%) Operations Manager
10 5 (2.59%) Procurement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.07%) XML
2 3 (1.55%) HTML
2 3 (1.55%) Node.js
2 3 (1.55%) React
2 3 (1.55%) React Native
3 2 (1.04%) Flash
4 1 (0.52%) Django
4 1 (0.52%) MDX
4 1 (0.52%) NETCONF
4 1 (0.52%) OpenLayers
4 1 (0.52%) REST
4 1 (0.52%) RESTCONF
4 1 (0.52%) SOAP
4 1 (0.52%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 5 (2.59%) Data Protection Act
1 5 (2.59%) Hybrid Cloud
1 5 (2.59%) Product Ownership
2 4 (2.07%) Data Centre
3 3 (1.55%) Smart Meter
4 2 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (1.04%) Social Media
5 1 (0.52%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.52%) Legacy Applications
5 1 (0.52%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.52%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.52%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (0.52%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (6.74%) Linux
2 11 (5.70%) Unix
3 9 (4.66%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (13.99%) Project Management
2 25 (12.95%) Project Delivery
3 23 (11.92%) Customer Experience
3 23 (11.92%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (10.36%) Infrastructure Management
5 19 (9.84%) Collaborative Working
5 19 (9.84%) Risk Management
6 17 (8.81%) Contract Management
7 16 (8.29%) Analytics
7 16 (8.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (8.29%) Customer-Centricity
7 16 (8.29%) User Stories
8 15 (7.77%) Business Intelligence
9 14 (7.25%) Stakeholder Management
10 13 (6.74%) Agile
10 13 (6.74%) ITIL
11 12 (6.22%) Change Management
12 11 (5.70%) Computer Science
12 11 (5.70%) Incident Management
12 11 (5.70%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 17 (8.81%) SQL
2 7 (3.63%) Python
3 6 (3.11%) JavaScript
4 4 (2.07%) Java
5 1 (0.52%) C#
5 1 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.52%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.52%) Scala
5 1 (0.52%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 37 (19.17%) Degree
2 10 (5.18%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (2.59%) CIPD
4 4 (2.07%) CISM
4 4 (2.07%) CISSP
4 4 (2.07%) ICAEW
4 4 (2.07%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 4 (2.07%) Security Cleared
5 3 (1.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 3 (1.55%) CISA
5 3 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (1.55%) CISMP
5 3 (1.55%) CRISC
6 2 (1.04%) APMP
6 2 (1.04%) ISEB
6 2 (1.04%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.04%) PMP
6 2 (1.04%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.52%) ACCA
7 1 (0.52%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (8.29%) QA
2 9 (4.66%) PMO
3 8 (4.15%) GDPR
4 6 (3.11%) NIST
5 5 (2.59%) COBIT
5 5 (2.59%) Data Quality
6 4 (2.07%) GAAP
6 4 (2.07%) IFRS
6 4 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.55%) GRC
8 2 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (1.04%) ITGC
8 2 (1.04%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (1.04%) SLA
9 1 (0.52%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (1.04%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.52%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.52%) Docker
2 1 (0.52%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (0.52%) Ansible
1 1 (0.52%) SCCM
Vendors
1 18 (9.33%) Microsoft
2 17 (8.81%) BT
3 8 (4.15%) Oracle
3 8 (4.15%) Salesforce
4 7 (3.63%) IFS
5 6 (3.11%) Alteryx
5 6 (3.11%) Empirix
5 6 (3.11%) NetScout
5 6 (3.11%) SAP
6 5 (2.59%) Splunk
7 4 (2.07%) Cisco
7 4 (2.07%) Juniper
8 3 (1.55%) Ab Initio
8 3 (1.55%) Ericsson
8 3 (1.55%) Informatica
9 2 (1.04%) Nokia
9 2 (1.04%) Palo Alto
9 2 (1.04%) VMware
10 1 (0.52%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.52%) Mapinfo