4G Contracts in the South East

4G
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 173 187 188
Rank change year-on-year +14 +1 -63
Contract jobs citing 4G 31 36 70
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.56% 0.61% 0.89%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.41% 3.61% 5.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 22 25
10th Percentile £321 - £313
25th Percentile £350 £225 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £357 £425
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% -16.00% -
75th Percentile £475 £450 £450
90th Percentile £510 £581 £498
England median daily rate £475 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £30.80
25th Percentile £24.25 - £31.25
Median hourly rate £24.50 - £32.50
75th Percentile £24.75 - £33.75
90th Percentile - - -
England 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
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,287 996 1,252
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 23.08% 16.97% 15.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 633 599 781
10th Percentile £205 £228 £189
25th Percentile £363 £363 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £481 £450
Median % change year-on-year +0.72% +6.79% +5.88%
75th Percentile £584 £588 £560
90th Percentile £638 £700 £658
England median daily rate £488 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -7.14% +5.00% +15.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 76 66
10th Percentile £16.25 £18.25 £14.68
25th Percentile £27.50 £42.50 £17.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £50.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +13.56% +134.88% -33.85%
75th Percentile £64.38 £67.50 £45.83
90th Percentile £85.65 £80.25 £58.75
England median hourly rate £40.00 £18.93 £23.91
% change year-on-year +111.30% -20.83% -4.36%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing 4G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for 4G in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 4G in the South East.

Daily rate trend for 4G in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 4G in the South East over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 4G in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 4G in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for 4G in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 4G within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 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
Thames Valley +8 27 £413 -8.33% 6
Berkshire -8 27 £413 -8.33% 3
West Sussex - 2 £450 -
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (3.23%) OpenStack
Applications
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (12.90%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (12.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 27 (87.10%) 3G
2 24 (77.42%) 5G
3 16 (51.61%) Radio Access Network
4 8 (25.81%) 2G
5 7 (22.58%) DNS
6 6 (19.35%) Ethernet
7 5 (16.13%) ATM
7 5 (16.13%) VoLTE
8 4 (12.90%) Diameter Protocol
8 4 (12.90%) GGSN
8 4 (12.90%) LTE
8 4 (12.90%) RANAP
8 4 (12.90%) SDH
8 4 (12.90%) SGSN
8 4 (12.90%) Wireshark
9 3 (9.68%) Broadband
10 2 (6.45%) DHCP
10 2 (6.45%) GPRS
10 2 (6.45%) VoIP
10 2 (6.45%) WAN
Development Applications
1 1 (3.23%) JIRA
General
1 14 (45.16%) Telecoms
2 7 (22.58%) Social Skills
3 4 (12.90%) Multimedia
3 4 (12.90%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (9.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (6.45%) Finance
6 1 (3.23%) Marketing
6 1 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (29.03%) Consultant
2 5 (16.13%) Performance Consultant
2 5 (16.13%) Performance Specialist
2 5 (16.13%) Senior
2 5 (16.13%) Senior Consultant
2 5 (16.13%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
2 5 (16.13%) Senior Performance Consultant
3 4 (12.90%) Network Engineer
4 3 (9.68%) Transmission Planner
5 2 (6.45%) Data Engineer
5 2 (6.45%) Mobile Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Build Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Coordinator
6 1 (3.23%) Databuild Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Junior Project Coordinator
6 1 (3.23%) Product Owner
6 1 (3.23%) Telecoms Consultant
6 1 (3.23%) Tester
6 1 (3.23%) Transmission Engineer
6 1 (3.23%) Transmission Planning Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.23%) Product Ownership
1 1 (3.23%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (32.26%) Customer Experience
2 9 (29.03%) Capacity Planning
2 9 (29.03%) Performance Management
2 9 (29.03%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (29.03%) Roadmaps
3 6 (19.35%) Decision-Making
3 6 (19.35%) Project Delivery
3 6 (19.35%) Technical Leadership
4 5 (16.13%) Computer Science
4 5 (16.13%) Conflict Resolution
4 5 (16.13%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (12.90%) B2B
5 4 (12.90%) Break/Fix
5 4 (12.90%) Network Architecture
5 4 (12.90%) Performance Analysis
5 4 (12.90%) Performance Improvement
5 4 (12.90%) Statistics
6 3 (9.68%) Planning and Forecasting
6 3 (9.68%) Project Management
7 2 (6.45%) Change Control
Qualifications
1 6 (19.35%) Degree
2 4 (12.90%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (6.45%) CCNA
3 2 (6.45%) CCNP
3 2 (6.45%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (3.23%) BC Cleared
4 1 (3.23%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (3.23%) CSPO
4 1 (3.23%) HNC
4 1 (3.23%) MBCS
4 1 (3.23%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.68%) QA
2 2 (6.45%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (6.45%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (3.23%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (12.90%) Cisco
1 4 (12.90%) Empirix
1 4 (12.90%) NetScout
2 2 (6.45%) CheckPoint
2 2 (6.45%) Dell
2 2 (6.45%) F5
2 2 (6.45%) Meraki
2 2 (6.45%) Palo Alto
2 2 (6.45%) Remedy
2 2 (6.45%) SolarWinds
3 1 (3.23%) ADVA
3 1 (3.23%) Ericsson
3 1 (3.23%) Juniper
3 1 (3.23%) Mavenir
3 1 (3.23%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.23%) Nokia
3 1 (3.23%) Nokia Networks
3 1 (3.23%) Tellabs