Wi-Fi Contracts in the South West

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
England > South West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Wi-Fi skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 113 137 135
Rank change year-on-year +24 -2 -33
Contract jobs citing Wi-Fi 38 29 39
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 1.20% 0.82% 1.06%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.41% 4.73% 8.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 23 29
10th Percentile £185 £160 £215
25th Percentile £206 £214 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £300 £375
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £613 £413 £538
90th Percentile £650 £553 £547
England median daily rate £350 £390 £400
% change year-on-year -10.26% -2.50% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 4 0
10th Percentile - £15.68 -
25th Percentile £15.75 £16.05 -
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.25 -
Median % change year-on-year +119.18% - -
75th Percentile - £35.56 -
90th Percentile - £64.48 -
England median hourly rate £16.50 £18.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -10.81% +12.12% -5.71%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South West

Wi-Fi 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 West with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 513 613 481
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 16.18% 17.29% 13.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 394 295
10th Percentile £285 £207 £225
25th Percentile £463 £400 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £518 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.86% +15.00% +12.50%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £550
90th Percentile £703 £719 £620
England median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 121 30
10th Percentile £12.55 - £41.72
25th Percentile £15.75 - £46.37
Median hourly rate £40.00 £9.80 £50.67
Median % change year-on-year +308.16% -80.66% +8.96%
75th Percentile £68.46 £60.00 £66.46
90th Percentile £83.60 £75.99 £69.05
England median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £23.91
% change year-on-year +116.22% -22.63% -4.36%

Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Wi-Fi in the South West

Wi-Fi
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi in the South West.

Daily rate trend for Wi-Fi in the South West

Wi-Fi
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi in the South West over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Wi-Fi in the South West

Wi-Fi
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi in the South West.

Hourly rate trend for Wi-Fi in the South West

Wi-Fi
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wi-Fi in the South West over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Wi-Fi in the South West

Wi-Fi
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the South West region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Somerset +6 14 £250 -33.33% 4
Bristol +12 11 £500 +96.08% 4
Gloucestershire +8 7 - - 1
Wiltshire +6 5 £464 +189.84% 2
Wi-Fi
England

Wi-Fi
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 9 (23.68%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (7.89%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 6 (15.79%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (7.89%) BigCommerce
3 1 (2.63%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 23 (60.53%) LAN
2 15 (39.47%) WAN
3 8 (21.05%) DHCP
3 8 (21.05%) DNS
3 8 (21.05%) MPLS
3 8 (21.05%) SAN
4 5 (13.16%) Structured Cabling
5 4 (10.53%) Unified Communications
5 4 (10.53%) Wireless
6 3 (7.89%) Firewall
6 3 (7.89%) VoIP
6 3 (7.89%) WLAN
7 1 (2.63%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (21.05%) SQL Server
General
1 15 (39.47%) Social Skills
2 8 (21.05%) Aerospace
2 8 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (10.53%) Public Sector
4 3 (7.89%) Marketing
4 3 (7.89%) Retail
5 1 (2.63%) Electronics
5 1 (2.63%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (21.05%) Analyst
1 8 (21.05%) Infrastructure Analyst
1 8 (21.05%) IT Analyst
1 8 (21.05%) IT Infrastructure Analyst
2 7 (18.42%) Lead
3 5 (13.16%) 1st Line Support
4 4 (10.53%) Architect
4 4 (10.53%) Consultant
4 4 (10.53%) Desktop Support
4 4 (10.53%) Lead Architect
4 4 (10.53%) Network Architect
4 4 (10.53%) Project Manager
5 3 (7.89%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
5 3 (7.89%) IT Administrator
5 3 (7.89%) IT Consultant
5 3 (7.89%) IT Systems Administrator
5 3 (7.89%) Network Engineer
5 3 (7.89%) SC Cleared Project Manager
5 3 (7.89%) Systems Administrator
5 3 (7.89%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.89%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (47.37%) Data Centre
2 8 (21.05%) Client/Server
2 8 (21.05%) Clustering
3 3 (7.89%) Onboarding
3 3 (7.89%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (7.89%) Solar Power
4 2 (5.26%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (2.63%) Smartphone
5 1 (2.63%) STB
Operating Systems
1 13 (34.21%) Windows
2 8 (21.05%) Unix
3 4 (10.53%) Linux
4 3 (7.89%) Windows 10
5 1 (2.63%) Embedded Linux
5 1 (2.63%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (31.58%) Network Management
2 9 (23.68%) Migration
3 8 (21.05%) Application Packaging
3 8 (21.05%) Asset Management
3 8 (21.05%) Business Transformation
3 8 (21.05%) Capacity Management
3 8 (21.05%) Capacity Planning
3 8 (21.05%) Data Migration
3 8 (21.05%) Data Protection
3 8 (21.05%) Decision-Making
3 8 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (21.05%) Server Management
4 4 (10.53%) IT Strategy
4 4 (10.53%) Network Architecture
4 4 (10.53%) Strategic Thinking
4 4 (10.53%) Zero Trust
5 3 (7.89%) Customer Experience
5 3 (7.89%) Load Balancing
5 3 (7.89%) Project Planning
5 3 (7.89%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 8 (21.05%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.63%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (47.37%) Security Cleared
2 11 (28.95%) SC Cleared
3 9 (23.68%) Degree
4 4 (10.53%) DV Cleared
5 3 (7.89%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (7.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
System Software
1 8 (21.05%) Active Directory
1 8 (21.05%) Virtual Servers
1 8 (21.05%) VMware Infrastructure
1 8 (21.05%) VMware Workstation
2 1 (2.63%) Docker
Systems Management
1 8 (21.05%) Microsoft Clustering
1 8 (21.05%) Nagios
1 8 (21.05%) NetBackup
1 8 (21.05%) SCCM
2 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 8 (21.05%) Hitachi
1 8 (21.05%) NetApp
1 8 (21.05%) VMware
2 4 (10.53%) Cisco
2 4 (10.53%) Microsoft
3 3 (7.89%) Adobe
3 3 (7.89%) Aruba
3 3 (7.89%) CheckPoint
3 3 (7.89%) Dell
3 3 (7.89%) F5
3 3 (7.89%) Intel
3 3 (7.89%) Meraki
3 3 (7.89%) Salesforce
3 3 (7.89%) SAP
3 3 (7.89%) Sitecore
4 1 (2.63%) Apple