Telecoms Contracts in the Thames Valley

Telecommunications
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 9 6
Rank change year-on-year -4 -3 +1
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 274 331 518
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 10.30% 11.41% 14.75%
As % of the General category 18.59% 18.36% 24.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 187 246
10th Percentile £204 £302 £208
25th Percentile £356 £394 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.92%
75th Percentile £509 £522 £513
90th Percentile £549 £625 £589
South East median daily rate £418 £413 £425
% change year-on-year +1.39% -2.94% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 1
10th Percentile £23.10 £18.70 -
25th Percentile £24.50 £19.00 £25.50
Median hourly rate £62.50 £20.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +212.50% -23.08% -5.45%
75th Percentile £65.00 £23.00 £26.50
90th Percentile £65.75 £24.50 -
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £52.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year -14.29% -8.70% +49.35%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,474 1,803 2,106
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 55.43% 62.15% 59.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 792 1,212 1,334
10th Percentile £205 £300 £205
25th Percentile £325 £400 £371
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +2.70%
75th Percentile £588 £602 £575
90th Percentile £675 £695 £646
South East median daily rate £490 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.00% - +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 136 40 73
10th Percentile £17.64 £18.50 £10.77
25th Percentile £22.60 £22.38 £12.31
Median hourly rate £47.95 £30.65 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +56.44% +75.14% -22.22%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.30 £22.50
90th Percentile £76.12 £76.20 £34.50
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -21.57%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in the Thames Valley

Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in the Thames Valley

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in the Thames Valley

Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in the Thames Valley

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Telecoms in the Thames Valley

Telecoms
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 4 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
Berkshire -3 257 £425 - 46
Buckinghamshire +28 12 £425 +30.77% 8
Oxfordshire +10 6 - - 2
Telecoms
South East

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 10 (3.65%) SAS
2 6 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.46%) Confluence
4 2 (0.73%) CMS
5 1 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.36%) Apache
5 1 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.36%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 17 (6.20%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (5.47%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.09%) SPSS
5 2 (0.73%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.73%) Maya
5 2 (0.73%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.73%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (0.73%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 13 (4.74%) Power Platform
2 8 (2.92%) Azure
3 7 (2.55%) Snowflake
4 5 (1.82%) Azure Data Factory
5 4 (1.46%) Azure Functions
5 4 (1.46%) Serverless
6 2 (0.73%) AWS
6 2 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.73%) ChatGPT
6 2 (0.73%) OneDrive
6 2 (0.73%) SaaS
7 1 (0.36%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.36%) IaaS
7 1 (0.36%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.36%) PaaS
7 1 (0.36%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 26 (9.49%) 5G
2 24 (8.76%) Radio Access Network
3 14 (5.11%) 4G
4 13 (4.74%) 3G
4 13 (4.74%) Firewall
5 12 (4.38%) Network Security
6 11 (4.01%) LTE
7 9 (3.28%) MPLS
7 9 (3.28%) Wireless
8 8 (2.92%) DNS
8 8 (2.92%) SGSN
8 8 (2.92%) VoLTE
9 7 (2.55%) Diameter Protocol
9 7 (2.55%) GGSN
9 7 (2.55%) Internet
10 5 (1.82%) BGP
10 5 (1.82%) RANAP
10 5 (1.82%) VoIP
10 5 (1.82%) WAN
10 5 (1.82%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.11%) Tableau
2 13 (4.74%) Power BI
3 7 (2.55%) Crystal Reports
4 5 (1.82%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.46%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (1.46%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (1.46%) Oracle Database
5 4 (1.46%) Oracle Database 11g
6 3 (1.09%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.73%) Big Data
8 1 (0.36%) Data Mining
8 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.36%) GIS
8 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 1 (0.36%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.36%) Neo4j
8 1 (0.36%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.36%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 15 (5.47%) JIRA
2 5 (1.82%) Git
3 4 (1.46%) Subversion
4 1 (0.36%) GitLab
4 1 (0.36%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.36%) Selenium
4 1 (0.36%) TestRail
General
1 81 (29.56%) Social Skills
2 46 (16.79%) Finance
3 28 (10.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 26 (9.49%) Marketing
5 24 (8.76%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (8.39%) Legal
7 11 (4.01%) Manufacturing
8 10 (3.65%) Public Sector
9 9 (3.28%) Electronics
9 9 (3.28%) Law
10 7 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (2.19%) Multimedia
12 5 (1.82%) Billing
13 4 (1.46%) Aerospace
13 4 (1.46%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (1.09%) French Language
15 2 (0.73%) German Language
15 2 (0.73%) Mandarin Language
16 1 (0.36%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 41 (14.96%) Analyst
2 30 (10.95%) Telecoms Manager
3 19 (6.93%) Senior
4 17 (6.20%) Architect
4 17 (6.20%) Consultant
5 16 (5.84%) Solutions Architect
6 14 (5.11%) Project Manager
7 13 (4.74%) Network Engineer
8 11 (4.01%) Lead
8 11 (4.01%) Senior Analyst
9 10 (3.65%) Developer
9 10 (3.65%) Programme Manager
9 10 (3.65%) Supplier Manager
10 9 (3.28%) Delivery Manager
11 8 (2.92%) Business Analyst
11 8 (2.92%) Communications Manager
11 8 (2.92%) Data Analyst
11 8 (2.92%) Internal Communications Manager
11 8 (2.92%) Network Manager
12 7 (2.55%) IFS Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.82%) HTML
2 4 (1.46%) React
2 4 (1.46%) XML
3 3 (1.09%) D3.js
3 3 (1.09%) Node.js
3 3 (1.09%) React Native
4 2 (0.73%) CSS
4 2 (0.73%) Flash
4 2 (0.73%) REST
5 1 (0.36%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.36%) Django
5 1 (0.36%) jQuery
5 1 (0.36%) JSON
5 1 (0.36%) MDX
5 1 (0.36%) NETCONF
5 1 (0.36%) OpenLayers
5 1 (0.36%) RESTCONF
5 1 (0.36%) SOAP
5 1 (0.36%) Vue
5 1 (0.36%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 8 (2.92%) Data Protection Act
1 8 (2.92%) Product Ownership
2 5 (1.82%) Data Centre
2 5 (1.82%) Hybrid Cloud
3 4 (1.46%) Algorithms
3 4 (1.46%) Device Driver
3 4 (1.46%) Smart Meter
3 4 (1.46%) Social Media
4 2 (0.73%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (0.73%) Driving Licence
4 2 (0.73%) FPGA
4 2 (0.73%) NHS
4 2 (0.73%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.36%) Blockchain
5 1 (0.36%) Blog
5 1 (0.36%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.36%) Linux Command Line
5 1 (0.36%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.36%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (0.36%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (6.20%) Linux
2 15 (5.47%) Windows
3 13 (4.74%) Unix
4 2 (0.73%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.36%) Android
5 1 (0.36%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.36%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.36%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.36%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (15.69%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (12.77%) Project Management
3 28 (10.22%) Project Delivery
4 25 (9.12%) Continuous Improvement
5 24 (8.76%) Customer Experience
6 22 (8.03%) Agile
6 22 (8.03%) Business Intelligence
6 22 (8.03%) Risk Management
7 21 (7.66%) Collaborative Working
7 21 (7.66%) Roadmaps
8 20 (7.30%) Analytics
8 20 (7.30%) Infrastructure Management
9 19 (6.93%) Stakeholder Management
10 18 (6.57%) Migration
10 18 (6.57%) User Stories
11 17 (6.20%) Contract Management
12 16 (5.84%) Customer-Centricity
13 15 (5.47%) Computer Science
13 15 (5.47%) Decision-Making
14 14 (5.11%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 23 (8.39%) SQL
2 14 (5.11%) Python
3 7 (2.55%) JavaScript
4 5 (1.82%) Shell Script
5 4 (1.46%) Assembly Language
5 4 (1.46%) C
5 4 (1.46%) C++
5 4 (1.46%) MATLAB
6 3 (1.09%) Java
6 3 (1.09%) R
7 1 (0.36%) C#
7 1 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.36%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.36%) Scala
7 1 (0.36%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 54 (19.71%) Degree
2 11 (4.01%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.65%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (3.28%) Cisco Certification
5 8 (2.92%) Master's Degree
6 6 (2.19%) CCNP
6 6 (2.19%) SC Cleared
7 5 (1.82%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.82%) PMP
8 4 (1.46%) CCNA
8 4 (1.46%) CIPD
8 4 (1.46%) CISM
8 4 (1.46%) CISSP
8 4 (1.46%) DV Cleared
8 4 (1.46%) ICAEW
8 4 (1.46%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 4 (1.46%) PhD
9 3 (1.09%) CISA
9 3 (1.09%) CISMP
9 3 (1.09%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (10.58%) QA
2 9 (3.28%) GDPR
2 9 (3.28%) PMO
3 6 (2.19%) NIST
4 5 (1.82%) COBIT
4 5 (1.82%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.46%) GAAP
5 4 (1.46%) IFRS
5 4 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.46%) JTAG
6 3 (1.09%) GRC
6 3 (1.09%) SLA
7 2 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 2 (0.73%) ITGC
7 2 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
System Software
1 4 (1.46%) Embedded Firmware
1 4 (1.46%) Firmware
2 3 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.36%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.36%) Docker
3 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.73%) Nessus
2 1 (0.36%) AirWatch
2 1 (0.36%) Ansible
2 1 (0.36%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.36%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.36%) SCCM
Vendors
1 31 (11.31%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.84%) BT
3 13 (4.74%) Cisco
4 10 (3.65%) Juniper
4 10 (3.65%) Oracle
4 10 (3.65%) SAP
5 8 (2.92%) Salesforce
6 7 (2.55%) IFS
7 6 (2.19%) Alteryx
7 6 (2.19%) Splunk
8 5 (1.82%) Empirix
8 5 (1.82%) NetScout
9 4 (1.46%) Ab Initio
9 4 (1.46%) Informatica
9 4 (1.46%) Nokia
9 4 (1.46%) Palo Alto
10 3 (1.09%) Ericsson
10 3 (1.09%) VMware
11 2 (0.73%) Remedy
11 2 (0.73%) Xilinx