4G Contracts in the UK excluding London

4G
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 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 307 393 408
Rank change year-on-year +86 +15 -78
Contract jobs citing 4G 89 54 105
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.43% 0.23% 0.35%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.67% 1.54% 2.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 35 40
10th Percentile £350 £225 £313
25th Percentile £375 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £574 £625 £455
90th Percentile £788 £928 £593
UK median daily rate £475 £428 £467
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.36% +15.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 5
10th Percentile £27.08 £51.79 £30.80
25th Percentile £31.31 £52.43 £31.25
Median hourly rate £39.75 £57.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.26% +75.38% -23.53%
75th Percentile £49.31 £68.25 £33.75
90th Percentile £54.23 £72.89 -
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £57.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -3.51% +75.38% -24.42%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,328 3,498 4,072
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.25% 14.91% 13.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,904 2,201 2,615
10th Percentile £201 £210 £185
25th Percentile £350 £350 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £440
Median % change year-on-year - +7.95% +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £545
90th Percentile £675 £690 £638
UK median daily rate £495 £518 £500
% change year-on-year -4.49% +3.65% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 358 321 234
10th Percentile £13.43 - £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £9.80 £16.01
Median hourly rate £46.14 £18.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +149.38% -13.95% -10.42%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £70.66 £74.50 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.41
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.88% +5.22%

4G
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing 4G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for 4G in the UK excluding London

4G
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 4G in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for 4G in the UK excluding London

4G
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 4G in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 4G in the UK excluding London

4G
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 4G in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for 4G in the UK excluding London

4G
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing 4G in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for 4G in the UK excluding London

4G
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 4G within the UK excluding London 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
South East +34 36 £444 +6.93% 21
South West +24 28 £775 +36.26% 1
East of England +22 20 £430 -33.85% 13
North of England - 3 £365 - 5
North West - 3 £365 - 2
Scotland +42 2 £520 - 1
4G
UK

4G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (1.12%) OpenStack
Applications
1 7 (7.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (6.74%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (6.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Communications & Networking
1 61 (68.54%) 5G
2 42 (47.19%) 3G
3 39 (43.82%) Radio Access Network
4 20 (22.47%) LTE
5 19 (21.35%) Wireless
6 18 (20.22%) Wireshark
7 13 (14.61%) 3GPP
7 13 (14.61%) Network Security
8 12 (13.48%) 2G
8 12 (13.48%) Firewall
9 10 (11.24%) VPN
10 9 (10.11%) DNS
11 7 (7.87%) VoLTE
12 6 (6.74%) Diameter Protocol
12 6 (6.74%) Ethernet
12 6 (6.74%) GGSN
12 6 (6.74%) RANAP
12 6 (6.74%) SGSN
12 6 (6.74%) VoIP
13 5 (5.62%) ATM
Development Applications
1 2 (2.25%) JIRA
General
1 44 (49.44%) Telecoms
2 24 (26.97%) Social Skills
3 10 (11.24%) Public Sector
4 9 (10.11%) Finance
5 8 (8.99%) Marketing
6 7 (7.87%) Electronics
6 7 (7.87%) Manufacturing
7 6 (6.74%) Multimedia
7 6 (6.74%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (4.49%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (3.37%) Aerospace
9 3 (3.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (3.37%) Military
10 1 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.12%) Local Government
10 1 (1.12%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 12 (13.48%) Consultant
2 9 (10.11%) Architect
2 9 (10.11%) Network Engineer
3 8 (8.99%) Technical Architect
4 6 (6.74%) Network Design Specialist
4 6 (6.74%) Network Specialist
4 6 (6.74%) Senior
5 5 (5.62%) Performance Consultant
5 5 (5.62%) Performance Specialist
5 5 (5.62%) Senior Consultant
5 5 (5.62%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 5 (5.62%) Senior Performance Consultant
6 4 (4.49%) C++ Developer
6 4 (4.49%) Core Network Specialist
6 4 (4.49%) Design Engineer
6 4 (4.49%) Developer
6 4 (4.49%) IP Design Engineer
6 4 (4.49%) IP Network Engineer
6 4 (4.49%) Network Design Engineer
6 4 (4.49%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.12%) SPML
1 1 (1.12%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (3.37%) IoT
1 3 (3.37%) NB-IoT
2 2 (2.25%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.12%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (1.12%) GNSS
3 1 (1.12%) Housing Association
3 1 (1.12%) NHS
3 1 (1.12%) PKI
3 1 (1.12%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.62%) Windows
2 4 (4.49%) Linux
3 1 (1.12%) Solaris
3 1 (1.12%) Unix
3 1 (1.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (25.84%) Network Design
2 17 (19.10%) Project Management
3 14 (15.73%) Customer Experience
4 12 (13.48%) High Availability
4 12 (13.48%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (12.36%) Agile
5 11 (12.36%) Capacity Planning
5 11 (12.36%) Roadmaps
5 11 (12.36%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (10.11%) Load Balancing
6 9 (10.11%) Network Virtualisation
6 9 (10.11%) Performance Management
7 8 (8.99%) Programme Management
7 8 (8.99%) Statistics
8 7 (7.87%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (7.87%) Computer Science
8 7 (7.87%) Digital Marketing
8 7 (7.87%) Systems Engineering
8 7 (7.87%) Waterfall
9 6 (6.74%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.49%) C++
1 4 (4.49%) Python
2 1 (1.12%) C
2 1 (1.12%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 21 (23.60%) Security Cleared
2 13 (14.61%) SC Cleared
3 8 (8.99%) Degree
4 7 (7.87%) DV Cleared
5 6 (6.74%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (2.25%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (2.25%) CCNA
6 2 (2.25%) CCNP
6 2 (2.25%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (1.12%) BC Cleared
7 1 (1.12%) CSPO
7 1 (1.12%) HNC
7 1 (1.12%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.25%) QA
1 2 (2.25%) SLA
2 1 (1.12%) Def Stans
2 1 (1.12%) NCSC
2 1 (1.12%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (2.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (1.12%) Check_MK
1 1 (1.12%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 14 (15.73%) Cisco
1 14 (15.73%) Nokia
2 13 (14.61%) Ericsson
3 12 (13.48%) Actix
3 12 (13.48%) Huawei
4 11 (12.36%) Juniper
5 7 (7.87%) SAP
6 6 (6.74%) Empirix
6 6 (6.74%) NetScout
7 2 (2.25%) CheckPoint
7 2 (2.25%) Dell
7 2 (2.25%) F5
7 2 (2.25%) Meraki
7 2 (2.25%) Palo Alto
7 2 (2.25%) SolarWinds
7 2 (2.25%) Sparx
8 1 (1.12%) ADVA
8 1 (1.12%) Mavenir
8 1 (1.12%) Splunk
8 1 (1.12%) Tellabs