Telecoms Contracts in the UK excluding London

Telecommunications
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 42 62 53
Rank change year-on-year +20 -9 +5
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 838 855 1,271
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.08% 3.64% 4.15%
As % of the General category 7.50% 6.44% 7.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 396 548 759
10th Percentile £180 £205 £176
25th Percentile £300 £336 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.88%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £550
90th Percentile £731 £691 £669
UK median daily rate £450 £487 £500
% change year-on-year -7.60% -2.60% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 31 14
10th Percentile £12.15 £15.63 £18.95
25th Percentile £12.75 £20.22 £20.25
Median hourly rate £57.50 £52.50 £24.25
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +116.49% -10.58%
75th Percentile £72.50 £71.88 £58.19
90th Percentile £85.00 £101.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +4.76% +40.00% +40.06%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,166 13,277 17,066
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.40% 56.49% 55.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,357 9,083 11,757
10th Percentile £205 £230 £210
25th Percentile £363 £400 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% +5.26% +10.47%
75th Percentile £595 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £694 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,652 766 1,031
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.25 £14.00
Median hourly rate £28.50 £29.00 £18.70
Median % change year-on-year -1.72% +55.08% -4.10%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.68 £35.00
90th Percentile £66.69 £68.75 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £30.16 £33.60 £21.92
% change year-on-year -10.24% +53.33% -2.60%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
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 Telecoms within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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 -2 343 £418 +1.39% 143
South West +19 217 £595 +3.48% 70
North of England +49 99 £400 -15.79% 115
Midlands +41 73 £450 +20.00% 97
East of England +10 60 £375 -18.92% 67
West Midlands +41 56 £510 +13.33% 64
North West +25 48 £350 -23.29% 75
Yorkshire +48 44 £450 -10.00% 25
Scotland +39 29 £475 +4.11% 30
Wales +30 21 £365 +73.81% 16
East Midlands +14 14 £388 +63.16% 33
Northern Ireland +6 8 £600 +229.63% 6
North East +18 7 £493 +47.01% 17
Channel Islands - 2 £575 -
Telecoms
UK

Telecoms
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 14 (1.67%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.19%) Confluence
2 10 (1.19%) SAS
3 6 (0.72%) Apache
4 5 (0.60%) IIS
4 5 (0.60%) Tomcat
5 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.36%) CMS
7 2 (0.24%) OpenStack
7 2 (0.24%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.12%) Drupal
8 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2007
8 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.12%) FileNet
8 1 (0.12%) MTS
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 63 (7.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (6.80%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.19%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.19%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.36%) SPSS
6 2 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.24%) Maya
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.12%) InfoPath
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (0.95%) Remedy ITSM
1 8 (0.95%) SAP BRIM
1 8 (0.95%) SAP Hybris
1 8 (0.95%) SAP PSCD
2 5 (0.60%) SmartPlant
3 2 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.12%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 31 (3.70%) Azure
2 23 (2.74%) AWS
3 21 (2.51%) Power Platform
4 20 (2.39%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (1.91%) PaaS
5 16 (1.91%) SaaS
6 8 (0.95%) SAP Commerce Cloud
6 8 (0.95%) Snowflake
7 6 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (0.72%) IaaS
7 6 (0.72%) Serverless
8 5 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
8 5 (0.60%) Azure Functions
9 3 (0.36%) GCP
9 3 (0.36%) Google Sheets
9 3 (0.36%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.24%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.24%) ChatGPT
10 2 (0.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 1 (0.12%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 57 (6.80%) 5G
2 47 (5.61%) Radio Access Network
3 46 (5.49%) WAN
4 45 (5.37%) 4G
5 42 (5.01%) Wireless
6 40 (4.77%) PBX
6 40 (4.77%) VoIP
7 37 (4.42%) Firewall
8 32 (3.82%) LTE
9 29 (3.46%) Wireshark
10 27 (3.22%) LAN
10 27 (3.22%) VPN
11 25 (2.98%) 3G
12 24 (2.86%) MPLS
13 23 (2.74%) Internet
14 22 (2.63%) DNS
15 15 (1.79%) SDH
16 13 (1.55%) Ethernet
16 13 (1.55%) SD-WAN
17 12 (1.43%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.67%) Power BI
1 14 (1.67%) Tableau
2 9 (1.07%) Electronic Patient Records
2 9 (1.07%) SQL Server
3 7 (0.84%) Crystal Reports
4 6 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.72%) Ingres
5 5 (0.60%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.48%) GIS
6 4 (0.48%) Metadata
6 4 (0.48%) Oracle Database 11g
7 3 (0.36%) Qlik Sense
7 3 (0.36%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.24%) Big Data
8 2 (0.24%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.24%) NonStop SQL
9 1 (0.12%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.12%) NoSQL
9 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 27 (3.22%) JIRA
2 21 (2.51%) Rational DOORS
3 13 (1.55%) Git
4 8 (0.95%) Subversion
5 6 (0.72%) Gradle
6 4 (0.48%) ERwin
6 4 (0.48%) gcov
6 4 (0.48%) GDB
6 4 (0.48%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.36%) Maven
8 2 (0.24%) Capybara
8 2 (0.24%) GitLab
9 1 (0.12%) Gerrit
9 1 (0.12%) GoCD
9 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.12%) NUnit
9 1 (0.12%) Postman
9 1 (0.12%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.12%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 235 (28.04%) Finance
2 229 (27.33%) Social Skills
3 174 (20.76%) Public Sector
4 168 (20.05%) Marketing
5 155 (18.50%) Manufacturing
6 153 (18.26%) Electronics
7 56 (6.68%) Analytical Skills
8 34 (4.06%) Legal
9 28 (3.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (3.34%) Mandarin Language
10 23 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (2.63%) Retail
12 19 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (1.91%) Aerospace
14 12 (1.43%) Billing
14 12 (1.43%) Law
14 12 (1.43%) Multimedia
15 9 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
16 8 (0.95%) Military
17 7 (0.84%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 137 (16.35%) Architect
2 78 (9.31%) Analyst
3 72 (8.59%) Lead
4 68 (8.11%) Solutions Architect
5 47 (5.61%) Support Engineer
6 45 (5.37%) Project Manager
7 43 (5.13%) Telecoms Manager
8 40 (4.77%) Network Engineer
9 39 (4.65%) Network Architect
9 39 (4.65%) Senior
10 36 (4.30%) Consultant
11 34 (4.06%) Lead Architect
12 28 (3.34%) Systems Architect
13 25 (2.98%) Developer
14 23 (2.74%) Desktop Engineer
15 22 (2.63%) Desktop Support
15 22 (2.63%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 18 (2.15%) Coordinator
17 16 (1.91%) Data Analyst
18 15 (1.79%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.79%) XML
2 11 (1.31%) Web Services
3 10 (1.19%) HTML
4 9 (1.07%) RESTful
5 8 (0.95%) CSS
6 7 (0.84%) React
6 7 (0.84%) REST
7 6 (0.72%) AngularJS
7 6 (0.72%) JSON
8 4 (0.48%) YANG
9 3 (0.36%) .NET
9 3 (0.36%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.36%) D3.js
9 3 (0.36%) Django
9 3 (0.36%) Elastic Stack
9 3 (0.36%) Node.js
9 3 (0.36%) React Native
9 3 (0.36%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.24%) Flash
10 2 (0.24%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 49 (5.85%) Data Centre
2 41 (4.89%) NHS
3 35 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (4.06%) Data Protection Act
5 32 (3.82%) Management Information System
6 22 (2.63%) Driving Licence
7 19 (2.27%) Video Conferencing
8 18 (2.15%) Product Ownership
9 14 (1.67%) Cyber Threat
10 11 (1.31%) Cyber Defence
11 10 (1.19%) Blackberry
11 10 (1.19%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 9 (1.07%) Operational Technology
13 8 (0.95%) Fibre Optics
13 8 (0.95%) LIMS
14 7 (0.84%) IVR
14 7 (0.84%) SCADA
15 6 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
16 5 (0.60%) Smart Meter
16 5 (0.60%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 70 (8.35%) Windows
2 39 (4.65%) Linux
3 24 (2.86%) Windows 10
4 14 (1.67%) Unix
5 11 (1.31%) Windows 7
6 8 (0.95%) Windows Server
7 7 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 5 (0.60%) Apple iOS
9 3 (0.36%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.36%) Windows 8
9 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
9 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 2 (0.24%) Android
10 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.24%) Windows XP
11 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
11 1 (0.12%) Solaris
11 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (19.81%) Programme Management
2 164 (19.57%) Business Intelligence
3 152 (18.14%) Digital Marketing
4 96 (11.46%) ITIL
5 81 (9.67%) Problem-Solving
5 81 (9.67%) Project Management
6 73 (8.71%) Agile
7 71 (8.47%) Project Delivery
8 61 (7.28%) Continuous Improvement
9 59 (7.04%) Roadmaps
9 59 (7.04%) Stakeholder Management
10 46 (5.49%) Change Management
11 45 (5.37%) Customer Service
12 42 (5.01%) Decision-Making
13 39 (4.65%) Customer Experience
14 38 (4.53%) Computer Science
14 38 (4.53%) Data Protection
15 34 (4.06%) Mentoring
15 34 (4.06%) Network Management
15 34 (4.06%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 34 (4.06%) Python
2 31 (3.70%) SQL
3 19 (2.27%) JavaScript
4 17 (2.03%) C
4 17 (2.03%) C++
5 11 (1.31%) Java
6 7 (0.84%) C#
7 6 (0.72%) MATLAB
8 5 (0.60%) Bash
8 5 (0.60%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.48%) Assembly Language
9 4 (0.48%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.36%) R
11 2 (0.24%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.24%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.24%) PHP
11 2 (0.24%) Ruby
11 2 (0.24%) Swift
11 2 (0.24%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.24%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 198 (23.63%) Security Cleared
2 144 (17.18%) SC Cleared
3 139 (16.59%) Degree
4 76 (9.07%) DV Cleared
5 38 (4.53%) Cisco Certification
6 22 (2.63%) CCNP
7 16 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (1.79%) CCNA
8 15 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.67%) HND
10 12 (1.43%) Master's Degree
10 12 (1.43%) TOGAF Certification
11 11 (1.31%) CISSP
12 9 (1.07%) CCIE
12 9 (1.07%) CCIE Data Center
12 9 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (0.72%) BC Cleared
13 6 (0.72%) PhD
14 5 (0.60%) CISM
14 5 (0.60%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.77%) SLA
2 35 (4.18%) QA
3 20 (2.39%) NIST
4 16 (1.91%) GDPR
4 16 (1.91%) PMO
5 11 (1.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.19%) NIST 800
7 9 (1.07%) Data Quality
8 8 (0.95%) HL7
9 5 (0.60%) COBIT
9 5 (0.60%) JSP 440
9 5 (0.60%) RMADS
10 4 (0.48%) GAAP
10 4 (0.48%) IFRS
10 4 (0.48%) JTAG
11 3 (0.36%) GRC
11 3 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.24%) ITGC
12 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 15 (1.79%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.43%) Docker
3 10 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.72%) Firmware
5 4 (0.48%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.24%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.12%) NFS
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.12%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 8 (0.95%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.84%) OpenView
3 6 (0.72%) Ansible
3 6 (0.72%) SCCM
3 6 (0.72%) Terraform
4 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.24%) Dell DRAC
4 2 (0.24%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.24%) Nagios
4 2 (0.24%) Nessus
4 2 (0.24%) Puppet
4 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.12%) Avamar
5 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.12%) Kibana
5 1 (0.12%) logstash
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.12%) SCOM
5 1 (0.12%) VxRail
Vendors
1 161 (19.21%) SAP
2 105 (12.53%) Microsoft
3 71 (8.47%) Cisco
4 41 (4.89%) Nokia
5 33 (3.94%) Juniper
6 31 (3.70%) BT
7 24 (2.86%) Ericsson
8 21 (2.51%) IBM
9 17 (2.03%) Palo Alto
10 14 (1.67%) Avaya
10 14 (1.67%) VMware
11 13 (1.55%) Actix
11 13 (1.55%) Oracle
12 12 (1.43%) Google
12 12 (1.43%) Huawei
13 11 (1.31%) Ribbon
13 11 (1.31%) Salesforce
14 10 (1.19%) Remedy
15 9 (1.07%) Red Hat
16 8 (0.95%) BMC