Wireless Contracts in the UK excluding London

Wireless
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Wireless skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Wireless over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 180 142 178
Rank change year-on-year -38 +36 +34
Contract jobs citing Wireless 232 435 438
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.13% 1.85% 1.43%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.95% 12.43% 10.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 143 302 261
10th Percentile £184 £200 £170
25th Percentile £285 £273 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £325
Median % change year-on-year - +23.08% -
75th Percentile £531 £486 £450
90th Percentile £650 £540 £550
UK median daily rate £416 £425 £400
% change year-on-year -2.04% +6.25% +5.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 12 29
10th Percentile £12.54 £15.70 £13.20
25th Percentile £15.88 £18.20 £15.50
Median hourly rate £17.69 £27.63 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.98% +6.27% -20.00%
75th Percentile £26.00 £59.44 £33.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £80.25 £48.75
UK median hourly rate £18.93 £50.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -62.14% +53.85% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

Wireless 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 3,339 3,500 4,107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.27% 14.89% 13.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,908 2,213 2,635
10th Percentile £200 £213 £185
25th Percentile £343 £350 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £440
Median % change year-on-year - +7.95% +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £544
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
UK median daily rate £495 £518 £500
% change year-on-year -4.44% +3.60% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 358 323 238
10th Percentile £13.43 - £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £9.80 £15.63
Median hourly rate £46.14 £18.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +149.38% -13.95% -9.71%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £70.66 £74.50 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.88 £28.25
% change year-on-year +111.92% -33.19% +6.60%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate histogram for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
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 Wireless 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 -41 75 £375 -2.60% 77
North of England +19 58 £416 +18.96% 62
North West +10 42 £396 -12.49% 34
South West -3 35 £520 +22.35% 43
Midlands +11 33 £350 -17.65% 46
East of England -26 27 £420 +8.39% 48
West Midlands +8 19 £425 -2.30% 26
Yorkshire +30 12 £605 +154.74% 23
East Midlands +17 10 £275 -28.57% 20
Scotland +18 5 £225 -40.98% 28
North East +16 4 £600 +185.71% 7
Wales +1 2 £281 +2.27% 3
Wireless
UK

Wireless
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 8 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.29%) nginx
2 3 (1.29%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.86%) IIS
3 2 (0.86%) WordPress
4 1 (0.43%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 21 (9.05%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.16%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (1.29%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 31 (13.36%) Microsoft 365
2 19 (8.19%) Azure
3 14 (6.03%) AWS
4 3 (1.29%) WhatsApp
5 2 (0.86%) GCP
5 2 (0.86%) OneDrive
5 2 (0.86%) SaaS
6 1 (0.43%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (0.43%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 57 (24.57%) LAN
2 53 (22.84%) WAN
3 40 (17.24%) Firewall
4 36 (15.52%) VPN
5 26 (11.21%) Network Security
6 24 (10.34%) DNS
7 22 (9.48%) DHCP
8 20 (8.62%) Cisco Nexus
8 20 (8.62%) SD-WAN
9 19 (8.19%) 4G
10 18 (7.76%) Wireshark
11 17 (7.33%) Cisco IOS
11 17 (7.33%) Ethernet
12 15 (6.47%) Radio Access Network
13 14 (6.03%) DMZ
13 14 (6.03%) OSPF
14 13 (5.60%) 3GPP
14 13 (5.60%) LTE
15 12 (5.17%) 5G
15 12 (5.17%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.59%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.29%) MySQL
3 1 (0.43%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 8 (3.45%) JIRA
2 6 (2.59%) Git
3 4 (1.72%) Subversion
4 1 (0.43%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.43%) Visual Studio
General
1 54 (23.28%) Social Skills
2 42 (18.10%) Telecoms
3 25 (10.78%) Finance
4 18 (7.76%) Public Sector
5 15 (6.47%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (6.47%) Electronics
6 9 (3.88%) Legal
6 9 (3.88%) Manufacturing
6 9 (3.88%) Marketing
7 8 (3.45%) Military
8 5 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.72%) Aerospace
9 4 (1.72%) Banking
10 3 (1.29%) Retail
11 2 (0.86%) Back Office
11 2 (0.86%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.86%) Law
11 2 (0.86%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.43%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.43%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 75 (32.33%) Network Engineer
2 17 (7.33%) Analyst
3 14 (6.03%) IT Support
4 13 (5.60%) Support Engineer
5 11 (4.74%) Network Support
6 10 (4.31%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 10 (4.31%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 9 (3.88%) Cisco Engineer
7 9 (3.88%) Field Engineer
7 9 (3.88%) Senior
7 9 (3.88%) Support Technician
7 9 (3.88%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
8 8 (3.45%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
8 8 (3.45%) Senior Network Engineer
8 8 (3.45%) Test Engineer
9 7 (3.02%) Cisco Network Engineer
9 7 (3.02%) Designer
10 6 (2.59%) IT Technician
10 6 (2.59%) Network Specialist
10 6 (2.59%) Wireless Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.29%) EDI
2 2 (0.86%) LAMP
3 1 (0.43%) .NET
3 1 (0.43%) Unreal Engine
3 1 (0.43%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 37 (15.95%) Data Centre
2 15 (6.47%) Operational Technology
3 11 (4.74%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.88%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (3.45%) NHS
6 7 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (3.02%) Smartphone
7 6 (2.59%) Algorithms
7 6 (2.59%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.16%) Device Driver
8 5 (2.16%) PDA
8 5 (2.16%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (1.72%) CCTV
9 4 (1.72%) Cyber Defence
9 4 (1.72%) Onboarding
10 3 (1.29%) Blog
10 3 (1.29%) Driving Licence
10 3 (1.29%) IoT
10 3 (1.29%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (1.29%) Solar Power
Operating Systems
1 60 (25.86%) Windows
2 36 (15.52%) Linux
3 13 (5.60%) Windows Server
4 9 (3.88%) Windows Server 2019
5 8 (3.45%) Windows 10
5 8 (3.45%) Windows Server 2008
6 7 (3.02%) Mac OS
7 5 (2.16%) Ubuntu
8 4 (1.72%) Android
8 4 (1.72%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 3 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.86%) Apple iOS
10 2 (0.86%) VMS
11 1 (0.43%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.43%) Unix
11 1 (0.43%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.43%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (9.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 20 (8.62%) Customer Service
4 18 (7.76%) Cybersecurity
4 18 (7.76%) High Availability
4 18 (7.76%) Network Design
5 17 (7.33%) Computer Science
5 17 (7.33%) Project Management
6 16 (6.90%) ITIL
7 13 (5.60%) ITSM
8 12 (5.17%) Software Engineering
9 10 (4.31%) Information Security
9 10 (4.31%) Migration
10 9 (3.88%) Actionable Insight
10 9 (3.88%) Cyber Intelligence
10 9 (3.88%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 9 (3.88%) Mentoring
10 9 (3.88%) Open Source
10 9 (3.88%) Problem Management
10 9 (3.88%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.33%) Python
2 14 (6.03%) C++
3 6 (2.59%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.16%) C
4 5 (2.16%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.72%) Assembly Language
5 4 (1.72%) MATLAB
5 4 (1.72%) Shell Script
6 3 (1.29%) C#
6 3 (1.29%) SQL
7 2 (0.86%) Bash
8 1 (0.43%) Embedded C
8 1 (0.43%) Java
8 1 (0.43%) R
Qualifications
1 54 (23.28%) Security Cleared
2 41 (17.67%) SC Cleared
3 36 (15.52%) Cisco Certification
4 28 (12.07%) CCNA
5 24 (10.34%) Degree
6 19 (8.19%) CCNP
7 10 (4.31%) DV Cleared
8 8 (3.45%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (3.02%) JNCIA
10 6 (2.59%) CEH
10 6 (2.59%) CREST Certified
10 6 (2.59%) GIAC
10 6 (2.59%) GPEN
10 6 (2.59%) OSCP
11 5 (2.16%) CCSA
11 5 (2.16%) Master's Degree
11 5 (2.16%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (1.72%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (1.72%) DBS Check
12 4 (1.72%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.33%) SLA
2 6 (2.59%) NIST
3 4 (1.72%) JTAG
4 1 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.43%) QA
System Software
1 38 (16.38%) Active Directory
2 19 (8.19%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (6.47%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.59%) Firmware
5 5 (2.16%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (1.72%) vSphere
7 3 (1.29%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.43%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (8.19%) SCCM
2 18 (7.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (2.16%) OpenView
4 3 (1.29%) FortiGate
4 3 (1.29%) PaperCut
5 2 (0.86%) Terraform
5 2 (0.86%) WSUS
6 1 (0.43%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.43%) Nessus
6 1 (0.43%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 60 (25.86%) Cisco
2 40 (17.24%) Microsoft
3 29 (12.50%) Palo Alto
4 28 (12.07%) VMware
5 16 (6.90%) F5
6 13 (5.60%) Aruba
6 13 (5.60%) Juniper
6 13 (5.60%) Nokia
7 12 (5.17%) Actix
7 12 (5.17%) Ericsson
7 12 (5.17%) Huawei
8 11 (4.74%) MobileIron
9 10 (4.31%) SolarWinds
10 8 (3.45%) CheckPoint
10 8 (3.45%) Meraki
11 6 (2.59%) Blue Coat
11 6 (2.59%) HP
11 6 (2.59%) Red Hat
11 6 (2.59%) Veeam
12 4 (1.72%) SAP