3G
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for 3G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 3G over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 552 653 685
Rank change year-on-year +101 +32 -127
Contract jobs citing 3G 46 66 165
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.11% 0.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.82% 0.90% 1.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 43 65
10th Percentile £328 £288 £265
25th Percentile £372 £354 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year +22.50% -5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £788 £553 £591
90th Percentile - £853 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £469 £450 £413
% change year-on-year +4.17% +9.09% +2.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £53.63 -
25th Percentile £24.25 £57.02 -
Median hourly rate £24.50 £65.16 £12.05
Median % change year-on-year -62.40% +440.71% -72.30%
75th Percentile £24.75 £71.81 -
90th Percentile - £74.32 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.50 £65.16 £12.05
% change year-on-year -62.40% +440.71% -72.30%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

3G 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 with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,616 7,369 9,710
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.97% 12.32% 10.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,363 4,796 6,383
10th Percentile £205 £231 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £519 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.59% +3.80% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £606
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £438
% change year-on-year - +8.57% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 420 481 362
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.82
25th Percentile £17.00 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £19.00 £28.33
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -32.93% -0.60%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.50 £50.77
90th Percentile £67.75 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +148.00% -13.95% -14.00%

3G
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing 3G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 3G in the UK

3G
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 3G.

Daily rate trend for 3G in the UK

3G
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 3G over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 3G in the UK

3G
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 3G.

Hourly rate trend for 3G in the UK

3G
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3G within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
England +109 45 £490 +22.50% 16
UK excluding London +55 38 £469 +4.17% 14
South East +25 26 £419 +10.78% 4
Work from Home +111 24 £775 +93.75% 6
London +95 8 £490 +28.95% 1
South West +12 8 £775 +19.23% 1
North West - 3 £365 -
North of England - 3 £365 - 2
Scotland +33 1 £365 -

3G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 5 (10.87%) ArcGIS
2 2 (4.35%) OpenStack
Applications
1 4 (8.70%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (8.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 45 (97.83%) 4G
2 32 (69.57%) 5G
3 23 (50.00%) Radio Access Network
4 16 (34.78%) 2G
5 6 (13.04%) VoLTE
6 5 (10.87%) ATM
6 5 (10.87%) Diameter Protocol
6 5 (10.87%) DNS
6 5 (10.87%) Ethernet
6 5 (10.87%) Wireshark
7 4 (8.70%) GGSN
7 4 (8.70%) LTE
7 4 (8.70%) RANAP
7 4 (8.70%) SDH
7 4 (8.70%) SGSN
8 2 (4.35%) DSL
8 2 (4.35%) GPRS
8 2 (4.35%) VoWiFi
9 1 (2.17%) EIGRP
9 1 (2.17%) ICMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.87%) GIS
1 5 (10.87%) QGIS
General
1 25 (54.35%) Telecoms
2 10 (21.74%) Social Skills
3 8 (17.39%) Finance
3 8 (17.39%) Marketing
4 7 (15.22%) Electronics
4 7 (15.22%) Manufacturing
4 7 (15.22%) Public Sector
5 4 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (8.70%) Multimedia
5 4 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (6.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 9 (19.57%) Architect
1 9 (19.57%) Consultant
2 8 (17.39%) Technical Architect
3 5 (10.87%) Performance Consultant
3 5 (10.87%) Performance Specialist
3 5 (10.87%) Senior
3 5 (10.87%) Senior Consultant
3 5 (10.87%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 5 (10.87%) Senior Performance Consultant
4 4 (8.70%) Radio Planner
4 4 (8.70%) Radio Specialist
5 3 (6.52%) Transmission Planner
6 2 (4.35%) Data Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Mobile Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Network Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Radio Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Cisco Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Desktop Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Telecoms Planner
7 1 (2.17%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.17%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.17%) CentOS
1 1 (2.17%) Linux
1 1 (2.17%) Windows
1 1 (2.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (34.78%) Customer Experience
2 11 (23.91%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (23.91%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (19.57%) Capacity Planning
3 9 (19.57%) Performance Management
3 9 (19.57%) Roadmaps
4 8 (17.39%) Agile
5 7 (15.22%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (15.22%) Decision-Making
5 7 (15.22%) Digital Marketing
5 7 (15.22%) Programme Management
5 7 (15.22%) Waterfall
6 6 (13.04%) Statistics
6 6 (13.04%) Technical Leadership
7 5 (10.87%) Break/Fix
7 5 (10.87%) Computer Science
7 5 (10.87%) Conflict Resolution
7 5 (10.87%) Data Analysis
7 5 (10.87%) Project Delivery
7 5 (10.87%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.87%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (17.39%) SC Cleared
1 8 (17.39%) Security Cleared
2 7 (15.22%) DV Cleared
3 5 (10.87%) Degree
4 4 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.17%) BC Cleared
5 1 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.17%) CSPO
5 1 (2.17%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.35%) QA
1 2 (4.35%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (4.35%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.17%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 7 (15.22%) SAP
2 4 (8.70%) Empirix
2 4 (8.70%) NetScout
3 1 (2.17%) ADVA
3 1 (2.17%) Cisco
3 1 (2.17%) Datto
3 1 (2.17%) Ericsson
3 1 (2.17%) Juniper
3 1 (2.17%) Mavenir
3 1 (2.17%) Nokia
3 1 (2.17%) Nokia Networks
3 1 (2.17%) Remedy
3 1 (2.17%) Sophos
3 1 (2.17%) Tellabs