Network Planning Contracts

Network Planning
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Network Planning skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Network Planning 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 585 698 809
Rank change year-on-year +113 +111 -160
Contract jobs citing Network Planning 13 21 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.030% 0.035% 0.045%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.035% 0.039% 0.050%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 8 22
10th Percentile - £349 £335
25th Percentile £325 £373 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £425 £588
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% -27.66% +20.51%
75th Percentile £375 £500 £764
90th Percentile £437 £605 £1,000
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £425 £405
% change year-on-year -17.65% +4.94% +10.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile £16.70 £20.00 -
25th Percentile £20.75 £20.75 £36.25
Median hourly rate £23.00 £22.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -40.00% +50.00%
75th Percentile £25.38 £24.25 £38.75
90th Percentile £29.65 £25.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £22.50 -
% change year-on-year -17.78% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Network Planning is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,374 53,774 80,482
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.31% 89.91% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,095 37,304 56,474
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,422 1,763 1,928
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.00 £36.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year - +80.00% -8.17%

Network Planning
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Network Planning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Network Planning in the UK

Network Planning
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Network Planning in the UK

Network Planning
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Planning over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Planning in the UK

Network Planning
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Planning in the UK

Network Planning
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Network Planning over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Network Planning in the UK

Network Planning
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Network Planning 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 +117 10 £350 -17.65% 8
UK excluding London +63 9 £350 -17.65% 6
Work from Home +126 7 £350 -17.65% 4
North of England +35 5 £350 -17.65% 2
West Midlands +32 3 £350 -6.67%
Midlands +25 3 £350 -6.67%
North West +15 2 £350 -17.65% 2
Yorkshire - 2 £350 -
South East +21 1 - - 2
North East - 1 - -

Network Planning
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:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) SAP APO
1 1 (7.69%) SAP IBP
1 1 (7.69%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (30.77%) Network Security
2 2 (15.38%) 2G
2 2 (15.38%) 3G
2 2 (15.38%) 4G
2 2 (15.38%) 5G
2 2 (15.38%) Radio Access Network
3 1 (7.69%) DWDM
3 1 (7.69%) Ethernet
3 1 (7.69%) Internet
3 1 (7.69%) MPLS
3 1 (7.69%) SDH
3 1 (7.69%) SONET
3 1 (7.69%) WAN
3 1 (7.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) GIS
1 2 (15.38%) QGIS
General
1 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 3 (23.08%) Telecoms
3 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Finance
3 2 (15.38%) Spanish Language
4 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
4 1 (7.69%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Senior
2 3 (23.08%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Change Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Change Management Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) ICT Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Management Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Network Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Network Specialist
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Change Management Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Management Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Network Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Radio Planner
4 1 (7.69%) SAP MM Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) SAP MM Business Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) SAP Supply Chain Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) SAP Supply Chain Business Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Supply Chain Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) PACS
2 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (23.08%) Network Optimisation
3 2 (15.38%) Business Case
3 2 (15.38%) Change Management
3 2 (15.38%) Computer Science
3 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (15.38%) Customer Experience
3 2 (15.38%) Customer-Centricity
3 2 (15.38%) Data Privacy
3 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
3 2 (15.38%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (15.38%) Impact Analysis
3 2 (15.38%) Network Design
3 2 (15.38%) Project Management
3 2 (15.38%) Radio Network Optimisation
3 2 (15.38%) Resource Allocation
3 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (15.38%) Statistics
3 2 (15.38%) Supplier Management
3 2 (15.38%) Workload Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
1 3 (23.08%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) CCNA
2 2 (15.38%) CCNP
2 2 (15.38%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (15.38%) CISSP
2 2 (15.38%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (7.69%) BC Cleared
3 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) GDPR
1 2 (15.38%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) Ericsson
2 2 (15.38%) ESRI
2 2 (15.38%) Greenplum
2 2 (15.38%) Mapinfo
2 2 (15.38%) Pega
3 1 (7.69%) SAP