RS-232
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for RS-232 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RS-232 over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 584 | 687 | 849 |
Rank change year-on-year | +103 | +162 | -164 |
Contract jobs citing RS-232 | 7 | 31 | 5 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.016% | 0.052% | 0.006% |
As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.13% | 0.42% | 0.052% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £550 | - |
UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 1 |
10th Percentile | - | £49.88 | - |
25th Percentile | £46.25 | £51.56 | - |
Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £56.25 | £39.55 |
Median % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +42.23% | -10.11% |
75th Percentile | £56.44 | £59.06 | - |
90th Percentile | £59.00 | £59.63 | - |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £56.25 | £39.55 |
% change year-on-year | -15.56% | +42.23% | -10.11% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
RS-232 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 | 5,522 | 7,324 | 9,654 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.80% | 12.38% | 10.88% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 3,303 | 4,766 | 6,317 |
10th Percentile | £205 | £242 | £230 |
25th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £385 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £520 | £500 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.81% | +4.00% | +11.11% |
75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £610 |
90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £700 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £440 |
% change year-on-year | - | +7.95% | +10.00% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 420 | 475 | 360 |
10th Percentile | £13.50 | £9.80 | £14.87 |
25th Percentile | £16.72 | £10.63 | £17.00 |
Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £18.93 | £27.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | +111.30% | -31.16% | +3.77% |
75th Percentile | £63.75 | £60.00 | £50.19 |
90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £66.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.88 | £18.50 | £21.50 |
% change year-on-year | +148.00% | -13.95% | -10.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing RS-232 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing RS-232.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RS-232.
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Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RS-232 within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 |
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England | +86 | 7 | - | - | 24 |
UK excluding London | +63 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
South East | - | 6 | - | - | 7 |
Work from Home | +117 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
East of England | +1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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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: