Telecommunications
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 64 | 85 | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | -4 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Telecoms | 1,327 | 1,594 | 2,688 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 3.11% | 2.80% | 3.07% |
| As % of the General category | 5.37% | 4.78% | 5.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 661 | 1,061 | 1,697 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £225 | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £495 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -1.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £613 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £713 | £694 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 96 | 57 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.15 | £18.05 | £19.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.25 | £21.26 | £21.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £52.50 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +40.00% | +45.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £68.75 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £88.50 | £69.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.00 | £52.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +133.33% | -10.00% |
All General Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 24,689 | 33,314 | 49,422 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 57.95% | 58.58% | 56.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,578 | 23,090 | 34,263 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +5.26% | +9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,927 | 1,017 | 1,407 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.41 | £17.72 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +44.44% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.45 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £28.16 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.57% | +48.21% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Telecoms 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 Telecoms.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
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Top 18 Contract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +16 | 1,148 | £450 | -10.00% | 682 |
| UK excluding London | +17 | 815 | £450 | - | 505 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 429 | £475 | +0.53% | 223 |
| South East | 0 | 340 | £425 | +3.03% | 147 |
| London | -2 | 332 | £500 | -4.76% | 187 |
| South West | +16 | 215 | £595 | +3.48% | 70 |
| North of England | +35 | 89 | £370 | -21.07% | 115 |
| Midlands | +38 | 67 | £500 | +33.33% | 88 |
| East of England | +13 | 58 | £375 | -20.00% | 61 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 50 | £535 | +14.50% | 46 |
| Yorkshire | +32 | 43 | £450 | -10.00% | 31 |
| North West | +3 | 39 | £345 | -23.33% | 67 |
| Scotland | +39 | 27 | £475 | +4.11% | 21 |
| Wales | +34 | 22 | £365 | +72.78% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 14 | £388 | +63.16% | 42 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 8 | £600 | +229.63% | 8 |
| North East | +18 | 7 | £493 | +38.73% | 18 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | £575 | - |
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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:
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