Wireless Contracts

Wireless
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 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 246 232 328
Rank change year-on-year -14 +96 +16
Contract jobs citing Wireless 434 694 741
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.00% 1.16% 0.83%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.73% 9.42% 7.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 460 451
10th Percentile £168 £200 £180
25th Percentile £252 £280 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +6.25% -
75th Percentile £538 £516 £522
90th Percentile £663 £619 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £400 £323
% change year-on-year - +24.03% -5.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 21 45
10th Percentile £12.76 £18.43 £14.82
25th Percentile £16.25 £22.26 £17.64
Median hourly rate £18.93 £50.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -62.14% +53.85% -7.14%
75th Percentile £23.80 £80.25 £48.75
90th Percentile £63.73 £85.05 £52.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.69 £33.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -46.39% +26.92% -20.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

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 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%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Top 16 Contract Locations

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 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 +31 405 £413 -2.37% 332
UK excluding London -40 241 £400 - 301
London +85 159 £400 -5.88% 65
Work from Home +2 84 £450 - 130
South East -40 78 £378 -5.63% 86
North of England +27 61 £406 +26.93% 55
North West +12 46 £396 -1.00% 30
Midlands +5 35 £425 - 32
South West -7 34 £380 -10.59% 48
East of England -13 30 £420 +13.51% 46
West Midlands +13 21 £463 +8.82% 17
Yorkshire +20 12 £605 +154.74% 22
East Midlands +17 10 £275 -27.63% 15
Scotland +7 5 £225 -45.45% 35
North East +19 3 £625 +197.62% 5
Wales -4 1 £300 +9.09% 3

Wireless
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 16 (3.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.84%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.15%) IIS
4 3 (0.69%) nginx
4 3 (0.69%) WordPress
5 2 (0.46%) Skype for Business
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 65 (14.98%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.00%) MS Visio
3 9 (2.07%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.69%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.23%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 68 (15.67%) Microsoft 365
2 49 (11.29%) Azure
3 45 (10.37%) AWS
4 13 (3.00%) GCP
5 7 (1.61%) Entra ID
5 7 (1.61%) WhatsApp
6 6 (1.38%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (1.15%) OCI
7 5 (1.15%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 4 (0.92%) Amazon EC2
8 4 (0.92%) OneDrive
9 3 (0.69%) Amazon S3
9 3 (0.69%) Nutanix
9 3 (0.69%) Route 53
10 2 (0.46%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (0.46%) IaaS
10 2 (0.46%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.46%) Rubrik
10 2 (0.46%) SaaS
11 1 (0.23%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 149 (34.33%) LAN
2 136 (31.34%) WAN
3 123 (28.34%) Firewall
4 110 (25.35%) VPN
5 65 (14.98%) OSPF
6 53 (12.21%) BGP
7 50 (11.52%) WLAN
8 44 (10.14%) Cisco Nexus
9 43 (9.91%) DNS
10 42 (9.68%) SD-WAN
11 39 (8.99%) IPsec
11 39 (8.99%) Network Security
12 38 (8.76%) DHCP
13 34 (7.83%) Cisco ASA
14 33 (7.60%) Wi-Fi
15 24 (5.53%) MPLS
16 22 (5.07%) Ethernet
17 20 (4.61%) Cisco IOS
17 20 (4.61%) Cisco Wireless
17 20 (4.61%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.07%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.92%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.69%) MySQL
4 1 (0.23%) Big Data
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (3.23%) JIRA
2 6 (1.38%) Git
2 6 (1.38%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.92%) Subversion
4 2 (0.46%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.23%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 88 (20.28%) Social Skills
2 59 (13.59%) Finance
3 52 (11.98%) Public Sector
4 50 (11.52%) Telecoms
5 43 (9.91%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (3.92%) Electronics
7 14 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (2.76%) Marketing
8 12 (2.76%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (2.53%) Financial Institution
9 11 (2.53%) Legal
9 11 (2.53%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.84%) Banking
10 8 (1.84%) Military
11 6 (1.38%) Retail
12 5 (1.15%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.92%) Billing
14 3 (0.69%) Law
15 2 (0.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 1 (0.23%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 141 (32.49%) Network Engineer
2 36 (8.29%) Analyst
3 31 (7.14%) IT Support
4 30 (6.91%) Network Specialist
5 26 (5.99%) Senior
5 26 (5.99%) Support Engineer
6 21 (4.84%) Consultant
7 20 (4.61%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 19 (4.38%) Senior Network Engineer
9 17 (3.92%) Service Analyst
9 17 (3.92%) Wireless Engineer
10 15 (3.46%) Cisco Engineer
10 15 (3.46%) IT Engineer
11 14 (3.23%) Cisco Network Engineer
11 14 (3.23%) Desktop Support
11 14 (3.23%) Service Desk Analyst
11 14 (3.23%) Test Engineer
12 13 (3.00%) Architect
12 13 (3.00%) Network Support
13 12 (2.76%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.53%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.69%) .NET
2 3 (0.69%) EDI
2 3 (0.69%) LAMP
2 3 (0.69%) Yocto
3 2 (0.46%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.23%) JSON
4 1 (0.23%) MFC
4 1 (0.23%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 65 (14.98%) Data Centre
2 24 (5.53%) PKI
3 19 (4.38%) iPad
4 15 (3.46%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.46%) Operational Technology
5 14 (3.23%) NHS
6 13 (3.00%) Mobile App
7 11 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
8 10 (2.30%) Hedge funds
9 9 (2.07%) Cyber Threat
10 8 (1.84%) Smartphone
10 8 (1.84%) Video Conferencing
11 7 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
11 7 (1.61%) Device Driver
11 7 (1.61%) IoT
12 6 (1.38%) Algorithms
12 6 (1.38%) iPhone
12 6 (1.38%) Onboarding
13 5 (1.15%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 117 (26.96%) Windows
2 56 (12.90%) Linux
3 29 (6.68%) Windows 10
4 22 (5.07%) Windows Server
5 17 (3.92%) Android
6 15 (3.46%) Windows 7
7 12 (2.76%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (2.30%) Mac OS
9 9 (2.07%) Windows Server 2008
10 8 (1.84%) Ubuntu
11 7 (1.61%) Apple iOS
11 7 (1.61%) Windows Server 2012
12 5 (1.15%) Unix
12 5 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
13 3 (0.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 3 (0.69%) VMS
13 3 (0.69%) Windows XP
14 2 (0.46%) CentOS
14 2 (0.46%) Embedded Linux
15 1 (0.23%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (17.51%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (10.37%) Customer Service
3 41 (9.45%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 37 (8.53%) ITIL
5 32 (7.37%) Cybersecurity
6 31 (7.14%) Migration
7 30 (6.91%) Network Design
8 29 (6.68%) ITSM
9 26 (5.99%) Agile
9 26 (5.99%) Change Management
9 26 (5.99%) Computer Science
10 25 (5.76%) High Availability
11 22 (5.07%) Project Management
12 21 (4.84%) Infrastructure as Code
12 21 (4.84%) Threat Management
13 19 (4.38%) Problem Management
13 19 (4.38%) Root Cause Analysis
14 17 (3.92%) Information Security
14 17 (3.92%) Penetration Testing
15 16 (3.69%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (9.45%) Python
2 18 (4.15%) C++
3 13 (3.00%) C#
4 11 (2.53%) PowerShell
5 8 (1.84%) Go
6 7 (1.61%) C
6 7 (1.61%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.38%) Bash
8 5 (1.15%) MATLAB
8 5 (1.15%) SQL
9 4 (0.92%) Assembly Language
9 4 (0.92%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.69%) Java
11 2 (0.46%) Ruby
12 1 (0.23%) Embedded C
12 1 (0.23%) R
Qualifications
1 94 (21.66%) Security Cleared
2 77 (17.74%) SC Cleared
3 74 (17.05%) Cisco Certification
4 52 (11.98%) CCNP
5 42 (9.68%) CCNA
6 32 (7.37%) Degree
7 14 (3.23%) CCIE
8 13 (3.00%) CREST Certified
8 13 (3.00%) GIAC
8 13 (3.00%) OSCP
9 12 (2.76%) DV Cleared
10 9 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (2.07%) GPEN
11 7 (1.61%) CEH
11 7 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.61%) JNCIA
12 6 (1.38%) AWS Certification
12 6 (1.38%) CHECK Team Leader
12 6 (1.38%) DBS Check
13 5 (1.15%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (10.14%) SLA
2 13 (3.00%) NIST
3 4 (0.92%) JTAG
4 3 (0.69%) QA
5 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.23%) GDPR
6 1 (0.23%) NCSC
System Software
1 59 (13.59%) Active Directory
2 26 (5.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (4.61%) Hyper-V
4 19 (4.38%) Firmware
5 6 (1.38%) Embedded Firmware
5 6 (1.38%) VMware NSX
6 5 (1.15%) vSphere
7 3 (0.69%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.46%) Microsoft App-V
8 2 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.46%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.23%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.23%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 31 (7.14%) SCCM
2 22 (5.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 20 (4.61%) FortiGate
4 11 (2.53%) Terraform
5 9 (2.07%) Ansible
5 9 (2.07%) WSUS
6 7 (1.61%) SolarWinds Orion
7 5 (1.15%) OpenView
8 4 (0.92%) Iperf
9 3 (0.69%) PaperCut
9 3 (0.69%) TrustSec
10 2 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.46%) Cisco Prime
10 2 (0.46%) Grafana
10 2 (0.46%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.46%) Puppet
10 2 (0.46%) SCOM
10 2 (0.46%) SCVMM
10 2 (0.46%) VxRail
10 2 (0.46%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 150 (34.56%) Cisco
2 91 (20.97%) Microsoft
3 76 (17.51%) Palo Alto
4 44 (10.14%) Juniper
5 40 (9.22%) F5
6 39 (8.99%) VMware
7 32 (7.37%) Fortinet
8 29 (6.68%) CheckPoint
9 27 (6.22%) Aruba
10 24 (5.53%) SolarWinds
11 21 (4.84%) Infoblox
12 17 (3.92%) Meraki
13 15 (3.46%) ServiceNow
14 13 (3.00%) Extreme Networks
14 13 (3.00%) MobileIron
15 11 (2.53%) Google
15 11 (2.53%) Nokia
16 10 (2.30%) Apple
16 10 (2.30%) Blue Coat
16 10 (2.30%) Ericsson