Telecoms Contracts in Central London

Telecommunications
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 90 112
Rank change year-on-year -18 +22 +29
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 21 43 60
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 1.05% 1.76% 1.56%
As % of the General category 1.49% 2.67% 2.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 35 44
10th Percentile £341 £294 £436
25th Percentile £451 £400 £518
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £450 £650
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -30.77% +23.81%
75th Percentile £634 £561 £728
90th Percentile £692 £610 £796
London median daily rate £530 £514 £520
% change year-on-year +3.21% -1.25% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £16.44
25th Percentile £61.25 - £17.86
Median hourly rate £62.50 - £20.71
75th Percentile £63.75 - £36.97
90th Percentile - - £46.44
London median hourly rate £57.75 £55.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +5.00% +120.00% -33.33%

All General Skills
Central London

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,406 1,610 2,396
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 70.41% 65.82% 62.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 905 1,149 1,691
10th Percentile £330 £338 £325
25th Percentile £450 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £560 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% -6.67% +5.26%
75th Percentile £678 £688 £738
90th Percentile £775 £800 £825
London median daily rate £575 £575 £600
% change year-on-year - -4.17% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 16 15
10th Percentile £22.00 £20.07 £15.20
25th Percentile £25.11 £21.93 £18.42
Median hourly rate £30.04 £24.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.59% -30.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £49.22 £35.69 £53.25
90th Percentile £74.63 £57.63 £58.75
London median hourly rate £34.00 £28.50 £32.00
% change year-on-year +19.30% -10.94% -12.33%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in Central London

Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in Central London

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Central London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in Central London

Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in Central London

Telecoms
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Central London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
City of London -3 21 £510 +13.33% 23
Telecoms
London

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (9.52%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (4.76%) SAP CO
2 1 (4.76%) SAP FI
2 1 (4.76%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) AWS
1 2 (9.52%) Azure
1 2 (9.52%) GCP
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.52%) 4G
1 2 (9.52%) 5G
1 2 (9.52%) HTTP
1 2 (9.52%) LTE
1 2 (9.52%) Radio Access Network
1 2 (9.52%) VSAN
2 1 (4.76%) 3G
2 1 (4.76%) 5G NR
2 1 (4.76%) Firewall
2 1 (4.76%) PBX
2 1 (4.76%) PSTN
2 1 (4.76%) VLAN
2 1 (4.76%) VoIP
2 1 (4.76%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (9.52%) Finance
1 2 (9.52%) Legal
1 2 (9.52%) Social Skills
2 1 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (4.76%) Banking
2 1 (4.76%) Investment Banking
2 1 (4.76%) Law
2 1 (4.76%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 4 (19.05%) Senior
2 3 (14.29%) Architect
2 3 (14.29%) Consultant
3 2 (9.52%) Administrator
3 2 (9.52%) Developer
3 2 (9.52%) Security Architect
3 2 (9.52%) Senior Architect
3 2 (9.52%) Senior Security Architect
3 2 (9.52%) ServiceNow Developer
3 2 (9.52%) Web Consultant
4 1 (4.76%) Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Business Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Cloud Engineer
4 1 (4.76%) Coordinator
4 1 (4.76%) Designer
4 1 (4.76%) Operations Director
4 1 (4.76%) SAP Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
4 1 (4.76%) Technology Director
4 1 (4.76%) VMware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.52%) CSS
1 2 (9.52%) HTML
2 1 (4.76%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Algorithms
1 2 (9.52%) Data Centre
1 2 (9.52%) Private Cloud
2 1 (4.76%) Cloud Native
2 1 (4.76%) Enterprise Storage
2 1 (4.76%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.76%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.76%) Linux
1 1 (4.76%) Unix
1 1 (4.76%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (23.81%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (14.29%) B2B
2 3 (14.29%) Business Development
2 3 (14.29%) CRM
2 3 (14.29%) Data Privacy
2 3 (14.29%) Order Management
2 3 (14.29%) Performance Optimisation
2 3 (14.29%) Roadmaps
3 2 (9.52%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (9.52%) Cloud Security
3 2 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (9.52%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (9.52%) DevSecOps
3 2 (9.52%) Machine Learning
3 2 (9.52%) Risk Analysis
3 2 (9.52%) SABSA
3 2 (9.52%) Security Architecture
3 2 (9.52%) Supplier Management
3 2 (9.52%) Threat Modelling
3 2 (9.52%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 3 (14.29%) Python
2 2 (9.52%) C++
2 2 (9.52%) Java
2 2 (9.52%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (14.29%) Degree
1 3 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 3 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 2 (9.52%) CISM
2 2 (9.52%) CISSP
3 1 (4.76%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) California Consumer Privacy Act
1 2 (9.52%) GDPR
1 2 (9.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (9.52%) NIST
2 1 (4.76%) Accessibility
System Software
1 3 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (9.52%) Active Directory
2 2 (9.52%) VMware NSX
2 2 (9.52%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Ansible
1 1 (4.76%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 3 (14.29%) Salesforce
1 3 (14.29%) VMware
2 2 (9.52%) Ericsson
2 2 (9.52%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.52%) SAP
2 2 (9.52%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.76%) Avaya
3 1 (4.76%) Cisco
3 1 (4.76%) Mavenir
3 1 (4.76%) Nokia