The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring 2G skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
2G falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
161
224
272
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
9.39%
10.56%
9.45%
Number of daily rates quoted
118
136
169
10th Percentile
£263
£336
£263
25th Percentile
£406
£429
£431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£541
£531
£540
Median % change year-on-year
+1.98%
-1.71%
-
75th Percentile
£675
£641
£626
90th Percentile
£738
£755
£703
Central London median daily rate
£536
£525
£525
% change year-on-year
+2.10%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
1
2
10th Percentile
£20.89
-
£26.38
25th Percentile
£21.96
£31.25
£34.06
Median hourly rate
£24.50
£32.50
£48.75
Median % change year-on-year
-24.62%
-33.33%
+107.45%
75th Percentile
£45.41
£33.75
£64.06
90th Percentile
£57.51
-
£72.13
Central London median hourly rate
£24.50
£32.50
£48.75
% change year-on-year
-24.62%
-33.33%
+87.50%
2G Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing 2G relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
2G Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing 2G.
2G Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing 2G.
2G Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 17 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing 2G also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for 2G.
2G Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
