2G Contracts in England

2G
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring 2G skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited 2G over the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 480 533 595
Rank change year-on-year +53 +62 +61
Contract jobs citing 2G 16 20 41
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.063% 0.054% 0.087%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.49% 0.42% 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 13 21
10th Percentile - £452 £280
25th Percentile £193 £463 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £490 £400
Median % change year-on-year -18.37% +22.50% -5.88%
75th Percentile £473 £538 £438
90th Percentile £479 £626 £519
UK median daily rate £400 £490 £400
% change year-on-year -18.37% +22.50% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £24.50
Median hourly rate - - £25.00
75th Percentile - - £25.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £26.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year - +4.00% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,259 4,798 6,009
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.77% 12.92% 12.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,010 2,855 3,898
10th Percentile £235 £213 £240
25th Percentile £363 £360 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £638
90th Percentile £675 £688 £738
UK median daily rate £480 £500 £506
% change year-on-year -4.00% -1.19% +1.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 145 396 393
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.87 £9.80
25th Percentile £16.30 £17.69 £10.63
Median hourly rate £37.50 £46.69 £20.71
Median % change year-on-year -19.68% +125.50% -17.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £62.55
90th Percentile £81.35 £74.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £45.00 £21.11
% change year-on-year -5.56% +113.17% -25.93%

2G
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing 2G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for 2G in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2G in England.

Daily rate trend for 2G in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 2G in England over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for 2G in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2G in England.

Hourly rate trend for 2G in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2G within the England region over the 6 months to 30 June 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
South East +50 10 £213 -57.29% 4
North of England - 7 £205 - 12
North West - 7 £205 - 10
London +51 5 £433 -11.73% 12
2G
UK

2G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Azure
1 1 (6.25%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (6.25%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 16 (100.00%) 5G
2 15 (93.75%) 3G
2 15 (93.75%) 4G
3 7 (43.75%) Radio Access Network
4 4 (25.00%) 5G NR
4 4 (25.00%) LTE
5 1 (6.25%) GSM
5 1 (6.25%) Packet Switching
5 1 (6.25%) VoLTE
5 1 (6.25%) VoWiFi
General
1 8 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (6.25%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 3 (18.75%) Senior
2 2 (12.50%) Design Engineer
2 2 (12.50%) Ericsson Engineer
2 2 (12.50%) Ericsson Field Engineer
2 2 (12.50%) Field Engineer
2 2 (12.50%) Field Test Engineer
2 2 (12.50%) Senior Design Engineer
2 2 (12.50%) Test Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Architect
3 1 (6.25%) Consultant
3 1 (6.25%) Deployment Manager
3 1 (6.25%) Network Architect
3 1 (6.25%) Network Manager
3 1 (6.25%) Network Specialist
3 1 (6.25%) OSS Specialist
3 1 (6.25%) Project Manager
3 1 (6.25%) Radio Engineer
3 1 (6.25%) Senior Consultant
3 1 (6.25%) Technical Manager
3 1 (6.25%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) IoT
1 7 (43.75%) Smartphone
2 3 (18.75%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 7 (43.75%) Android
1 7 (43.75%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 4 (25.00%) Data Security
1 4 (25.00%) Mobile Device Management
1 4 (25.00%) Time Management
1 4 (25.00%) Validation
2 3 (18.75%) Agile
2 3 (18.75%) Benchmarking
2 3 (18.75%) Network Architecture
2 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (12.50%) Network Optimisation
3 2 (12.50%) Project Management
3 2 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (6.25%) Backlog Management
4 1 (6.25%) Computer Science
4 1 (6.25%) DevOps
4 1 (6.25%) Digital Strategy
4 1 (6.25%) Performance Analysis
4 1 (6.25%) Project Delivery
4 1 (6.25%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 1 (6.25%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) Degree
Systems Management
1 3 (18.75%) NSN NetAct
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (25.00%) ServiceNow
2 3 (18.75%) Ericsson
2 3 (18.75%) Nokia
3 1 (6.25%) Huawei