ADSL Contract Job Trends in England

Assymetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring ADSL skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 534 475 534
Rank change year-on-year -59 +59 +168
Contract jobs citing ADSL 2 12 8
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.006% 0.044% 0.022%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.060% 0.35% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 9 4
10th Percentile £723 £219 £222
25th Percentile £738 - £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 £220 £425
Median % change year-on-year +252.27% -48.24% +50.63%
75th Percentile £813 - £506
90th Percentile £828 £232 £563
UK median daily rate £775 £220 £425
% change year-on-year +252.27% -48.24% +38.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £18.50 £13.25
Median hourly rate - £19.00 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year - +40.74% -40.00%
75th Percentile - £19.50 £13.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £19.00 £13.50
% change year-on-year - +40.74% -40.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

ADSL 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 3,327 3,462 5,015
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.60% 12.78% 13.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,145 2,018 3,112
10th Percentile £204 £220 £206
25th Percentile £356 £375 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £498
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +0.50% -2.93%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £680 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 164 102 310
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.99 £18.93
25th Percentile £20.00 £20.30 £24.06
Median hourly rate £38.50 £35.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -38.04% +125.96%
75th Percentile £65.00 £62.50 £65.98
90th Percentile £76.75 £73.50 £75.71
UK median hourly rate £38.50 £32.50 £56.49
% change year-on-year +18.46% -42.47% +125.96%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ADSL relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

ADSL job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ADSL.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ADSL

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ADSL.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing ADSL

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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 ADSL within the England region over the 6 months to 9 January 2026. 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 -17 2 £775 - 1
ADSL
UK

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) ThingWorx
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) 4G
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Lead
2 1 (50.00%) Lead Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (100.00%) Industrial Internet of Things
1 2 (100.00%) IoT
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
1 2 (100.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Capacity Management