The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring CTI skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CTI over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
CTI 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
3,178
5,012
6,158
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England
13.05%
13.48%
12.21%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,963
3,022
4,045
10th Percentile
£220
£206
£231
25th Percentile
£363
£350
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£490
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+2.04%
-6.67%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£600
£600
£650
90th Percentile
£675
£700
£738
UK median daily rate
£488
£495
£519
% change year-on-year
-1.52%
-4.53%
+3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted
127
399
439
10th Percentile
£13.81
£13.50
£9.80
25th Percentile
£15.22
£17.35
£10.63
Median hourly rate
£28.00
£40.00
£18.82
Median % change year-on-year
-30.00%
+112.54%
-21.29%
75th Percentile
£63.50
£63.75
£60.00
90th Percentile
£81.01
£70.00
£75.00
UK median hourly rate
£29.00
£40.00
£19.00
% change year-on-year
-27.50%
+110.53%
-32.74%
CTI Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing CTI as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
CTI Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CTI in England.
CTI Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CTI in England.
CTI Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing CTI also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region with a requirement for CTI.
CTI 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:
