Ethernet Contracts in England

Ethernet
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Ethernet skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Ethernet over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 423 490 620
Rank change year-on-year +67 +130 -88
Contract jobs citing Ethernet 112 173 159
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.30% 0.34% 0.22%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.24% 2.80% 2.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 98 70
10th Percentile £204 £248 £188
25th Percentile £313 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £500 £414
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +20.85% -10.05%
75th Percentile £500 £583 £514
90th Percentile £549 £750 £623
UK median daily rate £350 £493 £450
% change year-on-year -28.93% +9.44% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 33 16
10th Percentile £21.00 £31.75 £25.88
25th Percentile £47.86 £42.50 £37.57
Median hourly rate £57.35 £45.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.44% - -
75th Percentile £61.30 £62.50 £47.77
90th Percentile £64.63 £65.00 £48.75
UK median hourly rate £57.35 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +27.44% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Ethernet is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,003 6,173 7,919
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.54% 12.21% 11.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,017 4,061 5,228
10th Percentile £206 £231 £222
25th Percentile £350 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +5.00% +14.94%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £613
90th Percentile £700 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £490 £519 £500
% change year-on-year -5.59% +3.80% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 396 442 304
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.50
25th Percentile £17.00 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £39.25 £18.88 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +107.95% -21.06% -4.36%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.38 £48.08
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £64.46
UK median hourly rate £38.00 £19.00 £28.33
% change year-on-year +100.00% -32.93% -0.60%

Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Ethernet in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Ethernet in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Ethernet in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Ethernet in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Ethernet in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Ethernet in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Ethernet 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 Ethernet within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 +33 60 £500 +17.65% 47
London +62 17 £425 -22.73% 17
Midlands +21 13 £200 -60.00% 42
North of England +38 11 £325 -35.00% 23
North West +24 11 £325 -35.00% 13
West Midlands +31 8 £190 -34.48% 23
South West +18 6 £500 -14.89% 13
East Midlands +22 5 £210 -45.45% 19
East of England -1 5 £200 -38.46% 27
Ethernet
UK

Ethernet
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (5.36%) MS Visio
2 4 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (8.04%) AWS
1 9 (8.04%) Azure
2 4 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.89%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 28 (25.00%) WAN
2 22 (19.64%) OSPF
2 22 (19.64%) VPN
3 21 (18.75%) LAN
4 19 (16.96%) Wireless
5 15 (13.39%) MPLS
6 14 (12.50%) TCP/IP
7 12 (10.71%) Internet
7 12 (10.71%) SDH
8 11 (9.82%) DNS
8 11 (9.82%) Wireless Security
9 10 (8.93%) BGP
9 10 (8.93%) Firewall
10 9 (8.04%) DHCP
10 9 (8.04%) IPsec
11 8 (7.14%) Wireshark
12 7 (6.25%) Cisco Nexus
12 7 (6.25%) SD-WAN
13 6 (5.36%) 4G
13 6 (5.36%) DWDM
Development Applications
1 18 (16.07%) Rational DOORS
2 6 (5.36%) Eclipse
2 6 (5.36%) Visual Studio
3 4 (3.57%) JIRA
General
1 51 (45.54%) Electronics
2 25 (22.32%) Social Skills
3 17 (15.18%) Telecoms
4 7 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (5.36%) Military
6 4 (3.57%) Automotive
7 3 (2.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (1.79%) Banking
8 2 (1.79%) Finance
9 1 (0.89%) Advertising
9 1 (0.89%) Aviation
9 1 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.89%) Law
9 1 (0.89%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.89%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 33 (29.46%) Designer
1 33 (29.46%) Digital Designer
1 33 (29.46%) FPGA Designer
1 33 (29.46%) VHDL Designer
2 29 (25.89%) Network Engineer
3 18 (16.07%) Consultant
4 9 (8.04%) Cisco Engineer
4 9 (8.04%) Support Engineer
5 7 (6.25%) Cisco Network Engineer
6 5 (4.46%) C# Software Engineer
6 5 (4.46%) Network Support
6 5 (4.46%) Network Support Engineer
6 5 (4.46%) Software Engineer
7 4 (3.57%) 2nd Line Support
7 4 (3.57%) Active Directory Engineer
7 4 (3.57%) Active Directory Support
7 4 (3.57%) Active Directory Support Engineer
7 4 (3.57%) C++ Software Engineer
7 4 (3.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (3.57%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.25%) Web Services
2 6 (5.36%) Node.js
3 3 (2.68%) Blazor
3 3 (2.68%) OpenGL
3 3 (2.68%) WebRTC
4 2 (1.79%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.89%) JSON
5 1 (0.89%) REST
5 1 (0.89%) SOAP
5 1 (0.89%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (30.36%) FPGA
2 33 (29.46%) CPLD
2 33 (29.46%) VHDL
3 18 (16.07%) Analogue Electronics
3 18 (16.07%) Robotics
4 12 (10.71%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.68%) Algorithms
5 3 (2.68%) CUDA
5 3 (2.68%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.79%) PKI
7 1 (0.89%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.89%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.89%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.89%) IoT
7 1 (0.89%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 19 (16.96%) Windows
2 16 (14.29%) Linux
3 4 (3.57%) Windows 10
3 4 (3.57%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.57%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (1.79%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (29.46%) Schematic Capture
2 18 (16.07%) Prototyping
2 18 (16.07%) Requirements Management
3 15 (13.39%) Design for Manufacturing
3 15 (13.39%) Systems Engineering
4 12 (10.71%) Customer Service
5 11 (9.82%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 10 (8.93%) Agile
6 10 (8.93%) Validation
7 8 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (7.14%) Service Delivery
8 7 (6.25%) Computer Science
8 7 (6.25%) Migration
9 6 (5.36%) Continuous Delivery
9 6 (5.36%) Continuous Integration
9 6 (5.36%) Digital Twin
9 6 (5.36%) Software Engineering
9 6 (5.36%) TDD
9 6 (5.36%) Unit Testing
9 6 (5.36%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 9 (8.04%) C#
1 9 (8.04%) C++
1 9 (8.04%) JavaScript
2 3 (2.68%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 44 (39.29%) Degree
2 22 (19.64%) SC Cleared
2 22 (19.64%) Security Cleared
3 18 (16.07%) Cisco Certification
4 17 (15.18%) CCNA
5 9 (8.04%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (7.14%) BC Cleared
7 3 (2.68%) CCDP
7 3 (2.68%) CCIP
7 3 (2.68%) CCNP
8 1 (0.89%) CISM
8 1 (0.89%) CISSP
8 1 (0.89%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.89%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (7.14%) SLA
2 7 (6.25%) QA
3 1 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27005
3 1 (0.89%) JSP 440
3 1 (0.89%) NIST
System Software
1 8 (7.14%) Hyper-V
1 8 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (4.46%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (4.46%) OpenView
2 4 (3.57%) Autotask
3 2 (1.79%) Cisco Prime
3 2 (1.79%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 33 (29.46%) EMC
2 28 (25.00%) Cisco
3 12 (10.71%) Microsoft
4 10 (8.93%) Juniper
5 8 (7.14%) VMware
6 7 (6.25%) Nokia
7 5 (4.46%) Alcatel-Lucent
7 5 (4.46%) Ciena
8 4 (3.57%) Arista
8 4 (3.57%) Fortinet
8 4 (3.57%) Remedy
9 3 (2.68%) BT
9 3 (2.68%) NVIDIA
9 3 (2.68%) Openreach
10 2 (1.79%) Barracuda Networks
10 2 (1.79%) F5
10 2 (1.79%) Forcepoint
10 2 (1.79%) Huawei
10 2 (1.79%) Palo Alto
10 2 (1.79%) SolarWinds