Link 16 (L16)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Link 16 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Link 16 over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 536 | 650 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +114 | +130 |
| Contract jobs citing Link 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | 0.016% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 0.12% | 0.017% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £475 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £487 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £514 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +14.22% | -41.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £521 | £463 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | - | £514 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.22% | -41.94% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England
Link 16 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 | 3,177 | 4,860 | 6,019 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 13.16% | 13.22% | 12.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,960 | 2,932 | 3,933 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £208 | £231 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £498 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.50% | -5.24% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £488 | £495 | £517 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.52% | -4.16% | +3.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 125 | 392 | 432 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.81 | £13.50 | £9.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.13 | £16.72 | £10.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £18.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +116.22% | -22.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.25 | £63.75 | £59.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.01 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £28.41 | £40.00 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.98% | +116.22% | -32.73% |
Link 16
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Link 16 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Link 16
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Link 16 in England.
Link 16
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Link 16 in England.