MIMO Contract Job Trends in England

Multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring MIMO skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 538 514 -
Rank change year-on-year -24 - -
Contract jobs citing MIMO 2 7 0
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.007% 0.022% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.059% 0.19% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £544 £263 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £275 -
Median % change year-on-year +104.55% - -
75th Percentile £581 £288 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £563 £275 -
% change year-on-year +104.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £40.00 -
UK median hourly rate - £40.00 -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

MIMO 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 3,395 3,780 5,691
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.41% 12.13% 14.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,189 2,197 3,544
10th Percentile £213 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% - -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £688 £687 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 128 329
10th Percentile £15.50 £20.00 £17.74
25th Percentile £20.00 £27.00 £23.00
Median hourly rate £31.39 £53.75 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -41.61% -4.85% +28.39%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £47.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -28.42% -13.64% +33.28%

MIMO
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

MIMO job vacancy trend in England

MIMO
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MIMO

MIMO
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MIMO

MIMO
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 MIMO within the England region over the 6 months to 8 November 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
East of England -11 2 £563 +104.55%
MIMO
UK

MIMO
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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Wireless
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Developer
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Developer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Device Driver
1 2 (100.00%) FPGA
1 2 (100.00%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Device Driver Development
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering