Network Optimisation Contracts in England

Network Optimisation
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Network Optimisation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Network Optimisation over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 540 639 773
Rank change year-on-year +99 +134 -154
Contract jobs citing Network Optimisation 9 7 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.024% 0.014% 0.009%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.028% 0.016% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 5 3
10th Percentile £282 - £503
25th Percentile £363 £320 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £360 £550
Median % change year-on-year +56.25% -34.55% +29.41%
75th Percentile £601 £380 £623
90th Percentile - £385 £636
UK median daily rate £550 £375 £538
% change year-on-year +46.67% -30.23% +28.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £14.00 £20.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% - -
UK median hourly rate £14.00 £20.00 -
% change year-on-year -30.00% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Network Optimisation is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,794 44,158 63,636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.49% 90.16% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,826 30,977 45,197
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £766 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,249 1,562 1,739
10th Percentile £12.91 £10.64 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.18 £37.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.85% +50.00% +6.38%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +4.82%

Network Optimisation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Network Optimisation in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Network Optimisation in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Network Optimisation in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Network Optimisation in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Network Optimisation 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 Network Optimisation within the England region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
London +99 6 £600 +77.06% 4
North of England - 2 £350 - 1
North West - 2 £350 - 1
West Midlands - 1 - - 1
Midlands - 1 - - 1
Network Optimisation
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Network Optimisation
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 (11.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (44.44%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (11.11%) Google Workspace
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (11.11%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) Network Security
2 4 (44.44%) InfiniBand
3 3 (33.33%) WAN
4 2 (22.22%) 2G
4 2 (22.22%) 3G
4 2 (22.22%) 4G
4 2 (22.22%) 5G
5 1 (11.11%) DWDM
5 1 (11.11%) Ethernet
5 1 (11.11%) Internet
5 1 (11.11%) LAN
5 1 (11.11%) MPLS
5 1 (11.11%) SDH
5 1 (11.11%) SD-WAN
5 1 (11.11%) SONET
5 1 (11.11%) TCP/IP
General
1 4 (44.44%) Manufacturing
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Network Engineer
1 4 (44.44%) Senior
1 4 (44.44%) Senior Network Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) 1st/2nd Line Support
2 1 (11.11%) 1st/2nd Line Support Technician
2 1 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (11.11%) 2nd Line Support Technician
2 1 (11.11%) Field Support Technician
2 1 (11.11%) IT Support
2 1 (11.11%) IT Support Technician
2 1 (11.11%) IT Technician
2 1 (11.11%) Radio Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Radio Planner
2 1 (11.11%) Support Technician
2 1 (11.11%) WAN Specialist
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Network Design
2 4 (44.44%) Knowledge Transfer
2 4 (44.44%) Low Latency
3 3 (33.33%) Network Planning
4 2 (22.22%) Business Case
4 2 (22.22%) Customer Experience
4 2 (22.22%) Customer-Centricity
4 2 (22.22%) Network Architecture
4 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (22.22%) Project Management
4 2 (22.22%) Radio Network Optimisation
4 2 (22.22%) Statistics
4 2 (22.22%) Supplier Management
5 1 (11.11%) Capacity Management
5 1 (11.11%) Capacity Planning
5 1 (11.11%) Computer Science
5 1 (11.11%) Customer Service
5 1 (11.11%) Inventory Management
5 1 (11.11%) Network Management
5 1 (11.11%) Order Management
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) BC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Apple
2 1 (11.11%) Dell
2 1 (11.11%) Google
2 1 (11.11%) HP
2 1 (11.11%) Meraki