QSIG Contract Job Trends in England

QSIG
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring QSIG skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 542 502 -
Rank change year-on-year -40 - -
Contract jobs citing QSIG 1 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% 0.014% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.029% 0.11% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £338 £288 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £300 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -
75th Percentile £363 £313 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £350 £300 -
% change year-on-year +16.67% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

QSIG 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 3,404 3,707 5,293
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.87% 12.77% 14.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,201 2,175 3,285
10th Percentile £206 £220 £210
25th Percentile £358 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% - -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £685 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 115 324
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.64 £17.73
25th Percentile £20.34 £21.46 £23.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £41.00 £56.45
Median % change year-on-year -14.63% -27.36% +27.13%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £66.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £36.75 £37.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -2.00% -31.82% +32.53%

QSIG
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

QSIG job vacancy trend in England

QSIG
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing QSIG

QSIG
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing QSIG

QSIG
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) DPNSS
1 1 (100.00%) PBX
1 1 (100.00%) PSTN
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Unified Communications Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft