RS-232 Contract Job Trends in England

RS-232
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring RS-232 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 521 508 575
Rank change year-on-year -13 +67 +156
Contract jobs citing RS-232 11 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.036% 0.006% 0.005%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.32% 0.052% 0.036%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
UK median daily rate £550 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £35.10 - -
25th Percentile £41.25 - -
Median hourly rate £42.50 - -
75th Percentile £43.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £42.50 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

RS-232 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 3,422 3,815 5,503
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 11.13% 12.25% 14.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,205 2,205 3,419
10th Percentile £206 £234 £210
25th Percentile £358 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% - -
75th Percentile £588 £608 £608
90th Percentile £680 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 182 136 328
10th Percentile £15.50 £17.83 £18.82
25th Percentile £20.56 £23.47 £23.07
Median hourly rate £31.39 £48.56 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year -35.37% -14.04% +27.23%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £42.50 £56.40
% change year-on-year -20.00% -24.65% +35.90%

RS-232
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing RS-232 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

RS-232 job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing RS-232.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing RS-232

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing RS-232.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing RS-232

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing RS-232 in England over the 6 months to 28 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for RS-232 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 RS-232 within the England region over the 6 months to 28 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 - 9 - - 5
London - 2 £550 - 4
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UK

RS-232
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (18.18%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 7 (63.64%) SpaceWire
2 2 (18.18%) Ethernet
2 2 (18.18%) LAN
2 2 (18.18%) Modbus
2 2 (18.18%) RS-485
2 2 (18.18%) TCP/IP
2 2 (18.18%) X.400
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) JIRA
General
1 8 (72.73%) Documentation Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Aerospace
2 3 (27.27%) Aviation
3 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (18.18%) Analyst
1 2 (18.18%) Embedded Engineer
1 2 (18.18%) Support Analyst
1 2 (18.18%) Technical Analyst
1 2 (18.18%) Technical Support
1 2 (18.18%) Technical Support Analyst
2 1 (9.09%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) CAN bus
2 1 (9.09%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (9.09%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 9 (81.82%) Windows
2 7 (63.64%) Linux
3 2 (18.18%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (9.09%) Windows Server
4 1 (9.09%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (9.09%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Validation
2 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (9.09%) Manual Testing
2 1 (9.09%) Mentoring
2 1 (9.09%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (9.09%) Software Architecture
2 1 (9.09%) Software Engineering
2 1 (9.09%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 6 (54.55%) C
2 4 (36.36%) Bash
2 4 (36.36%) Java
2 4 (36.36%) Python
2 4 (36.36%) Tcl
2 4 (36.36%) VBA
3 2 (18.18%) C++
3 2 (18.18%) Embedded C
3 2 (18.18%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 4 (36.36%) Degree
2 3 (27.27%) DBS Check
2 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
2 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) HNC
3 1 (9.09%) HND
3 1 (9.09%) MCP
3 1 (9.09%) MCSE
3 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 2 (18.18%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (18.18%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft