RTP Contracts in England

Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for RTP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RTP over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 530 638 779
Rank change year-on-year +108 +141 -176
Contract jobs citing RTP 8 10 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.022% 0.020% 0.014%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.16% 0.16% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £390
25th Percentile £356 £650 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £363 £700 £477
Median % change year-on-year -48.21% +46.75% +36.29%
75th Percentile £369 £750 £562
90th Percentile - - £592
UK median daily rate £363 £638 £477
% change year-on-year -43.14% +33.65% +29.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £68.00 - -
Median hourly rate £71.00 - -
75th Percentile £74.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £71.00 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

RTP is in the Communications and Computer Networking 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 communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,910 6,122 7,902
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.32% 12.24% 11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,964 4,025 5,192
10th Percentile £206 £240 £223
25th Percentile £350 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +5.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £613
90th Percentile £700 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £495 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -4.81% +4.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 395 435 302
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.82
25th Percentile £16.93 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +116.22% -22.63% -4.36%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £63.24
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.93 £27.50
% change year-on-year +111.30% -31.16% +3.77%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for RTP in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for RTP in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for RTP 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 RTP within the England region over the 6 months to 4 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 3 - -
North of England +27 2 £363 -48.21% 1
Yorkshire +22 2 £363 -48.21%
South West - 2 - - 2
East of England +7 1 - -
RTP
UK

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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 (12.50%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (12.50%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) RTMP
1 1 (12.50%) RTSP
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) CMake
1 1 (12.50%) Git
1 1 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Banking
3 1 (12.50%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Analyst
1 3 (37.50%) Lead
2 1 (12.50%) Banking Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) C Developer
2 1 (12.50%) C/C++ Developer
2 1 (12.50%) C++ Developer
2 1 (12.50%) Developer
2 1 (12.50%) Payments Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Technical Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) FFmpeg
1 1 (12.50%) GStreamer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 1 (12.50%) MPEG
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
1 1 (12.50%) Unix
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Contract Management
1 3 (37.50%) Contract Negotiation
2 2 (25.00%) Agile
2 2 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (25.00%) Problem Management
2 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (25.00%) Project Management
2 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (25.00%) Validation
2 2 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (12.50%) Data Mapping
3 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
3 1 (12.50%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (12.50%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (12.50%) Time Management
3 1 (12.50%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) C
1 1 (12.50%) C++
1 1 (12.50%) Java
1 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
1 1 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) DV Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) HNC
2 2 (25.00%) HND
2 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) ISO 20022