Smartphone Contracts in England

Smartphone
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smartphone in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Smartphone over the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 419 483 539
Rank change year-on-year +64 +56 +118
Contract jobs citing Smartphone 79 69 101
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.30% 0.19% 0.21%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.86% 0.60% 0.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 40 76
10th Percentile £171 £126 £160
25th Percentile £183 £140 £181
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £205 £206 £200
Median % change year-on-year -0.29% +2.80% -20.00%
75th Percentile £239 £269 £251
90th Percentile £250 £478 £339
UK median daily rate £200 £208 £210
% change year-on-year -3.89% -0.91% -19.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 18 6
10th Percentile £21.15 £11.45 £16.50
25th Percentile £24.54 £13.44 £18.13
Median hourly rate £30.30 £15.43 £20.61
Median % change year-on-year +96.42% -25.15% -10.39%
75th Percentile £35.94 £52.51 £22.44
90th Percentile £39.25 £67.13 £23.79
UK median hourly rate £30.30 £15.00 £20.61
% change year-on-year +102.02% -27.22% -10.39%

All Generic Skills
England

Smartphone falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 9,213 11,418 15,977
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.69% 30.68% 33.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,873 7,342 11,153
10th Percentile £305 £282 £313
25th Percentile £408 £415 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £695
90th Percentile £788 £825 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 445 823 513
10th Percentile £15.49 £12.24 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.87 £15.39 £12.25
Median hourly rate £32.77 £37.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.61% +44.23% -1.46%
75th Percentile £59.00 £63.75 £64.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £30.25 £36.02 £25.50
% change year-on-year -16.02% +41.26% -5.49%

Smartphone
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Smartphone in England

Smartphone
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Smartphone in England

Smartphone
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Smartphone in England over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Smartphone in England

Smartphone
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Smartphone in England

Smartphone
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Smartphone in England over the 6 months to 6 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Smartphone in England

Smartphone
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 Smartphone within the England region over the 6 months to 6 July 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
North of England +19 32 £205 +62.70% 62
London +29 21 £223 -15.24% 135
Yorkshire +22 20 £350 +133.33% 29
South East +47 18 £205 +2.50% 47
North West +4 9 £205 +62.70% 31
East of England +29 6 £190 - 52
Midlands +12 5 £250 +56.25% 38
East Midlands 0 5 £250 +56.25% 19
South West +42 4 - - 37
North East - 3 £200 - 3
Smartphone
UK

Smartphone
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 3 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 30 (37.97%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.80%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 31 (39.24%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (26.58%) Entra ID
3 4 (5.06%) Azure
4 3 (3.80%) GCP
4 3 (3.80%) Google Workspace
5 1 (1.27%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.86%) 2G
1 7 (8.86%) 3G
1 7 (8.86%) 4G
1 7 (8.86%) 5G
2 6 (7.59%) Remote Desktop
3 5 (6.33%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (3.80%) ATM
4 3 (3.80%) TCP/IP
4 3 (3.80%) VoIP
4 3 (3.80%) Wireless
5 1 (1.27%) DHCP
5 1 (1.27%) DNS
5 1 (1.27%) Ethernet
5 1 (1.27%) LAN
5 1 (1.27%) SAN
5 1 (1.27%) VPN
5 1 (1.27%) WAN
General
1 49 (62.03%) Social Skills
2 19 (24.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 19 (24.05%) Retail
3 5 (6.33%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (6.33%) Public Sector
4 3 (3.80%) Banking
4 3 (3.80%) Finance
4 3 (3.80%) Legal
4 3 (3.80%) Military
5 2 (2.53%) Law
6 1 (1.27%) Automotive
6 1 (1.27%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.27%) Local Government
6 1 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (1.27%) Police
6 1 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (24.05%) Support Manager
2 18 (22.78%) Analyst
3 14 (17.72%) Support Engineer
4 13 (16.46%) 1st Line Support
4 13 (16.46%) IT Engineer
4 13 (16.46%) IT Support
5 12 (15.19%) 1st Line Support Manager
5 12 (15.19%) IT Manager
5 12 (15.19%) IT Support Manager
6 9 (11.39%) Desktop Support
6 9 (11.39%) Installations Engineer
7 8 (10.13%) Desktop Engineer
7 8 (10.13%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 7 (8.86%) EPoS Engineer
8 7 (8.86%) Support Analyst
9 6 (7.59%) Support Assistant
10 4 (5.06%) 2nd Line Support
10 4 (5.06%) EPoS Installation Engineer
10 4 (5.06%) Service Analyst
10 4 (5.06%) Service Desk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 21 (26.58%) iPhone
2 11 (13.92%) EPoS
3 10 (12.66%) Driving Licence
4 7 (8.86%) IoT
5 4 (5.06%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (2.53%) CMDB
7 1 (1.27%) Infotainment
7 1 (1.27%) iPad
7 1 (1.27%) Management Information System
7 1 (1.27%) Mobile App
7 1 (1.27%) Onboarding
7 1 (1.27%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (29.11%) Mac OS
2 20 (25.32%) Android
3 19 (24.05%) Windows
4 17 (21.52%) Apple iOS
5 10 (12.66%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.27%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (49.37%) Customer Service
2 32 (40.51%) ITIL
3 24 (30.38%) ITSM
4 23 (29.11%) Mobile Device Management
5 22 (27.85%) Service Management
6 19 (24.05%) Incident Management
7 16 (20.25%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (12.66%) Asset Management
8 10 (12.66%) Service Delivery
9 9 (11.39%) User Experience
10 6 (7.59%) Customer Experience
10 6 (7.59%) Migration
11 5 (6.33%) Computer Science
12 4 (5.06%) Agile
12 4 (5.06%) Continuous Integration
12 4 (5.06%) Data Security
12 4 (5.06%) Operations Management
12 4 (5.06%) Process Improvement
12 4 (5.06%) Time Management
12 4 (5.06%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.27%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 9 (11.39%) SC Cleared
1 9 (11.39%) Security Cleared
2 6 (7.59%) Degree
3 3 (3.80%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.27%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.27%) ACSP
4 1 (1.27%) ACTC
4 1 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (12.66%) SLA
System Software
1 32 (40.51%) Active Directory
2 4 (5.06%) BitLocker
3 3 (3.80%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 19 (24.05%) Jamf Pro
2 6 (7.59%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (6.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 40 (50.63%) Microsoft
2 31 (39.24%) ServiceNow
3 23 (29.11%) Apple
4 3 (3.80%) Bloomberg
4 3 (3.80%) Google
4 3 (3.80%) HP
4 3 (3.80%) Reuters
5 1 (1.27%) Barracuda Networks
5 1 (1.27%) Citrix
5 1 (1.27%) Dell