The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Leicester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Leicester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
48
45
51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicester
62.34%
39.82%
45.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
22
33
42
10th Percentile
£250
£211
£292
25th Percentile
£256
£315
£358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£419
£420
Median % change year-on-year
+13.37%
-0.24%
-6.67%
75th Percentile
£547
£575
£474
90th Percentile
£671
£645
£608
Leicestershire median daily rate
£330
£318
£420
% change year-on-year
+3.94%
-24.40%
-3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
2
4
10th Percentile
-
£13.20
£16.22
25th Percentile
£21.25
£15.38
£18.05
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£20.50
£21.41
Median % change year-on-year
+9.76%
-4.25%
-50.59%
75th Percentile
£23.75
£25.38
£35.00
90th Percentile
-
£27.40
£55.25
Leicestershire median hourly rate
£22.50
£21.50
£21.41
% change year-on-year
+4.65%
+0.42%
-38.83%
Telecoms Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester
Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.
Telecoms Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Leicester.
Telecoms Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Leicester.
Telecoms Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Telecoms also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leicester region with a requirement for Telecoms.
Telecoms Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester 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:
