2G Contracts in London

2G
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring 2G skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited 2G over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 349 385 485
Rank change year-on-year +36 +100 +80
Contract jobs citing 2G 4 6 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.032% 0.034% 0.030%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.30% 0.35% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 6
10th Percentile - £472 £320
25th Percentile - £485 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £490 £380
Median % change year-on-year -18.37% +28.95% -41.54%
75th Percentile £575 £495 £423
90th Percentile £680 - £519
England median daily rate £340 £456 £400
% change year-on-year -25.48% +14.06% -11.11%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

2G 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,315 1,719 2,676
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 10.48% 9.64% 9.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 838 1,144 1,885
10th Percentile £263 £213 £256
25th Percentile £400 £350 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £560
Median % change year-on-year - -10.71% +1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £675
90th Percentile £725 £741 £775
England median daily rate £500 £490 £525
% change year-on-year +2.04% -6.67% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 59 53
10th Percentile £24.66 £14.48 £20.22
25th Percentile £25.60 £18.36 £22.63
Median hourly rate £43.75 £22.00 £46.00
Median % change year-on-year +98.86% -52.17% +31.43%
75th Percentile £51.50 £41.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £62.65 £60.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £28.00 £40.00 £18.82
% change year-on-year -30.00% +112.54% -21.29%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing 2G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for 2G in London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2G in London.

Daily rate trend for 2G in London

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 2G in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for 2G in London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2G in London.

Hourly rate trend for 2G in London

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) 5G
2 3 (75.00%) 3G
2 3 (75.00%) 4G
3 2 (50.00%) 5G NR
3 2 (50.00%) LTE
3 2 (50.00%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (25.00%) GSM
4 1 (25.00%) Packet Switching
4 1 (25.00%) VoLTE
4 1 (25.00%) VoWiFi
General
1 3 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Ericsson Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Ericsson Field Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Field Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Field Test Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Test Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Core Network Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Migration Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Mobile Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Network Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Technical Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Network Optimisation
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Network Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Ericsson