The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring 2G skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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
1,278
1,561
2,198
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London
9.55%
9.67%
10.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
817
966
1,499
10th Percentile
£282
£256
£252
25th Percentile
£404
£400
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-4.76%
-4.55%
-
75th Percentile
£630
£630
£650
90th Percentile
£711
£725
£750
England median daily rate
£481
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.75%
-
-1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted
37
18
46
10th Percentile
£18.69
£23.80
£19.46
25th Percentile
-
£24.39
£19.99
Median hourly rate
£25.15
£35.00
£26.25
Median % change year-on-year
-28.14%
+33.33%
+9.79%
75th Percentile
£40.00
£61.69
£61.31
90th Percentile
£62.65
£75.27
£78.75
England median hourly rate
£34.00
£57.50
£56.49
% change year-on-year
-40.87%
+1.79%
+36.12%
2G Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing 2G relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
2G Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing 2G.
2G Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing 2G.
2G Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 11 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing 2G also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region with a requirement for 2G.
2G Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:
