3GPP Contract Job Trends in London

3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring 3GPP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 434 351 381
Rank change year-on-year -83 +30 +49
Contract jobs citing 3GPP 28 10 7
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.14% 0.075% 0.044%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.69% 0.78% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 8 0
10th Percentile - £449 -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £460 £495 -
England median daily rate £450 £450 £463
% change year-on-year - -2.70% -4.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £55.00 -
England median hourly rate £47.50 £67.50 £62.00
% change year-on-year -29.63% +8.87% -8.23%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

3GPP 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 1,659 1,277 1,554
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 8.09% 9.53% 9.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,037 820 962
10th Percentile £294 £282 £256
25th Percentile £405 £404 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -3.67%
75th Percentile £620 £630 £638
90th Percentile £725 £711 £725
England median daily rate £500 £483 £500
% change year-on-year +3.57% -3.45% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 37 18
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.69 £23.80
25th Percentile £23.38 - £24.39
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +108.75% -28.14% +32.08%
75th Percentile £100.00 £40.00 £61.69
90th Percentile £155.00 £62.65 £75.27
England median hourly rate £38.72 £34.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year +13.88% -40.87% +1.79%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing 3GPP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

3GPP job vacancy trend in London

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Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing 3GPP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing 3GPP

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Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing 3GPP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing 3GPP

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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:

Communications & Networking
1 26 (92.86%) Radio Access Network
2 25 (89.29%) 5G
3 15 (53.57%) Wireshark
4 10 (35.71%) 4G
4 10 (35.71%) LTE
5 5 (17.86%) NGN
5 5 (17.86%) tcpdump
6 1 (3.57%) Converged Networks
6 1 (3.57%) MPLS
6 1 (3.57%) Network Security
General
1 28 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 6 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (17.86%) Documentation Skills
3 5 (17.86%) Finance
3 5 (17.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (17.86%) Manufacturing
3 5 (17.86%) Public Sector
3 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.57%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 10 (35.71%) Consultant
2 8 (28.57%) RAN Engineer
3 5 (17.86%) Technologist
4 3 (10.71%) Architect
4 3 (10.71%) Enterprise Architect
5 2 (7.14%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
5 2 (7.14%) Mobile Solutions Architect
5 2 (7.14%) Telecoms Architect
6 1 (3.57%) Integration Architect
6 1 (3.57%) Network Engineer
6 1 (3.57%) Senior
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Architect
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Enterprise Architect
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Integration Architect
6 1 (3.57%) Senior Solutions Architect
6 1 (3.57%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (35.71%) NETCONF
1 10 (35.71%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.14%) TM Forum
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (39.29%) Stakeholder Management
2 10 (35.71%) CI/CD
2 10 (35.71%) Network Design
2 10 (35.71%) Regression Testing
2 10 (35.71%) Root Cause Analysis
2 10 (35.71%) Systems Engineering
2 10 (35.71%) Test Strategy
2 10 (35.71%) Validation
3 8 (28.57%) Customer Experience
3 8 (28.57%) Project Management
4 5 (17.86%) AI
4 5 (17.86%) Computer Science
4 5 (17.86%) Network Optimisation
4 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (10.71%) TOGAF
6 2 (7.14%) High Availability
6 2 (7.14%) Integration Patterns
6 2 (7.14%) Performance Monitoring
6 2 (7.14%) Roadmaps
6 2 (7.14%) Service Catalogue
Qualifications
1 17 (60.71%) Degree
2 7 (25.00%) Master's Degree
3 5 (17.86%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (17.86%) PhD
4 2 (7.14%) MBA
4 2 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) SLA
Vendors
1 10 (35.71%) Ericsson
1 10 (35.71%) Nokia
2 2 (7.14%) Actix