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 citing 3GPP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 429 | 357 | 380 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -72 | +23 | +40 |
| Contract jobs citing 3GPP | 25 | 10 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.12% | 0.074% | 0.045% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 1.47% | 0.80% | 0.47% |
| 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 citing communications or computer networking skills in London.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 1,695 | 1,253 | 1,493 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 8.31% | 9.26% | 9.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,055 | 803 | 921 |
| 10th Percentile | £294 | £283 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £404 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -1.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £628 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £711 | £713 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 40 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.50 | £18.79 | £24.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.50 | - | £30.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £25.15 | £41.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +108.75% | -38.66% | +43.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £104.38 | £43.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £155.00 | £62.35 | £77.54 |
| England median hourly rate | £45.00 | £34.00 | £56.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.35% | -39.42% | -0.65% |
3GPP 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 Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing 3GPP.
3GPP Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing 3GPP.
3GPP Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5G | 100.0% | 25 |
| 1 | Radio Access Network | 100.0% | 25 |
| 3 | Wireshark | 60.0% | 15 |
| 4 | 4G | 40.0% | 10 |
| 4 | LTE | 40.0% | 10 |
| 6 | NGN | 20.0% | 5 |
| 6 | tcpdump | 20.0% | 5 |