DWDM Contract Job Trends in London

Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring DWDM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 376 365 394
Rank change year-on-year -11 +29 +168
Contract jobs citing DWDM 4 4 11
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.028% 0.027% 0.058%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.31% 0.27% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile £365 - £371
25th Percentile £388 - £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £409 - £519
90th Percentile £426 - £553
England median daily rate £400 £516 £430
% change year-on-year -22.52% +20.06% -7.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £31.25
Median hourly rate - - £32.50
75th Percentile - - £35.00
90th Percentile - - £37.25
England median hourly rate £20.00 - £32.50

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

DWDM 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 1,282 1,497 2,003
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 8.91% 9.93% 10.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 818 925 1,346
10th Percentile £312 £256 £213
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £626 £638
90th Percentile £700 £725 £750
England median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 13 58
10th Percentile £21.33 £23.87 £18.93
25th Percentile - £28.41 £19.99
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £28.63
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% +22.27% +14.50%
75th Percentile £28.63 £43.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £58.45 £76.91 £76.63
England median hourly rate £34.00 £41.00 £55.70
% change year-on-year -17.07% -26.39% +23.78%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

DWDM job vacancy trend in London

DWDM
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing DWDM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing DWDM

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Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing DWDM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing DWDM

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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 2 (50.00%) Network Security
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (25.00%) Firewall
2 1 (25.00%) Internet
2 1 (25.00%) LAN
2 1 (25.00%) MPLS
2 1 (25.00%) WAN
2 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Network Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco Network Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Network Systems Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Telecoms Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Network Design
2 3 (75.00%) Network Monitoring
3 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Network Architecture
4 1 (25.00%) Network Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) CCNP
2 1 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Cisco
2 2 (50.00%) Juniper