TCP/IP Contract Job Trends in London

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring TCP/IP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 255 216 275
Rank change year-on-year -39 +59 -18
Contract jobs citing TCP/IP 194 156 117
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.97% 1.16% 0.72%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.95% 11.37% 7.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 97 75
10th Percentile £185 £220 £216
25th Percentile £300 £325 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £575 £450
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +27.78% -14.29%
75th Percentile £550 £650 £575
90th Percentile £638 £775 £650
England median daily rate £490 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -2.00% +11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 2
10th Percentile £30.75 £27.35 -
25th Percentile £37.50 £39.18 -
Median hourly rate £50.00 £52.25 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.31% +161.25% -65.93%
75th Percentile £62.50 £62.50 -
90th Percentile £69.25 £62.95 -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - - +30.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
London

TCP/IP 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 1,623 1,372 1,535
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 8.09% 10.21% 9.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,057 889 1,017
10th Percentile £305 £289 £250
25th Percentile £413 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -2.44% -6.82%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £623
90th Percentile £738 £713 £701
England median daily rate £500 £492 £505
% change year-on-year +1.63% -2.57% +1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 34 31
10th Percentile £19.34 £20.75 £16.25
25th Percentile £19.50 - £20.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £25.15 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +9.34% +5.67% -29.26%
75th Percentile £53.75 £49.69 £50.25
90th Percentile £73.75 £61.95 £65.00
England median hourly rate £26.72 £43.75 £54.88
% change year-on-year -38.93% -20.27% -0.52%

TCP/IP
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

TCP/IP job vacancy trend in London

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing TCP/IP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing TCP/IP

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing TCP/IP in London over the 6 months to 20 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for TCP/IP in London

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing TCP/IP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing TCP/IP

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing TCP/IP in London over the 6 months to 20 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for TCP/IP in London

TCP/IP
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TCP/IP within the London region over the 6 months to 20 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -10 19 £375 -23.08% 13
South London -9 5 £513 -18.00% 4
West London -22 2 £218 -70.97% 2
North London - 2 - - 2
East London +3 1 - -
TCP/IP
England

TCP/IP
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:

Application Platforms
1 28 (14.43%) SharePoint
2 16 (8.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (5.67%) Confluence
4 6 (3.09%) nginx
5 1 (0.52%) CICS
5 1 (0.52%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.52%) WebSphere
Applications
1 7 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (3.61%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (2.58%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 66 (34.02%) Microsoft 365
2 63 (32.47%) Azure
3 46 (23.71%) Entra ID
4 42 (21.65%) AWS
5 18 (9.28%) OneDrive
6 17 (8.76%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 15 (7.73%) GCP
8 12 (6.19%) Amazon EC2
9 8 (4.12%) GitHub
10 7 (3.61%) Amazon EKS
10 7 (3.61%) Google Workspace
11 5 (2.58%) Akamai
11 5 (2.58%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 5 (2.58%) Datadog
11 5 (2.58%) SaaS
12 4 (2.06%) Amazon S3
12 4 (2.06%) AWS Lambda
12 4 (2.06%) Serverless
13 3 (1.55%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (1.55%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 107 (55.15%) DNS
2 73 (37.63%) Firewall
3 65 (33.51%) VPN
4 51 (26.29%) DHCP
5 43 (22.16%) Network Security
6 34 (17.53%) HTTP
7 27 (13.92%) SSL
8 25 (12.89%) WAN
9 21 (10.82%) LAN
10 20 (10.31%) BGP
11 16 (8.25%) Wi-Fi
12 15 (7.73%) Wireless
13 14 (7.22%) VLAN
14 11 (5.67%) Internet
15 9 (4.64%) DMZ
16 8 (4.12%) HTTPS
16 8 (4.12%) Kerberos
17 7 (3.61%) Cisco IOS
17 7 (3.61%) Ethernet
17 7 (3.61%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.15%) SQL Server
2 9 (4.64%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (2.06%) SQLite
4 3 (1.55%) KDB
4 3 (1.55%) MySQL
5 2 (1.03%) Elasticsearch
5 2 (1.03%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.52%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.52%) Cloud Spanner
6 1 (0.52%) Kdb+
6 1 (0.52%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 21 (10.82%) Git
2 16 (8.25%) JIRA
3 7 (3.61%) Jenkins
4 5 (2.58%) Artifactory
4 5 (2.58%) Browser DevTools
4 5 (2.58%) GitLab
5 3 (1.55%) Bitbucket
6 2 (1.03%) Subversion
7 1 (0.52%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.52%) MSI
7 1 (0.52%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.52%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.52%) Visual Studio
General
1 85 (43.81%) Social Skills
2 41 (21.13%) Finance
3 29 (14.95%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (8.76%) Banking
5 13 (6.70%) Front Office
6 12 (6.19%) Telecoms
7 9 (4.64%) Public Sector
8 6 (3.09%) Investment Banking
9 4 (2.06%) Automotive
9 4 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.03%) Financial Institution
10 2 (1.03%) Games
10 2 (1.03%) Japanese Language
11 1 (0.52%) Corporate Banking
11 1 (0.52%) Korean Language
11 1 (0.52%) Law
11 1 (0.52%) Legal
11 1 (0.52%) Local Government
11 1 (0.52%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.52%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 41 (21.13%) Support Engineer
2 28 (14.43%) Network Engineer
3 24 (12.37%) Senior
4 23 (11.86%) Analyst
5 19 (9.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 17 (8.76%) Security Engineer
7 16 (8.25%) IT Engineer
8 15 (7.73%) IT Support
8 15 (7.73%) IT Support Engineer
9 14 (7.22%) Linux Engineer
10 13 (6.70%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 11 (5.67%) Support Analyst
12 10 (5.15%) Architect
13 9 (4.64%) Desktop Analyst
13 9 (4.64%) Desktop Support
13 9 (4.64%) Desktop Support Analyst
14 8 (4.12%) Applications Engineer
14 8 (4.12%) Applications Support
14 8 (4.12%) AWS Engineer
14 8 (4.12%) Web Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (11.34%) Terraform
2 13 (6.70%) SAML
3 9 (4.64%) .NET
4 5 (2.58%) LDAP
5 4 (2.06%) 802.1X
5 4 (2.06%) boto
5 4 (2.06%) OAuth
5 4 (2.06%) OpenTofu
5 4 (2.06%) SPNEGO
5 4 (2.06%) WinForms
6 3 (1.55%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (1.55%) REST
6 3 (1.55%) Software Packaging
7 2 (1.03%) ASP.NET
7 2 (1.03%) HTML
7 2 (1.03%) HTML5
7 2 (1.03%) Kafka
7 2 (1.03%) Middleware
7 2 (1.03%) Mojolicious
7 2 (1.03%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 31 (15.98%) Onboarding
2 20 (10.31%) Data Centre
3 12 (6.19%) Linux Command Line
4 11 (5.67%) Cyber Threat
5 8 (4.12%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 7 (3.61%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (3.61%) Video Conferencing
7 6 (3.09%) Client/Server
7 6 (3.09%) Distributed Applications
7 6 (3.09%) PKI
7 6 (3.09%) Security Operations Centre
7 6 (3.09%) Security Posture
8 5 (2.58%) Enterprise Storage
8 5 (2.58%) Management Information System
9 4 (2.06%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (2.06%) iPhone
9 4 (2.06%) Mainframe
9 4 (2.06%) Public Cloud
9 4 (2.06%) Robotics
9 4 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 83 (42.78%) Windows
2 43 (22.16%) Linux
3 23 (11.86%) Windows Server
4 20 (10.31%) Windows 10
5 18 (9.28%) Mac OS
6 11 (5.67%) Ubuntu
7 9 (4.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 9 (4.64%) Unix
8 7 (3.61%) Android
9 5 (2.58%) Apple iOS
10 4 (2.06%) zOS
11 1 (0.52%) CentOS
11 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2016
11 1 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (23.71%) Problem-Solving
2 35 (18.04%) ITIL
3 31 (15.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 29 (14.95%) DevOps
5 28 (14.43%) Customer Service
5 28 (14.43%) ITSM
6 26 (13.40%) Incident Response
7 25 (12.89%) Runbook
8 24 (12.37%) Incident Management
8 24 (12.37%) Migration
9 23 (11.86%) Service Management
10 21 (10.82%) Change Management
11 20 (10.31%) CI/CD
11 20 (10.31%) Continuous Improvement
12 19 (9.79%) High Availability
12 19 (9.79%) Load Balancing
13 18 (9.28%) SIEM
14 15 (7.73%) Agile
14 15 (7.73%) Root Cause Analysis
15 14 (7.22%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 60 (30.93%) Python
2 38 (19.59%) PowerShell
3 27 (13.92%) Bash
4 10 (5.15%) C++
5 8 (4.12%) SQL
6 7 (3.61%) Java
6 7 (3.61%) Perl
7 5 (2.58%) C#
8 4 (2.06%) C
8 4 (2.06%) Korn
9 3 (1.55%) JavaScript
9 3 (1.55%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.55%) VBScript
10 2 (1.03%) Go
10 2 (1.03%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (1.03%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.52%) Bicep
11 1 (0.52%) Rust
Qualifications
1 22 (11.34%) Degree
2 21 (10.82%) Cisco Certification
3 18 (9.28%) CCNP
3 18 (9.28%) Security Cleared
4 14 (7.22%) CCNA
4 14 (7.22%) Microsoft Certification
5 12 (6.19%) SC Cleared
6 10 (5.15%) CISSP
6 10 (5.15%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (4.12%) Network+ Certification
8 6 (3.09%) A+ Certification
9 4 (2.06%) Azure Certification
9 4 (2.06%) CCIE
9 4 (2.06%) CISM
9 4 (2.06%) DV Cleared
9 4 (2.06%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 4 (2.06%) JNCIP
9 4 (2.06%) JNCIS
10 3 (1.55%) MCSA
11 2 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (7.22%) SLA
2 7 (3.61%) NIST
3 5 (2.58%) GDPR
3 5 (2.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.55%) QA
5 2 (1.03%) Government Security Classifications
5 2 (1.03%) NCSC
5 2 (1.03%) NIST 800
5 2 (1.03%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 58 (29.90%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.64%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (4.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (3.09%) Squid
5 3 (1.55%) Docker
5 3 (1.55%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.55%) vSphere
6 2 (1.03%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.52%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.52%) Firmware
7 1 (0.52%) NFS
7 1 (0.52%) RACF
7 1 (0.52%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (14.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (13.40%) Ansible
3 18 (9.28%) Single Sign-On
4 15 (7.73%) Grafana
5 14 (7.22%) SCCM
6 10 (5.15%) FortiGate
7 7 (3.61%) Kubernetes
7 7 (3.61%) WSUS
8 6 (3.09%) systemd
9 4 (2.06%) Prometheus
9 4 (2.06%) Suricata
10 3 (1.55%) SELinux
10 3 (1.55%) Tivoli NetView
11 2 (1.03%) ITRS Geneos
12 1 (0.52%) Consul
12 1 (0.52%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.52%) PingFederate
12 1 (0.52%) QRadar
12 1 (0.52%) Thomson Reuters DACS
12 1 (0.52%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 79 (40.72%) Microsoft
2 33 (17.01%) Cisco
3 19 (9.79%) Zscaler
4 18 (9.28%) ServiceNow
5 13 (6.70%) F5
5 13 (6.70%) VMware
6 11 (5.67%) Bloomberg
6 11 (5.67%) Citrix
6 11 (5.67%) Juniper
7 10 (5.15%) Splunk
8 9 (4.64%) Fortinet
8 9 (4.64%) Netskope
9 8 (4.12%) Google
10 7 (3.61%) ION Trading
10 7 (3.61%) Okta
11 6 (3.09%) Apple
11 6 (3.09%) Arista
11 6 (3.09%) Red Hat
11 6 (3.09%) Remedy
11 6 (3.09%) Reuters