RS-422 Contract Job Trends in the North of England

RS-422
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring RS-422 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 181
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing RS-422 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England - - 0.022%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £38.39
Median hourly rate - - £41.23
75th Percentile - - £44.07
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate - - £65.00
% change year-on-year - - -7.14%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England

RS-422 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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 565 555 689
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 11.92% 15.51% 14.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 346 311 511
10th Percentile £170 £163 £255
25th Percentile £308 £250 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £450 £486
Median % change year-on-year +3.25% -7.41% +5.08%
75th Percentile £550 £553 £594
90th Percentile £675 £663 £672
England median daily rate £488 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.50% - -0.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 12 22
10th Percentile - £12.59 £15.72
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.33 £15.89
Median hourly rate £22.50 £32.88 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -31.57% +85.55% -17.58%
75th Percentile £67.25 £51.23 £25.59
90th Percentile £74.26 £51.91 £46.88
England median hourly rate £34.00 £40.25 £56.49
% change year-on-year -15.53% -28.75% +25.53%

RS-422
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing RS-422 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

RS-422 job vacancy trend in the North of England

RS-422
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing RS-422.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing RS-422