RS-422
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring RS-422 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 139 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing RS-422 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | - | - | 0.038% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 0.23% |
| 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 | - | - | -3.70% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North West
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 West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 355 | 325 | 431 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 14.20% | 15.21% | 16.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 204 | 168 | 315 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £180 | £302 |
| 25th Percentile | £330 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £473 | £461 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.55% | -7.85% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £550 | £627 |
| 90th Percentile | £679 | £620 | £672 |
| England median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | -1.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.76 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.75 | £22.01 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.50 | £48.56 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -51.61% | +174.04% | -10.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.00 | £51.91 | £46.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £52.14 | £49.38 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.00 | £35.00 | £56.45 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.57% | -37.99% | +25.43% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing RS-422 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing RS-422.
