Telecoms Contract Job Trends in the North West

Telecommunications
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 84 105
Rank change year-on-year -47 +21 -7
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 32 43 30
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.93% 2.16% 1.07%
As % of the General category 1.72% 3.65% 2.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 28 15
10th Percentile £166 £360 -
25th Percentile £363 £430 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £528 £300
Median % change year-on-year -12.32% +75.83% -33.33%
75th Percentile £575 £681 £348
90th Percentile - £716 £398
England median daily rate £475 £495 £450
% change year-on-year -3.94% +9.89% -8.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 0 2
10th Percentile £15.08 - £23.75
25th Percentile - - £25.63
Median hourly rate £21.00 - £28.75
75th Percentile £178.75 - £31.88
90th Percentile - - £33.75
England median hourly rate £42.25 £27.40 £60.00
% change year-on-year +54.20% -54.33% +14.29%

All General Skills
North West

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,863 1,178 1,468
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 53.91% 59.14% 52.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,057 755 866
10th Percentile £263 £300 £300
25th Percentile £375 £379 £392
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £473 £493
Median % change year-on-year -1.59% -4.16% -1.40%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £577
90th Percentile £645 £675 £659
England median daily rate £520 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -0.95% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 185 100 200
10th Percentile £16.50 £12.98 £12.50
25th Percentile £25.38 £13.90 £15.00
Median hourly rate £36.00 £29.01 £21.47
Median % change year-on-year +24.10% +35.15% -7.28%
75th Percentile £67.84 £59.48 £37.94
90th Percentile £85.00 £76.38 £51.88
England median hourly rate £32.50 £28.17 £31.97
% change year-on-year +15.39% -11.90% +4.32%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Telecoms relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Telecoms job vacancy trend in the North West

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Telecoms.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the North West over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in the North West

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Telecoms.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms in the North West over the 6 months to 13 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Telecoms in the North West

Telecoms
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the North West region over the 6 months to 13 June 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
Manchester -50 22 £550 +3.77% 33
Cheshire -6 7 £463 -28.85% 10
Merseyside -15 2 - - 2
Lancashire - 1 - - 11
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 1 (3.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (28.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 9 (28.13%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.13%) Azure
2 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 14 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 13 (40.63%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (18.75%) Finance
4 5 (15.63%) Retail
5 4 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (6.25%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 16 (50.00%) Analyst
2 9 (28.13%) IT Analyst
2 9 (28.13%) IT Support
2 9 (28.13%) IT Support Analyst
2 9 (28.13%) Support Analyst
3 6 (18.75%) Engineering Manager
3 6 (18.75%) Telecoms Manager
4 4 (12.50%) Service Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Commercial Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Data Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Data Business Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Help Desk Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Help Desk Support
5 1 (3.13%) Help Desk Support Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Project Coordinator
5 1 (3.13%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Technical Support
5 1 (3.13%) Technical Support Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Telecoms Analyst
5 1 (3.13%) Telecoms Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 10 (31.25%) Onboarding
2 5 (15.63%) EPoS
3 2 (6.25%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.13%) Operational Technology
4 1 (3.13%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 9 (28.13%) Windows
1 9 (28.13%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (43.75%) ITIL
2 13 (40.63%) Customer Service
3 11 (34.38%) Service Management
4 10 (31.25%) Project Management
5 9 (28.13%) Computer Science
5 9 (28.13%) Conflict Resolution
5 9 (28.13%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 9 (28.13%) Inventory Management
5 9 (28.13%) Knowledge Management
5 9 (28.13%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (12.50%) Acceptance Criteria
7 4 (12.50%) Project Delivery
7 4 (12.50%) Service Design
8 3 (9.38%) Agile
8 3 (9.38%) AI
8 3 (9.38%) Generative AI
9 2 (6.25%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 2 (6.25%) Risk Management
9 2 (6.25%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 10 (31.25%) Degree
2 9 (28.13%) A+ Certification
2 9 (28.13%) Computer Science Degree
2 9 (28.13%) Microsoft Certification
2 9 (28.13%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.50%) SLA
2 1 (3.13%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 9 (28.13%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (28.13%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.25%) ServiceNow