Software-Defined Radio Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

Software-Defined Radio
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Portsmouth requiring Software-Defined Radio skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 8 24
Rank change year-on-year -18 +16 +19
Contract jobs citing Software-Defined Radio 2 16 12
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 1.08% 12.70% 4.60%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 11.76% 48.48% 18.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £105
25th Percentile - £525 £179
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £550 £303
Median % change year-on-year - +81.82% -
75th Percentile - £575 £426
90th Percentile - - £501
Hampshire median daily rate - £550 £303
% change year-on-year - +81.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 15 9
10th Percentile - £56.58 £54.25
25th Percentile - £61.88 £55.00
Median hourly rate - £62.50 £62.50
75th Percentile - £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile - £73.50 -
Hampshire median hourly rate - £62.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year - - +13.64%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Portsmouth

Software-Defined Radio 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 Portsmouth.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 17 33 64
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth 9.19% 26.19% 24.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 12 30
10th Percentile £363 £416 £300
25th Percentile £466 - £389
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £457
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -1.42% +7.41%
75th Percentile £663 £488 £570
90th Percentile £700 £566 £640
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £525 £450
% change year-on-year +4.76% +16.67% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 20 11
10th Percentile £45.97 £35.00 £51.42
25th Percentile £47.65 £42.50 £55.00
Median hourly rate £52.36 £62.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.22% +4.17% -14.29%
75th Percentile £55.15 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £55.66 £71.63 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £56.00 £62.50 £58.25
% change year-on-year -10.40% +7.30% +29.44%

Software-Defined Radio
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software-Defined Radio relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.

Software-Defined Radio job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Software-Defined Radio
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Software-Defined Radio.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Software-Defined Radio

Software-Defined Radio
Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Software-Defined Radio.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Software-Defined Radio

Software-Defined Radio
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared