NB-IoT Contracts in the South East

Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT)
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NB-IoT in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NB-IoT over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 157 201 -
Rank change year-on-year +44 - -
Contract jobs citing NB-IoT 2 4 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.066% 0.072% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.20% 0.25% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 0
10th Percentile £315 £503 -
25th Percentile £329 £506 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 £525 -
Median % change year-on-year -32.38% - -
75th Percentile £379 £539 -
90th Percentile £392 £540 -
England median daily rate £500 £525 £339
% change year-on-year -4.76% +54.87% +8.48%

All Generic Skills
South East

NB-IoT falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,009 1,583 1,962
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 33.52% 28.48% 33.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 633 936 1,323
10th Percentile £211 £205 £213
25th Percentile £360 £363 £373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year - -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £600 £608 £638
90th Percentile £661 £688 £725
England median daily rate £548 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.36% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 154 90
10th Percentile £16.95 £11.74 £18.23
25th Percentile £23.50 £18.35 £20.48
Median hourly rate £47.81 £47.19 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year +1.31% -7.93% +138.37%
75th Percentile £64.13 £61.30 £67.50
90th Percentile £85.50 £65.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £33.00 £30.16 £22.50
% change year-on-year +9.42% +34.04% -16.67%

NB-IoT
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing NB-IoT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for NB-IoT in the South East

NB-IoT
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NB-IoT in the South East.

Daily rate trend for NB-IoT in the South East

NB-IoT
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NB-IoT within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Thames Valley +42 2 £355 -32.38%
Berkshire +30 2 £355 -32.38%
NB-IoT
England

NB-IoT
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) 5G
1 2 (100.00%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (50.00%) 2G
2 1 (50.00%) 4G
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Capacity Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Network Optimisation
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving