Ribbon
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring knowledge or experience of Ribbon products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Ribbon over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Ribbon Communications (formerly Sonus Networks).
| 6 months to 21 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 164 | 198 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +34 | +50 |
| Contract jobs citing Ribbon | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the South East | - | 0.22% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Vendors category | - | 0.43% | 0.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £365 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £380 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £410 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £445 |
| England median daily rate | £508 | £600 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.42% | +50.00% | -4.19% |
All Vendors
South East
Ribbon falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the South East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 2,230 | 1,863 | 2,617 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 51.11% | 50.49% | 52.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,582 | 1,237 | 1,669 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £238 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £373 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £515 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.91% | +0.98% | +2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £630 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £678 |
| England median daily rate | £508 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | - | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 149 | 52 | 120 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £19.97 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.36 | £24.18 | £24.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £40.25 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.34% | -26.82% | +129.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £64.06 | £67.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.63 | £70.00 | £76.63 |
| England median hourly rate | £23.60 | £30.52 | £45.88 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.67% | -33.48% | +76.46% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Ribbon relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Ribbon.
