Cabling Engineer Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Cabling Engineer
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Cabling Engineer daily rate in Southampton is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cabling Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 3.68% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.92% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £175 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 - -
75th Percentile £225 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median daily rate £200 £225 £170
% change year-on-year -11.11% +32.35% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Southampton with a recognized job title 153 119 142
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.87% 94.44% 86.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 71 89
10th Percentile £169 £131 £200
25th Percentile £250 £303 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £488
Median % change year-on-year +2.46% +0.10% -7.14%
75th Percentile £588 £594 £634
90th Percentile £688 £688 £660
Hampshire median daily rate £550 £538 £575
% change year-on-year +2.33% -6.52% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 2 17
10th Percentile £37.24 £70.95 £19.63
25th Percentile £37.31 £71.63 £21.89
Median hourly rate £40.00 £73.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.21% +12.31% +306.25%
75th Percentile £62.23 £74.13 £80.00
90th Percentile £72.60 £74.65 -
Hampshire median hourly rate £46.54 £50.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year -6.92% -12.82% +9.24%

Cabling Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Cabling Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Cabling Engineer job vacancy trend in Southampton

Cabling Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cabling Engineer job vacancies in Southampton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cabling Engineer job vacancies in Southampton

Cabling Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cabling Engineer job vacancies in Southampton.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Cabling Engineer job vacancies in Southampton

Cabling Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 28 July 2026, Cabling Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southampton region featuring Cabling Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 4 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (66.67%) Structured Cabling

Cabling Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) Structured Cabling
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 4 (66.67%) Mentoring
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving