The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Handset in contract job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Handset over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
5
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Handset
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
Handset 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 Stoke-on-Trent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
4
3
13
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
25.00%
12.00%
27.08%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
2
9
10th Percentile
£219
£215
£263
25th Percentile
£303
£266
£288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£350
£365
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-4.11%
-27.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£388
£476
£510
90th Percentile
£455
£536
£552
Staffordshire median daily rate
£350
£215
£510
% change year-on-year
+62.79%
-57.84%
+13.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
0
Median hourly rate
-
£10.93
-
Staffordshire median hourly rate
£30.00
£15.61
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+92.25%
-43.25%
-
Handset Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Job postings citing Handset as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
Handset Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Handset also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Stoke-on-Trent region with a requirement for Handset.
Handset Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
