4G Contracts in the UK excluding London

4G
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring 4G skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited 4G over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 284 315 398
Rank change year-on-year +31 +83 +19
Contract jobs citing 4G 50 88 58
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.39% 0.43% 0.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.53% 2.58% 1.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 44 38
10th Percentile £193 £350 £225
25th Percentile £280 £375 £357
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £440
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.27% +3.53%
75th Percentile £613 £542 £597
90th Percentile £630 £788 £901
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £400
% change year-on-year -5.26% +18.75% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £51.79
25th Percentile - £24.25 £52.43
Median hourly rate - £24.50 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year - -57.02% +75.38%
75th Percentile - £24.75 £68.25
90th Percentile - - £72.89
UK median hourly rate - £46.63 £57.00
% change year-on-year - -18.20% +75.38%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

4G 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,978 3,406 3,579
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.47% 16.48% 14.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,207 1,948 2,273
10th Percentile £194 £203 £211
25th Percentile £304 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% - +8.57%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £586
90th Percentile £638 £675 £690
UK median daily rate £488 £490 £520
% change year-on-year -0.51% -5.77% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 360 325
10th Percentile £13.85 £13.48 -
25th Percentile £15.44 £16.30 £9.80
Median hourly rate £24.40 £45.88 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.81% +148.00% -13.95%
75th Percentile £62.06 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.66 £74.50
UK median hourly rate £31.08 £40.00 £18.93
% change year-on-year -22.30% +111.30% -31.16%

4G
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing 4G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for 4G in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 4G in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for 4G in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 4G in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for 4G in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 4G in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for 4G in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 4G within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 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
South East +33 27 £425 -4.23% 38
South West +25 13 £442 -42.94% 16
North of England +22 8 £205 -43.84% 17
North West +19 7 £205 -43.84% 7
Scotland +16 4 £471 +29.11% 5
East of England +16 3 £575 +33.72% 23
Midlands - 2 £425 - 17
Yorkshire - 1 - - 8
East Midlands - 1 £650 - 7
West Midlands - 1 £200 - 9
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UK

4G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.00%) OpenStack
2 1 (2.00%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 5 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.00%) OpenShift
2 2 (4.00%) Azure
2 2 (4.00%) PaaS
2 2 (4.00%) SaaS
3 1 (2.00%) AWS
3 1 (2.00%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (2.00%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (2.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 41 (82.00%) 5G
2 26 (52.00%) Radio Access Network
3 24 (48.00%) 2G
4 21 (42.00%) 3G
5 13 (26.00%) LTE
6 8 (16.00%) 3GPP
6 8 (16.00%) Wireshark
7 5 (10.00%) MPLS
7 5 (10.00%) Network Security
7 5 (10.00%) WAN
8 4 (8.00%) 5G NR
8 4 (8.00%) Diameter Protocol
8 4 (8.00%) Ethernet
9 3 (6.00%) PBX
9 3 (6.00%) SD-WAN
9 3 (6.00%) VoIP
9 3 (6.00%) Wireless
10 2 (4.00%) HTTP
10 2 (4.00%) LAN
10 2 (4.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 27 (54.00%) Telecoms
2 7 (14.00%) Social Skills
3 5 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (10.00%) Public Sector
4 4 (8.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (6.00%) Finance
6 2 (4.00%) Multimedia
6 2 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (2.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 8 (16.00%) Network Specialist
2 7 (14.00%) Network Design Specialist
3 5 (10.00%) Architect
3 5 (10.00%) Designer
4 4 (8.00%) Technical Design Authority
5 3 (6.00%) IP Designer
5 3 (6.00%) Project Manager
5 3 (6.00%) Senior
5 3 (6.00%) Subject Matter Expert
6 2 (4.00%) Automation Specialist
6 2 (4.00%) Design Engineer
6 2 (4.00%) Developer
6 2 (4.00%) Network Architect
6 2 (4.00%) Senior Manager
6 2 (4.00%) Senior Project Manager
6 2 (4.00%) Software Developer
6 2 (4.00%) Technical Architect
6 2 (4.00%) Technical Design Architect
6 2 (4.00%) WAN Project Manager
7 1 (2.00%) IP Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.00%) OpenAPI
1 2 (4.00%) REST
1 2 (4.00%) RESTful
1 2 (4.00%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 9 (18.00%) IoT
2 7 (14.00%) Smartphone
3 6 (12.00%) Driving Licence
4 4 (8.00%) Onboarding
5 3 (6.00%) Cloud Native
5 3 (6.00%) SCADA
5 3 (6.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 2 (4.00%) Data Centre
6 2 (4.00%) Operational Technology
6 2 (4.00%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (4.00%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (2.00%) Blackberry
7 1 (2.00%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (2.00%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (2.00%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (2.00%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 1 (2.00%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.00%) Android
1 7 (14.00%) Apple iOS
2 2 (4.00%) Linux
3 1 (2.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (26.00%) Network Design
2 10 (20.00%) Network Architecture
2 10 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (14.00%) Agile
3 7 (14.00%) Project Management
4 5 (10.00%) Customer Experience
4 5 (10.00%) Validation
5 4 (8.00%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (8.00%) Customer Service
5 4 (8.00%) Data Security
5 4 (8.00%) Decision-Making
5 4 (8.00%) DevOps
5 4 (8.00%) Mobile Device Management
5 4 (8.00%) Time Management
6 3 (6.00%) Computer Science
6 3 (6.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (6.00%) Fault Management
6 3 (6.00%) High Availability
6 3 (6.00%) Network Management
6 3 (6.00%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.00%) Python
2 3 (6.00%) C++
3 2 (4.00%) Go
3 2 (4.00%) Java
4 1 (2.00%) C#
Qualifications
1 8 (16.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (14.00%) Degree
3 4 (8.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (6.00%) DV Cleared
4 3 (6.00%) SC Cleared
5 2 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.00%) CCNP
6 1 (2.00%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (2.00%) NVQ Level 3
6 1 (2.00%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.00%) QA
2 1 (2.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (4.00%) Docker
1 2 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (12.00%) Kubernetes
2 3 (6.00%) Ansible
3 2 (4.00%) NSN NetAct
4 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (36.00%) Ericsson
2 17 (34.00%) Nokia
3 7 (14.00%) ServiceNow
4 6 (12.00%) Cisco
4 6 (12.00%) VMware
5 3 (6.00%) BT
5 3 (6.00%) F5
5 3 (6.00%) Juniper
5 3 (6.00%) Microsoft
5 3 (6.00%) Palo Alto
6 2 (4.00%) Empirix
6 2 (4.00%) NetScout
6 2 (4.00%) Snow
7 1 (2.00%) Avaya
7 1 (2.00%) Huawei
7 1 (2.00%) Oracle
7 1 (2.00%) Ribbon