RS-485
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring RS-485 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited RS-485 over the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 363 | 415 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +52 | +96 |
| Contract jobs citing RS-485 | 0 | 37 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | - | 0.18% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 1.12% | 0.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £615 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £525 | £619 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £550 | £638 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.73% | -8.93% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £575 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £660 |
| UK median daily rate | - | £550 | £638 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -13.73% | -8.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 34 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £55.50 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £61.25 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £70.63 |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -7.80% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London
RS-485 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 | 2,045 | 3,295 | 3,529 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 15.74% | 15.82% | 15.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,242 | 1,866 | 2,211 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £205 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £350 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £480 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.87% | +0.95% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £690 |
| UK median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -2.44% | +2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 126 | 355 | 299 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.01 | £13.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.36 | £16.30 | £9.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £45.88 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.61% | +154.89% | -16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £63.75 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.35 | £71.01 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £37.50 | £40.00 | £18.24 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +119.30% | -29.85% |
RS-485
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing RS-485 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
RS-485
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing RS-485 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 RS-485 in the UK excluding London.