Telecoms Contracts in the UK excluding London

Telecommunications
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 43 62 53
Rank change year-on-year +19 -9 +1
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 836 853 1,266
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.08% 3.65% 4.17%
As % of the General category 7.52% 6.45% 7.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 547 758
10th Percentile £180 £205 £176
25th Percentile £300 £343 £352
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.88%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £550
90th Percentile £738 £688 £669
UK median daily rate £450 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -7.69% -2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 31 14
10th Percentile £12.15 £15.63 £18.95
25th Percentile £12.75 £20.22 £20.25
Median hourly rate £57.50 £52.50 £24.25
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +116.49% -10.58%
75th Percentile £72.50 £71.88 £58.19
90th Percentile £85.00 £101.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +4.76% +40.00% +38.27%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Telecoms is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,123 13,219 16,934
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.32% 56.49% 55.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,349 9,025 11,644
10th Percentile £205 £230 £211
25th Percentile £363 £400 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +10.47%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £694 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,651 763 1,034
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.33 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.00 £14.00
Median hourly rate £28.50 £29.00 £18.82
Median % change year-on-year -1.72% +54.07% -5.50%
75th Percentile £53.88 £61.16 £35.00
90th Percentile £66.74 £68.75 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £30.16 £33.91 £22.00
% change year-on-year -11.06% +54.14% -2.22%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
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 Telecoms within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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 -2 343 £413 - 142
South West +20 217 £588 +2.17% 69
North of England +50 99 £400 -15.79% 116
Midlands +38 73 £450 +20.00% 92
East of England +19 59 £375 -18.92% 61
West Midlands +34 56 £510 +13.33% 60
North West +21 48 £350 -22.22% 72
Yorkshire +40 44 £450 -10.00% 30
Scotland +35 28 £475 +4.11% 27
Wales +28 21 £365 +73.81% 21
East Midlands +17 14 £388 +63.16% 32
Northern Ireland +4 8 £600 +229.63% 8
North East +19 7 £493 +38.73% 15
Channel Islands - 2 £575 -
Telecoms
UK

Telecoms
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 14 (1.67%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.20%) SAS
3 9 (1.08%) Confluence
4 6 (0.72%) Apache
5 5 (0.60%) IIS
5 5 (0.60%) Tomcat
6 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.36%) CMS
8 2 (0.24%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.24%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.12%) Drupal
9 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2007
9 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
9 1 (0.12%) MTS
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 64 (7.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (6.82%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (2.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.20%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.20%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.36%) SPSS
6 2 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.24%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.24%) Maya
6 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.12%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 8 (0.96%) Remedy ITSM
1 8 (0.96%) SAP BRIM
1 8 (0.96%) SAP Hybris
1 8 (0.96%) SAP PSCD
2 5 (0.60%) SmartPlant
3 2 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.12%) SAP Business ByDesign
4 1 (0.12%) SAP FI-CA
Cloud Services
1 31 (3.71%) Azure
2 22 (2.63%) AWS
3 21 (2.51%) Power Platform
4 19 (2.27%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (1.91%) PaaS
5 16 (1.91%) SaaS
6 8 (0.96%) SAP Commerce Cloud
6 8 (0.96%) Snowflake
7 6 (0.72%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (0.72%) IaaS
7 6 (0.72%) Serverless
8 5 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
8 5 (0.60%) Azure Functions
9 4 (0.48%) GCP
10 3 (0.36%) Google Sheets
10 3 (0.36%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.24%) Amazon EC2
11 2 (0.24%) ChatGPT
11 2 (0.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 1 (0.12%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 57 (6.82%) 5G
2 46 (5.50%) Radio Access Network
2 46 (5.50%) WAN
3 44 (5.26%) 4G
4 42 (5.02%) Wireless
5 40 (4.78%) PBX
5 40 (4.78%) VoIP
6 36 (4.31%) Firewall
7 31 (3.71%) LTE
8 28 (3.35%) Wireshark
9 27 (3.23%) LAN
9 27 (3.23%) VPN
10 25 (2.99%) 3G
10 25 (2.99%) MPLS
11 22 (2.63%) DNS
11 22 (2.63%) Internet
12 15 (1.79%) SDH
13 13 (1.56%) Ethernet
13 13 (1.56%) SD-WAN
14 12 (1.44%) 3GPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.67%) Power BI
1 14 (1.67%) Tableau
2 9 (1.08%) Electronic Patient Records
2 9 (1.08%) SQL Server
3 7 (0.84%) Crystal Reports
4 6 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
4 6 (0.72%) Ingres
5 5 (0.60%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.48%) GIS
6 4 (0.48%) Metadata
6 4 (0.48%) Oracle Database 11g
6 4 (0.48%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.36%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.24%) Big Data
8 2 (0.24%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.24%) NonStop SQL
8 2 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 27 (3.23%) JIRA
2 21 (2.51%) Rational DOORS
3 13 (1.56%) Git
4 8 (0.96%) Subversion
5 6 (0.72%) Gradle
6 4 (0.48%) ERwin
6 4 (0.48%) gcov
6 4 (0.48%) GDB
6 4 (0.48%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.36%) Maven
8 2 (0.24%) Capybara
8 2 (0.24%) GitLab
9 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.12%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.12%) Gerrit
9 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.12%) NUnit
9 1 (0.12%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.12%) Selenium
9 1 (0.12%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 234 (27.99%) Finance
2 225 (26.91%) Social Skills
3 171 (20.45%) Public Sector
4 165 (19.74%) Marketing
5 152 (18.18%) Manufacturing
6 150 (17.94%) Electronics
7 55 (6.58%) Analytical Skills
8 34 (4.07%) Legal
9 28 (3.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (3.35%) Mandarin Language
10 24 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (2.63%) Retail
12 19 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (1.91%) Aerospace
14 12 (1.44%) Billing
14 12 (1.44%) Law
14 12 (1.44%) Multimedia
15 9 (1.08%) Organisational Skills
16 8 (0.96%) Military
17 7 (0.84%) Aeronautics
Job Titles
1 137 (16.39%) Architect
2 78 (9.33%) Analyst
3 72 (8.61%) Lead
4 68 (8.13%) Solutions Architect
5 47 (5.62%) Project Manager
6 46 (5.50%) Support Engineer
7 42 (5.02%) Telecoms Manager
8 40 (4.78%) Network Engineer
9 39 (4.67%) Network Architect
9 39 (4.67%) Senior
10 36 (4.31%) Consultant
11 34 (4.07%) Lead Architect
12 28 (3.35%) Systems Architect
13 26 (3.11%) Developer
14 22 (2.63%) Desktop Engineer
15 21 (2.51%) Desktop Support
15 21 (2.51%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 18 (2.15%) Coordinator
17 16 (1.91%) Data Analyst
18 15 (1.79%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.91%) XML
2 11 (1.32%) Web Services
3 9 (1.08%) HTML
3 9 (1.08%) RESTful
4 8 (0.96%) CSS
5 7 (0.84%) React
5 7 (0.84%) REST
6 6 (0.72%) AngularJS
6 6 (0.72%) JSON
7 4 (0.48%) Django
7 4 (0.48%) YANG
8 3 (0.36%) .NET
8 3 (0.36%) 802.1X
8 3 (0.36%) D3.js
8 3 (0.36%) Node.js
8 3 (0.36%) React Native
8 3 (0.36%) Spring Boot
9 2 (0.24%) Flash
9 2 (0.24%) GraphQL
9 2 (0.24%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 49 (5.86%) Data Centre
2 40 (4.78%) NHS
3 35 (4.19%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (4.07%) Data Protection Act
5 33 (3.95%) Management Information System
6 22 (2.63%) Driving Licence
7 19 (2.27%) Video Conferencing
8 18 (2.15%) Product Ownership
9 14 (1.67%) Cyber Threat
10 11 (1.32%) Cyber Defence
11 10 (1.20%) Blackberry
11 10 (1.20%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 9 (1.08%) Operational Technology
13 8 (0.96%) Fibre Optics
13 8 (0.96%) LIMS
14 7 (0.84%) IVR
14 7 (0.84%) SCADA
15 6 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
16 5 (0.60%) Smart Meter
16 5 (0.60%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 68 (8.13%) Windows
2 40 (4.78%) Linux
3 23 (2.75%) Windows 10
4 14 (1.67%) Unix
5 11 (1.32%) Windows 7
6 7 (0.84%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.84%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.60%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.36%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.36%) Windows 8
8 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.24%) Android
9 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.24%) Windows XP
10 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.12%) Solaris
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (19.62%) Programme Management
2 161 (19.26%) Business Intelligence
3 149 (17.82%) Digital Marketing
4 96 (11.48%) ITIL
5 81 (9.69%) Project Management
6 79 (9.45%) Problem-Solving
7 73 (8.73%) Agile
8 70 (8.37%) Project Delivery
9 62 (7.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 60 (7.18%) Stakeholder Management
11 58 (6.94%) Roadmaps
12 46 (5.50%) Change Management
13 45 (5.38%) Customer Service
14 42 (5.02%) Decision-Making
15 39 (4.67%) Customer Experience
16 38 (4.55%) Computer Science
17 36 (4.31%) Data Protection
18 34 (4.07%) Mentoring
18 34 (4.07%) Network Management
18 34 (4.07%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 35 (4.19%) Python
2 30 (3.59%) SQL
3 19 (2.27%) JavaScript
4 17 (2.03%) C
4 17 (2.03%) C++
5 12 (1.44%) Java
6 7 (0.84%) C#
7 6 (0.72%) MATLAB
8 5 (0.60%) Bash
8 5 (0.60%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.48%) Assembly Language
9 4 (0.48%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.36%) R
11 2 (0.24%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.24%) Embedded C
11 2 (0.24%) Ruby
11 2 (0.24%) Swift
11 2 (0.24%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.24%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 198 (23.68%) Security Cleared
2 144 (17.22%) SC Cleared
3 140 (16.75%) Degree
4 76 (9.09%) DV Cleared
5 38 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
6 22 (2.63%) CCNP
7 17 (2.03%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (1.79%) CCNA
8 15 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.67%) HND
10 12 (1.44%) Master's Degree
10 12 (1.44%) TOGAF Certification
11 11 (1.32%) CISSP
12 9 (1.08%) CCIE
12 9 (1.08%) CCIE Data Center
12 9 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (0.72%) BC Cleared
13 6 (0.72%) PhD
14 5 (0.60%) CESG Certified Professional
14 5 (0.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.78%) SLA
2 34 (4.07%) QA
3 20 (2.39%) NIST
4 16 (1.91%) PMO
5 15 (1.79%) GDPR
6 11 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.20%) NIST 800
8 9 (1.08%) Data Quality
9 8 (0.96%) HL7
10 5 (0.60%) COBIT
10 5 (0.60%) JSP 440
10 5 (0.60%) RMADS
11 4 (0.48%) GAAP
11 4 (0.48%) IFRS
11 4 (0.48%) JTAG
12 3 (0.36%) GRC
12 3 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 14 (1.67%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.44%) Docker
3 9 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.72%) Firmware
5 4 (0.48%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.24%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.12%) NFS
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.12%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 8 (0.96%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.84%) OpenView
3 6 (0.72%) Ansible
3 6 (0.72%) SCCM
3 6 (0.72%) Terraform
4 2 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.24%) Dell DRAC
4 2 (0.24%) FortiGate
4 2 (0.24%) Nagios
4 2 (0.24%) Nessus
4 2 (0.24%) Puppet
4 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.12%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.12%) Grafana
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.12%) SCOM
5 1 (0.12%) VxRail
Vendors
1 160 (19.14%) SAP
2 104 (12.44%) Microsoft
3 70 (8.37%) Cisco
4 40 (4.78%) Nokia
5 34 (4.07%) Juniper
6 31 (3.71%) BT
7 24 (2.87%) Ericsson
8 21 (2.51%) IBM
9 17 (2.03%) Palo Alto
10 14 (1.67%) Avaya
11 13 (1.56%) Google
11 13 (1.56%) Oracle
11 13 (1.56%) VMware
12 12 (1.44%) Actix
12 12 (1.44%) Huawei
13 11 (1.32%) Ribbon
13 11 (1.32%) Salesforce
14 10 (1.20%) Remedy
15 9 (1.08%) Red Hat
16 8 (0.96%) CheckPoint