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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 44 60 53
Rank change year-on-year +16 -7 +6
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 815 851 1,265
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 4.02% 3.70% 4.16%
As % of the General category 7.38% 6.54% 7.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 378 539 755
10th Percentile £180 £205 £185
25th Percentile £300 £349 £354
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.88%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £550
90th Percentile £729 £688 £669
UK median daily rate £450 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -8.63% -1.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 32 13
10th Percentile £12.15 £15.80 £18.80
25th Percentile £12.75 £20.22 £20.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £52.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +133.33% -10.00%
75th Percentile £72.50 £75.31 £56.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £100.13 £71.75
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +4.76% +40.00% +41.88%

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 11,041 13,019 16,979
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 54.41% 56.59% 55.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,309 8,888 11,690
10th Percentile £208 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +9.49%
75th Percentile £595 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £693 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,647 745 1,039
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.35 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.00 £14.00
Median hourly rate £28.25 £29.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.59% +52.63% -4.45%
75th Percentile £53.75 £61.25 £35.86
90th Percentile £67.38 £69.50 £55.77
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.60 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.96% +44.87% -

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 -4 338 £425 +3.03% 144
South West +16 215 £595 +3.48% 71
North of England +34 90 £375 -21.05% 115
Midlands +34 67 £500 +33.33% 83
East of England +14 59 £375 -20.00% 64
West Midlands +37 50 £535 +14.50% 47
Yorkshire +33 43 £450 -10.00% 29
North West +7 40 £345 -24.38% 71
Scotland +30 28 £475 +4.11% 25
Wales +30 21 £365 +72.78% 19
East Midlands +8 14 £388 +63.16% 36
Northern Ireland +3 8 £600 +229.63% 8
North East +14 7 £493 +38.73% 16
Channel Islands - 3 £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 (1.72%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.23%) SAS
3 9 (1.10%) Confluence
4 6 (0.74%) Apache
5 5 (0.61%) IIS
5 5 (0.61%) Tomcat
6 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (0.37%) CMS
8 2 (0.25%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.25%) 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 65 (7.98%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (6.87%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (3.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.23%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.23%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.37%) SPSS
6 2 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.25%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.25%) Maya
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.12%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 8 (0.98%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.61%) SAP BRIM
2 5 (0.61%) SAP Hybris
2 5 (0.61%) SAP PSCD
2 5 (0.61%) SmartPlant
3 2 (0.25%) 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 30 (3.68%) Azure
2 21 (2.58%) Power Platform
3 20 (2.45%) AWS
4 19 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (2.09%) SaaS
6 16 (1.96%) PaaS
7 8 (0.98%) Snowflake
8 5 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
8 5 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (0.61%) GCP
8 5 (0.61%) IaaS
8 5 (0.61%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 5 (0.61%) Serverless
9 4 (0.49%) Azure Functions
10 3 (0.37%) Google Sheets
10 3 (0.37%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.25%) ChatGPT
12 1 (0.12%) OCI
12 1 (0.12%) Smartsheet
12 1 (0.12%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 56 (6.87%) 5G
2 45 (5.52%) Radio Access Network
2 45 (5.52%) WAN
3 43 (5.28%) 4G
4 41 (5.03%) PBX
4 41 (5.03%) VoIP
5 40 (4.91%) Wireless
6 35 (4.29%) Firewall
7 31 (3.80%) LTE
8 28 (3.44%) Wireshark
9 26 (3.19%) LAN
10 25 (3.07%) VPN
11 24 (2.94%) 3G
11 24 (2.94%) MPLS
12 22 (2.70%) DNS
13 21 (2.58%) Internet
14 16 (1.96%) SDH
15 13 (1.60%) SD-WAN
16 12 (1.47%) Network Security
16 12 (1.47%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (1.72%) Power BI
1 14 (1.72%) Tableau
2 9 (1.10%) Electronic Patient Records
3 8 (0.98%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.86%) Crystal Reports
5 6 (0.74%) Ingres
6 5 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.61%) Oracle Database
6 5 (0.61%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.49%) GIS
7 4 (0.49%) Metadata
7 4 (0.49%) Oracle Database 11g
8 3 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.37%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.25%) Big Data
9 2 (0.25%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.25%) MySQL
9 2 (0.25%) NonStop SQL
9 2 (0.25%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 28 (3.44%) JIRA
2 21 (2.58%) Rational DOORS
3 12 (1.47%) Git
4 8 (0.98%) Subversion
5 6 (0.74%) Gradle
6 4 (0.49%) ERwin
6 4 (0.49%) gcov
6 4 (0.49%) GDB
7 3 (0.37%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.37%) Maven
8 2 (0.25%) Capybara
8 2 (0.25%) GitLab
9 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.12%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.12%) GoCD
9 1 (0.12%) Postman
9 1 (0.12%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.12%) Selenium
9 1 (0.12%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 221 (27.12%) Finance
2 214 (26.26%) Social Skills
3 162 (19.88%) Public Sector
4 158 (19.39%) Marketing
5 145 (17.79%) Manufacturing
6 143 (17.55%) Electronics
7 55 (6.75%) Analytical Skills
8 30 (3.68%) Legal
9 28 (3.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 28 (3.44%) Mandarin Language
10 25 (3.07%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (2.70%) Retail
12 19 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (1.96%) Aerospace
14 12 (1.47%) Multimedia
15 11 (1.35%) Law
16 9 (1.10%) Billing
16 9 (1.10%) Organisational Skills
17 8 (0.98%) Military
18 7 (0.86%) Digital Economy
Job Titles
1 137 (16.81%) Architect
2 75 (9.20%) Analyst
3 71 (8.71%) Lead
4 69 (8.47%) Solutions Architect
5 46 (5.64%) Project Manager
6 44 (5.40%) Support Engineer
7 40 (4.91%) Network Architect
8 39 (4.79%) Senior
9 37 (4.54%) Telecoms Manager
10 36 (4.42%) Network Engineer
11 33 (4.05%) Consultant
11 33 (4.05%) Lead Architect
12 28 (3.44%) Systems Architect
13 26 (3.19%) Developer
14 20 (2.45%) Desktop Engineer
15 19 (2.33%) Coordinator
15 19 (2.33%) Desktop Support
15 19 (2.33%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 16 (1.96%) Data Analyst
17 15 (1.84%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.09%) XML
2 11 (1.35%) Web Services
3 9 (1.10%) HTML
3 9 (1.10%) RESTful
4 8 (0.98%) CSS
5 7 (0.86%) React
5 7 (0.86%) REST
6 6 (0.74%) JSON
7 5 (0.61%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.61%) Django
8 4 (0.49%) YANG
9 3 (0.37%) 802.1X
9 3 (0.37%) D3.js
9 3 (0.37%) Node.js
9 3 (0.37%) React Native
9 3 (0.37%) Spring Boot
10 2 (0.25%) Flash
10 2 (0.25%) HTML5
10 2 (0.25%) jQuery
10 2 (0.25%) WebKit
Miscellaneous
1 48 (5.89%) Data Centre
2 37 (4.54%) NHS
3 35 (4.29%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (4.17%) Data Protection Act
4 34 (4.17%) Management Information System
5 22 (2.70%) Driving Licence
6 20 (2.45%) Video Conferencing
7 18 (2.21%) Product Ownership
8 14 (1.72%) Cyber Threat
9 11 (1.35%) Blackberry
9 11 (1.35%) Cyber Defence
10 10 (1.23%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 9 (1.10%) Fibre Optics
12 8 (0.98%) LIMS
13 7 (0.86%) IVR
13 7 (0.86%) Operational Technology
13 7 (0.86%) SCADA
14 6 (0.74%) Hybrid Cloud
15 5 (0.61%) Linux Command Line
15 5 (0.61%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 66 (8.10%) Windows
2 41 (5.03%) Linux
3 21 (2.58%) Windows 10
4 14 (1.72%) Unix
5 11 (1.35%) Windows 7
6 7 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 7 (0.86%) Windows Server
7 5 (0.61%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.37%) Ubuntu
8 3 (0.37%) Windows 8
8 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (0.37%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.25%) Android
9 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
9 2 (0.25%) 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
1 157 (19.26%) Programme Management
2 154 (18.90%) Business Intelligence
3 142 (17.42%) Digital Marketing
4 92 (11.29%) ITIL
5 80 (9.82%) Project Management
6 78 (9.57%) Problem-Solving
7 73 (8.96%) Agile
8 68 (8.34%) Project Delivery
9 62 (7.61%) Continuous Improvement
10 58 (7.12%) Stakeholder Management
11 57 (6.99%) Roadmaps
12 45 (5.52%) Customer Service
13 43 (5.28%) Change Management
14 40 (4.91%) Decision-Making
15 39 (4.79%) Customer Experience
16 38 (4.66%) Computer Science
17 36 (4.42%) Data Protection
18 35 (4.29%) Root Cause Analysis
19 34 (4.17%) Mentoring
19 34 (4.17%) Network Management
Programming Languages
1 37 (4.54%) Python
2 30 (3.68%) SQL
3 20 (2.45%) JavaScript
4 17 (2.09%) C
4 17 (2.09%) C++
5 13 (1.60%) Java
6 6 (0.74%) C#
7 5 (0.61%) Bash
7 5 (0.61%) MATLAB
7 5 (0.61%) Shell Script
8 4 (0.49%) Assembly Language
8 4 (0.49%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.37%) R
10 2 (0.25%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.25%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.25%) Ruby
10 2 (0.25%) Swift
10 2 (0.25%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.25%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.12%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 198 (24.29%) Security Cleared
2 143 (17.55%) SC Cleared
3 139 (17.06%) Degree
4 78 (9.57%) DV Cleared
5 38 (4.66%) Cisco Certification
6 22 (2.70%) CCNP
7 16 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.72%) CCNA
9 14 (1.72%) HND
10 12 (1.47%) Master's Degree
10 12 (1.47%) TOGAF Certification
11 11 (1.35%) CISSP
12 9 (1.10%) CCIE
12 9 (1.10%) CCIE Data Center
12 9 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (0.74%) CIPD
13 6 (0.74%) PhD
14 5 (0.61%) BC Cleared
14 5 (0.61%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.91%) SLA
2 32 (3.93%) QA
3 20 (2.45%) NIST
4 15 (1.84%) GDPR
5 14 (1.72%) PMO
6 11 (1.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.23%) NIST 800
8 9 (1.10%) Data Quality
9 8 (0.98%) HL7
10 5 (0.61%) COBIT
10 5 (0.61%) JSP 440
10 5 (0.61%) RMADS
11 4 (0.49%) GAAP
11 4 (0.49%) IFRS
11 4 (0.49%) JTAG
12 3 (0.37%) GRC
13 2 (0.25%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 20000
13 2 (0.25%) ITGC
13 2 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 13 (1.60%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.47%) Docker
3 10 (1.23%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.61%) Firmware
5 4 (0.49%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.25%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.25%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.12%) NFS
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.12%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 8 (0.98%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.86%) OpenView
3 6 (0.74%) Ansible
3 6 (0.74%) SCCM
4 4 (0.49%) Terraform
5 2 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.25%) FortiGate
5 2 (0.25%) Nagios
5 2 (0.25%) Nessus
5 2 (0.25%) Puppet
5 2 (0.25%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.12%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.12%) Dell DRAC
6 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.12%) Grafana
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.12%) SCOM
6 1 (0.12%) VxRail
Vendors
1 149 (18.28%) SAP
2 104 (12.76%) Microsoft
3 71 (8.71%) Cisco
4 41 (5.03%) Nokia
5 35 (4.29%) Juniper
6 31 (3.80%) BT
7 26 (3.19%) Ericsson
8 21 (2.58%) IBM
9 19 (2.33%) Palo Alto
10 15 (1.84%) Avaya
11 14 (1.72%) Google
11 14 (1.72%) Oracle
11 14 (1.72%) VMware
12 12 (1.47%) Actix
12 12 (1.47%) Huawei
12 12 (1.47%) Ribbon
13 11 (1.35%) Salesforce
14 10 (1.23%) Remedy
15 8 (0.98%) CheckPoint
15 8 (0.98%) Red Hat