Wireless Contracts in the UK excluding London

Wireless
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Wireless skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Wireless over the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 191 124 169
Rank change year-on-year -67 +45 +43
Contract jobs citing Wireless 229 452 468
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.07% 1.99% 1.54%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.96% 12.80% 11.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 141 326 286
10th Percentile £184 £205 £180
25th Percentile £243 £273 £235
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £396 £400 £350
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% +14.29% +2.19%
75th Percentile £488 £488 £450
90th Percentile £650 £578 £550
UK median daily rate £400 £425 £413
% change year-on-year -5.88% +3.03% +3.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 14 25
10th Percentile £12.50 £15.50 £12.43
25th Percentile £15.76 £16.00 £17.64
Median hourly rate £17.69 £21.13 £28.41
Median % change year-on-year -16.28% -25.62% -12.58%
75th Percentile £26.00 £60.00 £33.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £80.25 £46.29
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £50.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -58.00% +53.85% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

Wireless 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 3,288 3,532 4,254
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.42% 15.56% 14.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,852 2,200 2,762
10th Percentile £203 £210 £190
25th Percentile £350 £338 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.63% +5.56% +9.09%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £550
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 354 299 243
10th Percentile £13.33 - £14.91
25th Percentile £16.30 £9.80 £16.25
Median hourly rate £47.50 £19.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -11.63% -2.27%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.00 £48.62
90th Percentile £73.60 £75.00 £60.93
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £19.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +110.53% -26.92% +4.00%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wireless in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wireless in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
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 Wireless within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 June 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 -49 76 £267 -32.34% 87
North of England -6 55 £416 -7.48% 52
North West -7 42 £396 -16.63% 30
South West -17 37 £525 +23.53% 37
Midlands +12 34 £270 -33.13% 36
East of England -33 21 £413 +4.76% 56
West Midlands +10 17 £348 -17.26% 15
East Midlands +10 14 £275 -27.63% 21
Yorkshire +14 10 £605 +154.74% 18
Scotland +24 5 £225 -45.45% 12
Wales +4 4 £263 -4.55% 8
North East +8 3 £600 +185.71% 5
Wireless
UK

Wireless
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 10 (4.37%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.31%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.87%) IIS
3 2 (0.87%) WordPress
4 1 (0.44%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 23 (10.04%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (3.06%) MS Visio
3 3 (1.31%) InVision
3 3 (1.31%) Sketch
4 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 30 (13.10%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (9.17%) Azure
3 20 (8.73%) AWS
4 3 (1.31%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (1.31%) Figma
4 3 (1.31%) WhatsApp
5 2 (0.87%) Amazon EC2
5 2 (0.87%) OneDrive
5 2 (0.87%) SaaS
6 1 (0.44%) GCP
6 1 (0.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 58 (25.33%) LAN
2 49 (21.40%) WAN
3 41 (17.90%) Firewall
4 32 (13.97%) VPN
5 28 (12.23%) Network Security
6 24 (10.48%) DNS
7 23 (10.04%) SD-WAN
8 22 (9.61%) DHCP
9 21 (9.17%) Cisco Nexus
10 20 (8.73%) Wireshark
11 19 (8.30%) Ethernet
12 17 (7.42%) 4G
12 17 (7.42%) VLAN
13 15 (6.55%) Cisco IOS
13 15 (6.55%) TCP/IP
14 14 (6.11%) DMZ
14 14 (6.11%) Radio Access Network
15 13 (5.68%) OSPF
16 12 (5.24%) 3GPP
16 12 (5.24%) Wireless Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.31%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.44%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 7 (3.06%) JIRA
2 6 (2.62%) Git
3 4 (1.75%) Subversion
4 1 (0.44%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.44%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio
General
1 53 (23.14%) Social Skills
2 40 (17.47%) Telecoms
3 26 (11.35%) Finance
4 14 (6.11%) Analytical Skills
5 12 (5.24%) Public Sector
6 11 (4.80%) Electronics
7 9 (3.93%) Legal
8 8 (3.49%) Military
9 6 (2.62%) Aerospace
10 5 (2.18%) Financial Institution
10 5 (2.18%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.18%) Marketing
10 5 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.75%) Banking
11 4 (1.75%) Retail
12 2 (0.87%) Automotive
12 2 (0.87%) Back Office
12 2 (0.87%) Law
13 1 (0.44%) Games
13 1 (0.44%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 80 (34.93%) Network Engineer
2 20 (8.73%) Support Engineer
3 16 (6.99%) Analyst
4 15 (6.55%) Network Support
5 14 (6.11%) IT Support
6 11 (4.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 10 (4.37%) Network Support Engineer
8 9 (3.93%) Cisco Engineer
8 9 (3.93%) IT Technician
8 9 (3.93%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 9 (3.93%) Support Technician
8 9 (3.93%) Wireless Engineer
9 8 (3.49%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 8 (3.49%) Senior
9 8 (3.49%) Wireless Network Engineer
10 7 (3.06%) Cisco Network Engineer
10 7 (3.06%) Designer
10 7 (3.06%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
11 6 (2.62%) IT Support Technician
11 6 (2.62%) Network Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.87%) .NET
1 2 (0.87%) 802.1X
1 2 (0.87%) HTML
1 2 (0.87%) LAMP
2 1 (0.44%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 38 (16.59%) Data Centre
2 14 (6.11%) Operational Technology
3 9 (3.93%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.49%) NHS
5 7 (3.06%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (3.06%) Smartphone
6 6 (2.62%) Algorithms
6 6 (2.62%) Mobile App
7 5 (2.18%) PDA
7 5 (2.18%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.75%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (1.75%) Device Driver
8 4 (1.75%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.75%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (1.31%) Blog
9 3 (1.31%) CCTV
9 3 (1.31%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.31%) Solar Power
9 3 (1.31%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 2 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 60 (26.20%) Windows
2 34 (14.85%) Linux
3 15 (6.55%) Windows Server
4 9 (3.93%) Windows 10
5 6 (2.62%) Windows Server 2019
6 5 (2.18%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.31%) Apple iOS
7 3 (1.31%) Mac OS
7 3 (1.31%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.87%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.87%) VMS
9 1 (0.44%) Android
9 1 (0.44%) Unix
9 1 (0.44%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.44%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (14.41%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (11.35%) Customer Service
3 24 (10.48%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 21 (9.17%) Computer Science
5 20 (8.73%) Network Design
6 19 (8.30%) High Availability
7 16 (6.99%) Cybersecurity
8 14 (6.11%) Project Management
9 13 (5.68%) ITSM
10 11 (4.80%) ITIL
10 11 (4.80%) Software Engineering
11 9 (3.93%) Migration
11 9 (3.93%) Penetration Testing
11 9 (3.93%) Problem Management
12 8 (3.49%) Information Security
13 7 (3.06%) Open Source
13 7 (3.06%) OSINT
13 7 (3.06%) Proactive Monitoring
13 7 (3.06%) Risk Management
13 7 (3.06%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (9.17%) Python
2 13 (5.68%) C++
3 7 (3.06%) C
3 7 (3.06%) PowerShell
4 6 (2.62%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.62%) Shell Script
5 4 (1.75%) Assembly Language
5 4 (1.75%) MATLAB
6 3 (1.31%) Java
7 1 (0.44%) Bash
7 1 (0.44%) C#
7 1 (0.44%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.44%) R
Qualifications
1 50 (21.83%) Security Cleared
2 38 (16.59%) Cisco Certification
3 37 (16.16%) SC Cleared
4 30 (13.10%) CCNA
5 26 (11.35%) Degree
6 19 (8.30%) CCNP
7 8 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (3.49%) DV Cleared
8 7 (3.06%) JNCIA
8 7 (3.06%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (2.62%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (2.62%) CEH
9 6 (2.62%) CREST Certified
9 6 (2.62%) GIAC
9 6 (2.62%) GPEN
9 6 (2.62%) OSCP
10 5 (2.18%) CCSA
10 5 (2.18%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.75%) PhD
12 3 (1.31%) ECDL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.55%) SLA
2 6 (2.62%) NIST
3 4 (1.75%) JTAG
4 2 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 40 (17.47%) Active Directory
2 24 (10.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (6.11%) Hyper-V
4 9 (3.93%) Firmware
5 6 (2.62%) vSphere
6 4 (1.75%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (1.75%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.44%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.44%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 22 (9.61%) SCCM
2 16 (6.99%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (3.06%) OpenView
3 7 (3.06%) WSUS
4 6 (2.62%) Nessus
5 5 (2.18%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.87%) Cacti
6 2 (0.87%) Terraform
7 1 (0.44%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.44%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 63 (27.51%) Cisco
2 47 (20.52%) Microsoft
3 29 (12.66%) VMware
4 28 (12.23%) Palo Alto
5 15 (6.55%) F5
6 12 (5.24%) Actix
6 12 (5.24%) Ericsson
6 12 (5.24%) Huawei
6 12 (5.24%) Nokia
7 11 (4.80%) Aruba
7 11 (4.80%) Juniper
7 11 (4.80%) MobileIron
8 10 (4.37%) SolarWinds
9 8 (3.49%) CheckPoint
9 8 (3.49%) Meraki
10 6 (2.62%) Apple
10 6 (2.62%) Blue Coat
10 6 (2.62%) Fortinet
10 6 (2.62%) Qualys
10 6 (2.62%) Veeam