4G
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for 4G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 4G over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 492 633 624
Rank change year-on-year +141 -9 -116
Contract jobs citing 4G 106 86 228
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.24% 0.14% 0.26%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.89% 1.17% 2.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 51 95
10th Percentile £350 £225 £303
25th Percentile £410 £331 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £568 £588 £596
90th Percentile £788 £763 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +12.50% -5.88% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 5
10th Percentile - £51.79 £30.80
25th Percentile £24.25 £52.43 £31.25
Median hourly rate £24.50 £57.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -57.02% +75.38% -23.53%
75th Percentile £24.75 £68.25 £33.75
90th Percentile - £72.89 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.50 £57.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -57.02% +75.38% -23.53%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

4G is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,616 7,369 9,710
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.97% 12.32% 10.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,363 4,796 6,383
10th Percentile £205 £231 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £519 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.59% +3.80% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £606
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £438
% change year-on-year - +8.57% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 420 481 362
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.82
25th Percentile £17.00 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £19.00 £28.33
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -32.93% -0.60%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.50 £50.77
90th Percentile £67.75 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +148.00% -13.95% -14.00%

4G
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing 4G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 4G in the UK

4G
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 4G.

Daily rate trend for 4G in the UK

4G
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 4G over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 4G in the UK

4G
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 4G.

Hourly rate trend for 4G in the UK

4G
Top 10 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 27 April 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
England +146 98 £475 +18.75% 42
UK excluding London +86 85 £450 +12.50% 38
Work from Home +131 50 £490 +22.50% 14
South East +20 29 £425 +19.05% 18
South West +30 28 £775 +36.26% 4
East of England +35 24 £430 -33.85% 11
London +101 14 £508 +16.67% 5
North West - 3 £365 - 3
North of England - 3 £365 - 5
Scotland +33 1 £365 - 1

4G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 5 (4.72%) ArcGIS
2 3 (2.83%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.94%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (7.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (3.77%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.94%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.89%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.77%) Power Platform
2 3 (2.83%) Azure
3 2 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (0.94%) AWS
4 1 (0.94%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 76 (71.70%) 5G
2 46 (43.40%) Radio Access Network
3 45 (42.45%) 3G
4 24 (22.64%) LTE
5 18 (16.98%) Network Security
5 18 (16.98%) Wireless
6 17 (16.04%) Wireshark
7 16 (15.09%) 2G
7 16 (15.09%) Firewall
8 15 (14.15%) 3GPP
9 14 (13.21%) VPN
10 7 (6.60%) DNS
11 6 (5.66%) Ethernet
11 6 (5.66%) VoIP
11 6 (5.66%) VoLTE
12 5 (4.72%) ATM
12 5 (4.72%) Diameter Protocol
12 5 (4.72%) TCP/IP
13 4 (3.77%) RANAP
13 4 (3.77%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.72%) GIS
1 5 (4.72%) QGIS
2 4 (3.77%) Power BI
2 4 (3.77%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (4.72%) JIRA
2 2 (1.89%) Jenkins
General
1 53 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 28 (26.42%) Social Skills
3 9 (8.49%) Public Sector
4 8 (7.55%) Finance
4 8 (7.55%) Marketing
5 7 (6.60%) Electronics
5 7 (6.60%) Manufacturing
6 4 (3.77%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (3.77%) Multimedia
6 4 (3.77%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (2.83%) Aerospace
7 3 (2.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.83%) Military
8 2 (1.89%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (13.21%) Network Engineer
2 12 (11.32%) Architect
2 12 (11.32%) Consultant
2 12 (11.32%) Design Engineer
3 8 (7.55%) Network Design Specialist
3 8 (7.55%) Network Specialist
3 8 (7.55%) Technical Architect
4 7 (6.60%) IP Engineer
4 7 (6.60%) Senior
5 6 (5.66%) Core Network Specialist
5 6 (5.66%) IP Design Engineer
5 6 (5.66%) IP Network Engineer
5 6 (5.66%) Mobile Specialist
5 6 (5.66%) Network Design Engineer
5 6 (5.66%) Radio Engineer
6 5 (4.72%) C++ Developer
6 5 (4.72%) Developer
6 5 (4.72%) Python Developer
6 5 (4.72%) Senior Consultant
6 5 (4.72%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.94%) SPML
1 1 (0.94%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.89%) Product Ownership
2 1 (0.94%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (0.94%) GNSS
2 1 (0.94%) Management Information System
2 1 (0.94%) PKI
2 1 (0.94%) Security Posture
2 1 (0.94%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.49%) Linux
2 6 (5.66%) Windows
3 2 (1.89%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.94%) CentOS
4 1 (0.94%) Solaris
4 1 (0.94%) Unix
4 1 (0.94%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (23.58%) Network Design
2 16 (15.09%) Customer Experience
2 16 (15.09%) Project Management
2 16 (15.09%) Roadmaps
3 15 (14.15%) Agile
4 13 (12.26%) Load Balancing
4 13 (12.26%) Network Virtualisation
5 12 (11.32%) High Availability
5 12 (11.32%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (10.38%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (10.38%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (8.49%) Capacity Planning
7 9 (8.49%) Performance Management
7 9 (8.49%) Project Delivery
8 8 (7.55%) Network Architecture
8 8 (7.55%) Waterfall
9 7 (6.60%) Decision-Making
9 7 (6.60%) Digital Marketing
9 7 (6.60%) Programme Management
9 7 (6.60%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 11 (10.38%) Python
2 5 (4.72%) C++
3 1 (0.94%) Perl
Qualifications
1 27 (25.47%) Security Cleared
2 15 (14.15%) SC Cleared
3 9 (8.49%) DV Cleared
4 7 (6.60%) Degree
5 4 (3.77%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.83%) CCNP
6 3 (2.83%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.89%) CCNA
7 2 (1.89%) PMP
8 1 (0.94%) BC Cleared
8 1 (0.94%) CCIE
8 1 (0.94%) CSPO
8 1 (0.94%) HNC
8 1 (0.94%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.83%) NCSC
2 2 (1.89%) QA
2 2 (1.89%) SLA
3 1 (0.94%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.94%) Def Stans
3 1 (0.94%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (2.83%) Docker
2 2 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (4.72%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.89%) Docker Swarm
3 1 (0.94%) Check_MK
3 1 (0.94%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 21 (19.81%) Cisco
2 15 (14.15%) Juniper
2 15 (14.15%) Nokia
3 12 (11.32%) Actix
4 11 (10.38%) Ericsson
5 10 (9.43%) Huawei
6 7 (6.60%) Microsoft
6 7 (6.60%) SAP
7 4 (3.77%) Empirix
7 4 (3.77%) NetScout
8 3 (2.83%) VMware
9 2 (1.89%) Apple
9 2 (1.89%) CheckPoint
9 2 (1.89%) Dell
9 2 (1.89%) F5
9 2 (1.89%) Meraki
9 2 (1.89%) Palo Alto
9 2 (1.89%) SolarWinds
9 2 (1.89%) Sparx
10 1 (0.94%) ADVA