ATM Contracts

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring ATM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited ATM over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 477 542 509
Rank change year-on-year +65 -33 +309
Contract jobs citing ATM 73 32 171
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.074% 0.30%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.85% 0.59% 2.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 23 18
10th Percentile £140 - £108
25th Percentile £150 £126 £154
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £160 £145 £325
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -55.38% -42.22%
75th Percentile £200 £619 £417
90th Percentile £450 £624 £531
UK excluding London median daily rate £160 £126 £213
% change year-on-year +26.98% -40.71% +1.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 146
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £9.80
Median hourly rate - £30.00 £10.63
Median % change year-on-year - +182.22% -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £12.02
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £9.80

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

ATM 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,941 5,422 7,232
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.39% 12.51% 12.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,378 3,197 4,666
10th Percentile £231 £213 £240
25th Percentile £363 £350 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £502
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -0.30% +0.30%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 £490 £475
% change year-on-year -4.08% +3.16% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 429 419
10th Percentile £14.54 £13.87 £9.80
25th Percentile £20.81 £17.69 £10.63
Median hourly rate £42.50 £45.00 £22.26
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +102.16% -23.40%
75th Percentile £60.41 £63.75 £63.00
90th Percentile £76.50 £73.35 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.55 £47.50 £24.48
% change year-on-year -33.59% +94.08% +8.78%

ATM
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for ATM in the UK

ATM
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for ATM in the UK

ATM
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ATM over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ATM in the UK

ATM
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for ATM in the UK

ATM
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ATM within the UK over the 6 months to 5 July 2025. 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
UK excluding London +82 65 £160 +26.98% 51
England +86 58 £160 +26.98% 61
South East +54 27 £160 +10.34% 11
South West +45 10 £150 +1.69% 11
Scotland +7 9 £160 -73.88% 8
North of England +4 8 £160 +26.98% 13
London +47 7 £160 -73.88% 22
Work from Home +20 5 £463 -24.49% 12
North West -1 4 £150 +19.05% 7
Midlands - 4 £259 - 3
Yorkshire - 3 £160 - 5
Wales - 3 £160 - 2
Northern Ireland - 3 £135 -
West Midlands - 2 £325 - 1
East Midlands - 2 £259 - 2
East of England +25 1 £160 +18.96% 3
North East - 1 £200 - 1

ATM
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:

Applications
1 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (1.37%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (9.59%) BASE24
Communications & Networking
1 16 (21.92%) Frame Relay
1 16 (21.92%) SDH
2 14 (19.18%) Ethernet
2 14 (19.18%) GPRS
2 14 (19.18%) GSM
2 14 (19.18%) LAN
2 14 (19.18%) LTE
2 14 (19.18%) MPLS
2 14 (19.18%) SAN
2 14 (19.18%) UMTS
2 14 (19.18%) VPN
2 14 (19.18%) WAN
2 14 (19.18%) Wireshark
3 2 (2.74%) VoIP
4 1 (1.37%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.22%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 2 (2.74%) VersaTest
2 1 (1.37%) Eclipse
2 1 (1.37%) JIRA
General
1 36 (49.32%) Social Skills
2 14 (19.18%) Telecoms
3 8 (10.96%) Finance
4 5 (6.85%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (5.48%) Banking
6 2 (2.74%) Retail
7 1 (1.37%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (1.37%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.37%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.37%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 40 (54.79%) IT Engineer
2 32 (43.84%) EPoS Engineer
3 16 (21.92%) Field Engineer
4 13 (17.81%) ATM Engineer
4 13 (17.81%) Field Service Engineer
4 13 (17.81%) IP Engineer
5 12 (16.44%) Test Engineer
6 5 (6.85%) IP Network Engineer
6 5 (6.85%) Network Engineer
7 4 (5.48%) BASE24 Developer
7 4 (5.48%) Developer
8 3 (4.11%) Analyst
8 3 (4.11%) Architect
8 3 (4.11%) Business Analyst
8 3 (4.11%) EPoS Field Engineer
9 2 (2.74%) Consultant
9 2 (2.74%) IP Consultant
9 2 (2.74%) IP Network Consultant
9 2 (2.74%) Lead Developer
9 2 (2.74%) Network Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.37%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (61.64%) EPoS
2 14 (19.18%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (13.70%) Driving Licence
4 5 (6.85%) EMV
4 5 (6.85%) Smartphone
5 3 (4.11%) Data Protection Act
5 3 (4.11%) Tandem
6 2 (2.74%) Mainframe
7 1 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.37%) APACS
Operating Systems
1 14 (19.18%) Linux
1 14 (19.18%) Unix
2 7 (9.59%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (30.14%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (24.66%) Customer Service
3 16 (21.92%) Project Management
4 14 (19.18%) Fault Management
4 14 (19.18%) Regression Testing
4 14 (19.18%) Test Strategy
5 10 (13.70%) Break/Fix
6 8 (10.96%) Migration
7 4 (5.48%) Agile
8 3 (4.11%) Data Protection
8 3 (4.11%) Project Delivery
8 3 (4.11%) Regulatory Change
8 3 (4.11%) Requirements Gathering
8 3 (4.11%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (2.74%) Customer Experience
9 2 (2.74%) Disaster Recovery
9 2 (2.74%) High Availability
9 2 (2.74%) Mentoring
9 2 (2.74%) Performance Tuning
9 2 (2.74%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 14 (19.18%) Java
2 6 (8.22%) COBOL
3 3 (4.11%) C++
4 2 (2.74%) C
5 1 (1.37%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 23 (31.51%) DBS Check
2 14 (19.18%) CCNP
2 14 (19.18%) Cisco Certification
2 14 (19.18%) ISEB
2 14 (19.18%) ISTQB
2 14 (19.18%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 5 (6.85%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.74%) SC Cleared
5 1 (1.37%) Degree
5 1 (1.37%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.37%) PMP
5 1 (1.37%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.74%) ISO 8583
1 2 (2.74%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (6.85%) Firmware
Vendors
1 15 (20.55%) Microsoft
2 14 (19.18%) Cisco
2 14 (19.18%) Juniper
3 6 (8.22%) HP