Broadband Contract Job Trends

Broadband
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Broadband skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 554 514 539
Rank change year-on-year -40 +25 +40
Contract jobs citing Broadband 95 42 47
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.18% 0.13% 0.11%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.90% 1.06% 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 25 18
10th Percentile £368 £250 £243
25th Percentile £450 £263 £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £494 £375
Median % change year-on-year +1.77% +31.73% -26.83%
75th Percentile £537 £503 £523
90th Percentile £538 £638 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £480 £295
% change year-on-year +9.38% +62.71% -37.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 10 6
10th Percentile £28.10 £13.81 £12.28
25th Percentile £28.26 - £15.02
Median hourly rate £28.52 £13.81 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +106.52% -46.88% -61.34%
75th Percentile £28.78 £14.69 £28.75
90th Percentile £28.94 £23.75 £46.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £13.81 £20.53
% change year-on-year +102.75% -32.74% -58.53%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Broadband 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 5,000 3,956 5,360
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 9.50% 12.19% 12.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,037 2,407 3,158
10th Percentile £239 £235 £213
25th Percentile £400 £364 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £483 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.63% -3.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +3.16% -3.06% +5.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 325 193 425
10th Percentile £16.01 £14.99 £13.64
25th Percentile £19.34 £25.15 £17.69
Median hourly rate £26.44 £47.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.34% +10.47% +39.84%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £74.26 £81.35 £73.55
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.22 £42.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year -38.31% -10.53% +5.56%

Broadband
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Broadband relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Broadband job vacancy trend in the UK

Broadband
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Broadband.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Broadband

Broadband
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Broadband over the 6 months to 15 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Broadband in the UK

Broadband
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Broadband.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Broadband

Broadband
Top 13 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the UK over the 6 months to 15 July 2026. 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 -53 83 £525 +9.38% 151
England -93 60 £510 +3.24% 130
Scotland +23 33 - - 35
South East -47 26 £386 -21.95% 36
Work from Home -54 22 £500 - 76
North of England -62 16 £535 +1.90% 35
North West -33 13 £536 +2.10% 18
London -65 10 £450 -10.00% 34
East of England -15 7 £525 +61.54% 8
Yorkshire -55 2 £475 +72.73% 17
Midlands -63 1 - - 16
West Midlands -65 1 - - 5
North East - 1 - - 1

Broadband
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.11%) Confluence
2 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.05%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (1.05%) Houdini
2 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.05%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.05%) NUKE
Business Applications
1 1 (1.05%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (1.05%) SAP MDG
1 1 (1.05%) SAP MDG-S
1 1 (1.05%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.16%) Azure
2 2 (2.11%) AWS
2 2 (2.11%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.11%) Power Platform
2 2 (2.11%) Slack
2 2 (2.11%) Snowflake
3 1 (1.05%) Adobe Analytics
3 1 (1.05%) Azure Monitor
3 1 (1.05%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (1.05%) Entra ID
3 1 (1.05%) Figma
3 1 (1.05%) GCP
3 1 (1.05%) Google Ads
3 1 (1.05%) iPaaS
3 1 (1.05%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 26 (27.37%) Firewall
2 19 (20.00%) Network Security
3 18 (18.95%) VPN
4 17 (17.89%) WAN
5 14 (14.74%) LAN
6 13 (13.68%) Converged Networks
6 13 (13.68%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (13.68%) Wireless
7 9 (9.47%) IPsec
8 6 (6.32%) DHCP
8 6 (6.32%) DNS
9 4 (4.21%) SD-WAN
10 3 (3.16%) BGP
10 3 (3.16%) MPLS
10 3 (3.16%) Structured Cabling
11 2 (2.11%) Internet
11 2 (2.11%) OSPF
11 2 (2.11%) SSL
11 2 (2.11%) VLAN
12 1 (1.05%) NGN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.11%) Big Data
1 2 (2.11%) Data Lake
1 2 (2.11%) Power BI
2 1 (1.05%) Metadata
2 1 (1.05%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (3.16%) JIRA
2 1 (1.05%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 14 (14.74%) Telecoms
2 13 (13.68%) Social Skills
3 8 (8.42%) Marketing
4 5 (5.26%) Local Government
5 4 (4.21%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (4.21%) Influencing Skills
5 4 (4.21%) Public Sector
6 3 (3.16%) Games
6 3 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (2.11%) Billing
7 2 (2.11%) Finance
7 2 (2.11%) Legal
7 2 (2.11%) Retail
8 1 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.05%) Military
Job Titles
1 28 (29.47%) Lead
2 24 (25.26%) Network Engineer
3 16 (16.84%) Lead Generation Executive
4 11 (11.58%) Designer
5 10 (10.53%) Lead Generation Specialist
6 9 (9.47%) Senior
7 8 (8.42%) Network Designer
8 7 (7.37%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
9 5 (5.26%) IP Engineer
9 5 (5.26%) IP Network Engineer
9 5 (5.26%) Mobile Engineer
9 5 (5.26%) Test Engineer
10 4 (4.21%) Analyst
10 4 (4.21%) Project Manager
11 3 (3.16%) Senior Designer
12 2 (2.11%) Product Manager
12 2 (2.11%) Product Owner
12 2 (2.11%) Report Manager
12 2 (2.11%) Technical Manager
12 2 (2.11%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.05%) ATL
1 1 (1.05%) Kafka
1 1 (1.05%) Lightning Web Components
1 1 (1.05%) Middleware
1 1 (1.05%) Model Context Protocol
1 1 (1.05%) ModSecurity
1 1 (1.05%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (1.05%) PySpark
1 1 (1.05%) PyTorch
1 1 (1.05%) TensorFlow
1 1 (1.05%) TFX
1 1 (1.05%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 15 (15.79%) Social Media
2 6 (6.32%) IoT
3 4 (4.21%) Product Ownership
4 3 (3.16%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.11%) Clustering
5 2 (2.11%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (2.11%) Cyberattack
5 2 (2.11%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.11%) Over-the-Top Content
5 2 (2.11%) Security Posture
5 2 (2.11%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.05%) Algorithms
6 1 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.05%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
6 1 (1.05%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.05%) Marketing Technology
6 1 (1.05%) Motion Graphics
6 1 (1.05%) Public Cloud
6 1 (1.05%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.05%) Linux
1 1 (1.05%) VMS
1 1 (1.05%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (32.63%) Coaching
2 29 (30.53%) Lead Generation
3 20 (21.05%) Load Balancing
4 15 (15.79%) Customer Experience
5 11 (11.58%) Impact Assessments
6 8 (8.42%) Customer Requirements
6 8 (8.42%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (8.42%) Project Delivery
7 7 (7.37%) Agile
7 7 (7.37%) Cybersecurity
7 7 (7.37%) DevOps
8 6 (6.32%) Roadmaps
8 6 (6.32%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (5.26%) Analytics
9 5 (5.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (5.26%) Project Management
10 4 (4.21%) Product Management
10 4 (4.21%) SIEM
10 4 (4.21%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 4 (4.21%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (7.37%) Python
2 6 (6.32%) SQL
3 4 (4.21%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.05%) Apex Code
4 1 (1.05%) Bash
4 1 (1.05%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.05%) Kusto Query Language
4 1 (1.05%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 18 (18.95%) Cisco Certification
2 17 (17.89%) CCNA
3 13 (13.68%) Security Cleared
4 11 (11.58%) SC Cleared
5 5 (5.26%) CCNP
6 1 (1.05%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.05%) CCIP
6 1 (1.05%) Degree
6 1 (1.05%) GCFA
6 1 (1.05%) GCIA
6 1 (1.05%) GCIH
6 1 (1.05%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 1 (1.05%) OSCP
6 1 (1.05%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.26%) SLA
2 3 (3.16%) GDPR
2 3 (3.16%) PMO
2 3 (3.16%) QA
3 1 (1.05%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.05%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.05%) PERC
System Software
1 1 (1.05%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.05%) Firmware
1 1 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (1.05%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (1.05%) Kubeflow
1 1 (1.05%) logstash
1 1 (1.05%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 20 (21.05%) Cisco
2 6 (6.32%) Palo Alto
3 4 (4.21%) Infoblox
3 4 (4.21%) Juniper
3 4 (4.21%) Salesforce
4 3 (3.16%) Adobe
4 3 (3.16%) BT
4 3 (3.16%) Databricks
5 2 (2.11%) Fortinet
5 2 (2.11%) Microsoft
6 1 (1.05%) Ariba
6 1 (1.05%) CheckPoint
6 1 (1.05%) Foundry
6 1 (1.05%) Meraki
6 1 (1.05%) MuleSoft
6 1 (1.05%) Oracle
6 1 (1.05%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 1 (1.05%) SAP
6 1 (1.05%) ServiceNow
6 1 (1.05%) VMware