Ethernet Contracts

Ethernet
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Ethernet skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Ethernet over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 443 465 507
Rank change year-on-year +22 +42 +161
Contract jobs citing Ethernet 77 117 212
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.26% 0.27% 0.36%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.07% 2.08% 2.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 32 119
10th Percentile £285 £205 £213
25th Percentile £419 £313 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £350 £493
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -28.93% +9.44%
75th Percentile £538 £481 £581
90th Percentile £685 £530 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £338 £469
% change year-on-year +33.33% -28.00% +15.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 54 34
10th Percentile £28.68 £21.50 £31.88
25th Percentile £37.81 £53.40 £42.50
Median hourly rate £63.75 £57.35 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.16% +27.44% -
75th Percentile £83.13 £61.30 £59.06
90th Percentile £88.00 £65.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £57.35 £45.00
% change year-on-year +13.34% +27.44% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Ethernet 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 3,722 5,629 7,357
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.71% 12.92% 12.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,285 3,368 4,786
10th Percentile £213 £205 £235
25th Percentile £363 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £495 £519
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% -4.53% +3.70%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £675 £700 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £465 £481 £475
% change year-on-year -3.38% +1.32% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 423 478
10th Percentile £14.20 £13.57 £9.80
25th Percentile £17.30 £17.35 £10.63
Median hourly rate £29.00 £40.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.50% +110.53% -32.74%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £67.40 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.18 £45.88 £18.50
% change year-on-year -47.30% +148.00% -13.95%

Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Ethernet in the UK

Ethernet
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Ethernet in the UK

Ethernet
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Ethernet over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Ethernet in the UK

Ethernet
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Ethernet in the UK

Ethernet
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Ethernet over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Ethernet in the UK

Ethernet
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ethernet within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
England +14 71 £450 +28.57% 195
UK excluding London +26 60 £450 +33.33% 192
South East +15 29 £450 -10.00% 59
Work from Home +41 20 £500 - 81
London +35 14 £394 -7.35% 46
East of England +36 12 - - 34
North of England +17 9 £500 +53.85% 20
North West +14 8 £500 +53.85% 9
Midlands +13 4 £418 +108.75% 32
West Midlands +10 4 £418 +119.74% 19
Scotland - 4 £325 - 28
South West +40 1 - - 13
Wales - 1 - - 6
North East - 1 £200 - 3

Ethernet
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 1 (1.30%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 4 (5.19%) Simulink
2 3 (3.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (2.60%) CANalyzer
4 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.30%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.30%) AWS
1 1 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 29 (37.66%) MPLS
2 25 (32.47%) WAN
3 23 (29.87%) VPN
4 22 (28.57%) LAN
5 21 (27.27%) SDH
6 19 (24.68%) SAN
7 16 (20.78%) ATM
7 16 (20.78%) Frame Relay
7 16 (20.78%) GPRS
7 16 (20.78%) GSM
7 16 (20.78%) LTE
7 16 (20.78%) UMTS
7 16 (20.78%) Wireshark
8 13 (16.88%) Firewall
9 10 (12.99%) Network Security
9 10 (12.99%) TCP/IP
10 7 (9.09%) BGP
10 7 (9.09%) Internet
11 6 (7.79%) DWDM
12 5 (6.49%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.60%) MySQL
2 1 (1.30%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (6.49%) Eclipse
1 5 (6.49%) Visual Studio
2 3 (3.90%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (1.30%) CANoe
3 1 (1.30%) GitLab
3 1 (1.30%) JIRA
3 1 (1.30%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 31 (40.26%) Social Skills
2 27 (35.06%) Telecoms
3 11 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (7.79%) Automotive
4 6 (7.79%) Electronics
5 5 (6.49%) Legal
5 5 (6.49%) Military
5 5 (6.49%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (3.90%) Games
6 3 (3.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (3.90%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.60%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.30%) Law
8 1 (1.30%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (24.68%) Network Engineer
2 16 (20.78%) IP Engineer
2 16 (20.78%) Test Engineer
3 10 (12.99%) Senior
4 9 (11.69%) Consultant
5 7 (9.09%) Senior Network Engineer
6 6 (7.79%) FPGA Engineer
6 6 (7.79%) IP Network Engineer
7 5 (6.49%) Software Engineer
8 4 (5.19%) Architect
8 4 (5.19%) C# Software Engineer
8 4 (5.19%) Cisco Engineer
8 4 (5.19%) Cisco Network Engineer
8 4 (5.19%) Embedded Engineer
8 4 (5.19%) Network Consultant
8 4 (5.19%) Security Engineer
8 4 (5.19%) Senior FPGA Engineer
9 3 (3.90%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 3 (3.90%) Designer
9 3 (3.90%) IP Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.49%) Node.js
1 5 (6.49%) Web Services
2 2 (2.60%) JSON
3 1 (1.30%) XML
3 1 (1.30%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 18 (23.38%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (16.88%) Data Centre
3 11 (14.29%) PCIe
4 8 (10.39%) FPGA
4 8 (10.39%) Verilog
5 7 (9.09%) SCADA
6 6 (7.79%) Algorithms
7 5 (6.49%) VHDL
8 4 (5.19%) Operational Technology
9 3 (3.90%) Driving Licence
9 3 (3.90%) Fibre Optics
9 3 (3.90%) IoT
10 2 (2.60%) Clustering
10 2 (2.60%) Cyberattack
10 2 (2.60%) Industrial Internet of Things
11 1 (1.30%) Digital Signage
11 1 (1.30%) Infotainment
11 1 (1.30%) Manufacturing Execution System
11 1 (1.30%) Private Cloud
11 1 (1.30%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (32.47%) Linux
2 16 (20.78%) Unix
3 10 (12.99%) Windows
4 3 (3.90%) FreeRTOS
4 3 (3.90%) Windows 10
5 2 (2.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.30%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.30%) CatOS
6 1 (1.30%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (1.30%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (35.06%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (23.38%) Fault Management
3 17 (22.08%) Project Management
4 16 (20.78%) Regression Testing
4 16 (20.78%) Test Strategy
5 9 (11.69%) Cybersecurity
6 8 (10.39%) Agile
6 8 (10.39%) Risk Analysis
7 7 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence
7 7 (9.09%) Machine Learning
7 7 (9.09%) Network Architecture
7 7 (9.09%) Network Design
7 7 (9.09%) Network Management
7 7 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
8 6 (7.79%) ITIL
8 6 (7.79%) Validation
9 5 (6.49%) Network Monitoring
9 5 (6.49%) Root Cause Analysis
9 5 (6.49%) Software Engineering
9 5 (6.49%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 16 (20.78%) Java
2 8 (10.39%) SystemVerilog
3 7 (9.09%) Tcl
4 5 (6.49%) C#
4 5 (6.49%) C++
4 5 (6.49%) JavaScript
4 5 (6.49%) MATLAB
4 5 (6.49%) Python
5 3 (3.90%) C
6 2 (2.60%) Perl
7 1 (1.30%) Embedded C
7 1 (1.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (33.77%) Cisco Certification
2 20 (25.97%) CCNP
3 16 (20.78%) ISEB
3 16 (20.78%) ISTQB
3 16 (20.78%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 14 (18.18%) Security Cleared
5 13 (16.88%) Degree
6 12 (15.58%) SC Cleared
7 9 (11.69%) CCNA
8 3 (3.90%) HNC
8 3 (3.90%) HND
8 3 (3.90%) Network+ Certification
9 2 (2.60%) DV Cleared
10 1 (1.30%) BC Cleared
10 1 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (1.30%) CCDP
10 1 (1.30%) CCIP
10 1 (1.30%) CCSA
10 1 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.19%) DO-254
1 4 (5.19%) GDPR
2 3 (3.90%) AUTOSAR
2 3 (3.90%) NCSC
3 2 (2.60%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (2.60%) QA
4 1 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.30%) NIST
4 1 (1.30%) NIST 800
System Software
1 5 (6.49%) Firmware
2 3 (3.90%) KVM
3 1 (1.30%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.30%) Ansible
1 1 (1.30%) Nagios
1 1 (1.30%) OpenView
1 1 (1.30%) OPNET
1 1 (1.30%) Terraform
1 1 (1.30%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 32 (41.56%) Cisco
2 25 (32.47%) Microsoft
3 19 (24.68%) Juniper
4 8 (10.39%) Xilinx
5 7 (9.09%) Intel
6 4 (5.19%) Altera
6 4 (5.19%) Microsemi
6 4 (5.19%) Palo Alto
7 3 (3.90%) Actel
7 3 (3.90%) HP
7 3 (3.90%) Nokia
8 2 (2.60%) Aruba
8 2 (2.60%) EMC
8 2 (2.60%) Oracle
8 2 (2.60%) Splunk
9 1 (1.30%) AVEVA
9 1 (1.30%) Ciena
9 1 (1.30%) Fortinet
9 1 (1.30%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.30%) SolarWinds