Intranet Contract Job Trends

Intranet
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Intranet skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 546 454 491
Rank change year-on-year -92 +37 +139
Contract jobs citing Intranet 38 86 110
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.26% 0.25%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.96% 2.01% 1.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 51 82
10th Percentile £208 £213 £144
25th Percentile £402 £300 £186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +12.50% -26.94%
75th Percentile £538 £584 £550
90th Percentile £659 £600 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £413 £425 £310
% change year-on-year -2.94% +37.10% -30.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 9 4
10th Percentile £15.03 £12.18 £20.56
25th Percentile £15.08 £19.25 £22.19
Median hourly rate £15.17 £23.00 £34.05
Median % change year-on-year -34.07% -32.44% -
75th Percentile £15.25 £67.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £15.30 £69.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.17 £23.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -34.07% -48.89% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Intranet 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 3,957 4,269 5,925
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 10.71% 12.72% 13.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,586 2,515 3,653
10th Percentile £206 £220 £210
25th Percentile £356 £365 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £601
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £473 £473
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 179 139 332
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.90 £17.72
25th Percentile £20.00 £21.36 £22.94
Median hourly rate £34.00 £35.00 £56.45
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -37.99% +61.27%
75th Percentile £65.00 £59.31 £65.98
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.25 £75.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.50 £33.75 £56.49
% change year-on-year +25.93% -40.25% +46.73%

Intranet
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Intranet job vacancy trend in the UK

Intranet
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Intranet
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Intranet over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Intranet in the UK

Intranet
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Intranet
Top 14 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Intranet within the UK over the 6 months to 28 December 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 -67 29 £438 -6.91% 149
UK excluding London -87 20 £413 -2.94% 155
London -9 13 £450 +7.14% 11
South East -9 11 £413 +3.13% 40
Work from Home -16 10 £525 -7.89% 108
Scotland -3 2 £250 -4.76% 10
North of England -46 2 £600 +33.33% 28
Northern Ireland - 2 - - 2
North West -30 1 - - 13
East of England -31 1 £475 +26.67% 22
West Midlands -38 1 £525 -9.09% 16
Midlands -52 1 £525 -9.09% 31
Wales - 1 - - 5
Yorkshire - 1 £600 - 12

Intranet
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 17 (44.74%) SharePoint
2 2 (5.26%) CMS
3 1 (2.63%) Confluence
3 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (2.63%) Camtasia
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (15.79%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (13.16%) Azure
3 4 (10.53%) Entra ID
4 3 (7.89%) Microsoft Copilot
4 3 (7.89%) OneDrive
5 2 (5.26%) Google Drive
5 2 (5.26%) Viva Engage
6 1 (2.63%) AWS
6 1 (2.63%) Canva
6 1 (2.63%) dbt
6 1 (2.63%) GCP
6 1 (2.63%) GitHub
6 1 (2.63%) GitHub Copilot
6 1 (2.63%) Google Gemini
6 1 (2.63%) OCI
6 1 (2.63%) Power Automate
6 1 (2.63%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.63%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (23.68%) Internet
2 5 (13.16%) Firewall
3 4 (10.53%) Wireless
4 3 (7.89%) DNS
4 3 (7.89%) IPv6
4 3 (7.89%) LAN
4 3 (7.89%) Network Security
4 3 (7.89%) TCP/IP
4 3 (7.89%) VPN
4 3 (7.89%) WAN
5 1 (2.63%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) Metadata
2 1 (2.63%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Burp Suite
General
1 17 (44.74%) Social Skills
2 4 (10.53%) Marketing
2 4 (10.53%) Public Sector
3 3 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (7.89%) Law
4 2 (5.26%) Games
4 2 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.63%) Banking
5 1 (2.63%) Finance
5 1 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.63%) Legal
5 1 (2.63%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.63%) Multimedia
5 1 (2.63%) Publishing
5 1 (2.63%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (13.16%) Consultant
2 4 (10.53%) Communications Specialist
2 4 (10.53%) Penetration Tester
2 4 (10.53%) Tester
3 3 (7.89%) Developer
3 3 (7.89%) Lead
3 3 (7.89%) Strategy Consultant
4 2 (5.26%) Business Analyst
4 2 (5.26%) IT Engineer
4 2 (5.26%) Senior
4 2 (5.26%) Senior Consultant
4 2 (5.26%) Senior Strategy Consultant
4 2 (5.26%) SharePoint Consultant
4 2 (5.26%) SharePoint Developer
4 2 (5.26%) SharePoint Engineer
5 1 (2.63%) Business Change Specialist
5 1 (2.63%) Digital Strategy Consultant
5 1 (2.63%) ICT Technician
5 1 (2.63%) SharePoint Implementation Consultant
5 1 (2.63%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) .NET
1 1 (2.63%) CSS
1 1 (2.63%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.89%) SCADA
2 2 (5.26%) Driving Licence
2 2 (5.26%) e-Learning
2 2 (5.26%) NHS
3 1 (2.63%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (2.63%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.63%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (2.63%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.63%) Life Science
3 1 (2.63%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.63%) Podcast
3 1 (2.63%) Public Cloud
3 1 (2.63%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (2.63%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.63%) Smartphone
3 1 (2.63%) Video Editing
3 1 (2.63%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 4 (10.53%) Windows
2 1 (2.63%) Kali Linux
2 1 (2.63%) Linux
2 1 (2.63%) Windows Server
2 1 (2.63%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (28.95%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (23.68%) Stakeholder Management
3 8 (21.05%) User Experience
4 7 (18.42%) Cybersecurity
5 6 (15.79%) Migration
6 5 (13.16%) AI
6 5 (13.16%) Change Management
6 5 (13.16%) Content Management
7 4 (10.53%) Penetration Testing
7 4 (10.53%) Social Engineering
7 4 (10.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (10.53%) Workshop Facilitation
8 3 (7.89%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (7.89%) Computer Science
8 3 (7.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (7.89%) Data Migration
8 3 (7.89%) Digital Strategy
8 3 (7.89%) Information Architecture
8 3 (7.89%) ITIL
8 3 (7.89%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.26%) PowerShell
2 1 (2.63%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.63%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (18.42%) Degree
2 2 (5.26%) CISSP
2 2 (5.26%) HND
2 2 (5.26%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.63%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 1 (2.63%) CCSP
3 1 (2.63%) CEH
3 1 (2.63%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.63%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.63%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.63%) OSCP
3 1 (2.63%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.63%) PMP
3 1 (2.63%) SANS
3 1 (2.63%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.26%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.63%) GDPR
2 1 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.63%) PMO
System Software
1 5 (13.16%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.63%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 2 (5.26%) Nessus
2 1 (2.63%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (2.63%) AirWatch
2 1 (2.63%) Nmap
Vendors
1 13 (34.21%) Microsoft
2 3 (7.89%) Google
3 2 (5.26%) Okta
3 2 (5.26%) OpenText
4 1 (2.63%) Adobe
4 1 (2.63%) Avaya
4 1 (2.63%) Citrix
4 1 (2.63%) Salesforce