Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NB-IoT in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited NB-IoT over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 581 | 689 | 848 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +108 | +159 | -151 |
| Contract jobs citing NB-IoT | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.012% | 0.007% | 0.001% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.038% | 0.021% | 0.003% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £504 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £509 | £320 | £306 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £457 | £313 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.88% | +46.24% | -37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £597 | £319 |
| 90th Percentile | £539 | £614 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £588 | £313 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.64% | +88.00% | -27.95% |
All Generic Skills
UK
NB-IoT is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 13,072 | 19,334 | 29,126 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.32% | 33.28% | 33.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,400 | 13,272 | 20,329 |
| 10th Percentile | £268 | £310 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £676 | £659 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 900 | 639 | 713 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.17 | £10.63 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.58 | £22.49 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.00% | -18.24% | +4.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £64.50 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.10 | £65.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.50 | £22.00 | £20.07 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.55% | +9.64% | -16.40% |
NB-IoT
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing NB-IoT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
NB-IoT
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NB-IoT.
NB-IoT
Top 3 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NB-IoT within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 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 | +94 | 5 | £525 | +54.87% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +73 | 4 | £525 | -10.64% | 3 |
| South East | - | 4 | £525 | - | 3 |
NB-IoT
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:
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