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 cited NB-IoT over the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 538 | 572 | 678 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +34 | +106 | +192 |
| Contract jobs citing NB-IoT | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.046% | 0.019% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.13% | 0.062% | 0.038% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £531 | £506 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £556 | £513 | £441 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £525 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -12.50% | -17.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £539 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £733 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £533 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.68% | -11.25% | +92.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £60.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £78.13 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £83.75 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
NB-IoT falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 11,300 | 12,871 | 18,276 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.68% | 30.50% | 32.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,965 | 8,200 | 12,627 |
| 10th Percentile | £301 | £285 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | -2.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £648 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 542 | 820 | 511 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.13 | £12.25 | £10.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £15.75 | £17.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £37.50 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +25.00% | +11.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.57 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.50 | £79.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £40.00 | £38.24 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +4.61% | +77.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing NB-IoT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NB-IoT.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NB-IoT over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing NB-IoT over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.
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Top 7 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 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +65 | 15 | £600 | +14.29% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +32 | 14 | £600 | +12.68% | 15 |
| East of England | - | 12 | £600 | - | 12 |
| Work from Home | +31 | 5 | £600 | -29.41% | 15 |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £625 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 2 | £625 | - | |
| London | +33 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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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: