Over-the-Top Media Services (OTT)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Over-the-Top Content in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Over-the-Top Content over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 569 | 692 | 838 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +123 | +146 | -194 |
| Contract jobs citing Over-the-Top Content | 13 | 20 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.030% | 0.033% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.098% | 0.100% | 0.058% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £428 | £346 | £243 |
| 25th Percentile | £444 | £363 | £448 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £470 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.26% | -12.56% | +26.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | £595 | £568 |
| 90th Percentile | £480 | £596 | £623 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £62.20 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £62.50 | £64.38 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £75.00 | £66.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.21% | +140.91% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £68.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
Over-the-Top Content 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 | 13,286 | 20,043 | 29,422 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.45% | 33.31% | 32.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,527 | 13,774 | 20,521 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £306 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.27% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £680 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £800 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 903 | 664 | 729 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £13.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.17 | £11.13 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.25 | £22.50 | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.56% | -16.67% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £65.00 | £49.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.33 | £22.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.25% | +10.40% | -16.67% |
Over-the-Top Content
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Over-the-Top Content 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 Over-the-Top Content.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Over-the-Top Content.
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Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Over-the-Top Content within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 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 | +117 | 12 | £450 | -13.88% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +129 | 10 | £450 | +56.52% | 2 |
| London | +96 | 10 | £450 | -21.74% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | - | 2 | £425 | - | 2 |
| South East | - | 1 | £425 | - | 1 |
| East of England | - | 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: