The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Signal Processing skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Signal Processing over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Signal Processing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
26,594
37,597
53,655
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
90.84%
86.31%
89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted
17,149
24,227
37,238
10th Percentile
£308
£300
£325
25th Percentile
£413
£413
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£520
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-0.95%
-4.55%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£630
£638
£650
90th Percentile
£743
£750
£750
UK excluding London median daily rate
£483
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.50%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1,071
2,443
1,746
10th Percentile
£14.41
£12.75
£11.00
25th Percentile
£18.21
£16.00
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£29.00
£35.65
£37.30
Median % change year-on-year
-18.65%
-4.42%
+49.20%
75th Percentile
£60.38
£59.98
£65.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£72.50
£75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£27.50
£37.34
£36.00
% change year-on-year
-26.35%
+3.72%
+80.00%
Signal Processing Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Signal Processing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Signal Processing Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Signal Processing.
Signal Processing Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Signal Processing over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Signal Processing Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Signal Processing.
Signal Processing Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Signal Processing 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
Signal Processing Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Signal Processing also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads with a requirement for Signal Processing.
Signal Processing 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:
