Smartphone Contracts

Smartphone
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smartphone in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Smartphone over the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 469 502 577
Rank change year-on-year +33 +75 +143
Contract jobs citing Smartphone 85 67 80
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.26% 0.17% 0.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.74% 0.57% 0.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 40 65
10th Percentile - £126 £164
25th Percentile £175 £158 £190
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £263 £235
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +11.70% -14.55%
75th Percentile £238 £325 £275
90th Percentile £250 £476 £368
UK excluding London median daily rate £190 £203 £240
% change year-on-year -6.45% -15.38% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 13 3
10th Percentile £16.04 - £20.15
25th Percentile £17.11 £12.25 £20.38
Median hourly rate £19.16 £17.60 £21.22
Median % change year-on-year +8.84% -17.06% -7.74%
75th Percentile £30.43 £63.75 £21.74
90th Percentile £37.04 £72.75 £22.04
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.16 £17.60 £21.22
% change year-on-year +8.84% -17.06% -7.74%

All Generic Skills
UK

Smartphone 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 11,510 11,852 17,186
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.98% 30.37% 32.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,086 7,593 11,854
10th Percentile £305 £300 £306
25th Percentile £406 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £640 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £825 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 555 616 417
10th Percentile £15.04 £12.29 £16.20
25th Percentile £18.84 £18.14 £20.50
Median hourly rate £29.50 £45.00 £39.83
Median % change year-on-year -34.44% +12.98% +50.30%
75th Percentile £56.75 £66.63 £65.00
90th Percentile £76.25 £75.00 £79.19
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.33 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -34.82% - +109.30%

Smartphone
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Smartphone as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Smartphone in the UK

Smartphone
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Smartphone.

Daily rate trend for Smartphone in the UK

Smartphone
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Smartphone over the 6 months to 7 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Smartphone in the UK

Smartphone
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Smartphone.

Hourly rate trend for Smartphone in the UK

Smartphone
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Smartphone over the 6 months to 7 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Smartphone in the UK

Smartphone
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Smartphone within the UK over the 6 months to 7 August 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 +28 69 £205 -21.90% 94
UK excluding London +40 68 £190 -6.45% 48
North of England +1 27 £220 +46.67% 9
Yorkshire +4 20 £350 +133.33% 5
London +5 17 £225 -14.29% 48
South East +23 13 £175 -45.31% 14
Scotland -2 9 £175 -16.67% 1
East of England +6 7 £190 -41.54% 10
Northern Ireland -8 7 - - 3
South West +29 4 - - 10
East Midlands -3 4 £250 +56.25% 1
Midlands -7 4 £250 +65.29% 3
North West -15 4 £220 +32.46% 3
North East - 3 £200 - 1
Work from Home +9 1 £613 +217.13% 29

Smartphone
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.18%) SharePoint
Applications
1 30 (35.29%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (3.53%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (2.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 29 (34.12%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (24.71%) Entra ID
3 3 (3.53%) Azure
3 3 (3.53%) GCP
3 3 (3.53%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.18%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (11.76%) VoIP
2 6 (7.06%) Remote Desktop
3 5 (5.88%) ATM
4 4 (4.71%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (3.53%) 2G
5 3 (3.53%) 3G
5 3 (3.53%) 4G
5 3 (3.53%) 5G
5 3 (3.53%) Wireless
6 2 (2.35%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.18%) DHCP
7 1 (1.18%) DNS
7 1 (1.18%) Ethernet
7 1 (1.18%) Firewall
7 1 (1.18%) Internet
7 1 (1.18%) Intranet
7 1 (1.18%) LAN
7 1 (1.18%) SAN
7 1 (1.18%) WAN
General
1 47 (55.29%) Social Skills
2 19 (22.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 19 (22.35%) Retail
3 6 (7.06%) Public Sector
4 5 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (3.53%) Banking
5 3 (3.53%) Finance
5 3 (3.53%) Legal
5 3 (3.53%) Military
6 2 (2.35%) Law
7 1 (1.18%) Automotive
7 1 (1.18%) Financial Institution
7 1 (1.18%) Local Government
7 1 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.18%) Police
7 1 (1.18%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (22.35%) Support Manager
2 18 (21.18%) Analyst
3 13 (15.29%) 1st Line Support
4 12 (14.12%) 1st Line Support Manager
4 12 (14.12%) IT Manager
4 12 (14.12%) IT Support
4 12 (14.12%) IT Support Manager
5 11 (12.94%) EPoS Engineer
5 11 (12.94%) IT Engineer
6 10 (11.76%) Support Engineer
7 8 (9.41%) Desktop Support
8 7 (8.24%) Desktop Engineer
8 7 (8.24%) Support Analyst
8 7 (8.24%) Support Technician
9 6 (7.06%) Desktop Support Engineer
9 6 (7.06%) ICT Support
9 6 (7.06%) ICT Support Technician
9 6 (7.06%) ICT Technician
9 6 (7.06%) Support Assistant
10 5 (5.88%) Installations Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 20 (23.53%) iPhone
2 15 (17.65%) EPoS
3 11 (12.94%) Driving Licence
4 10 (11.76%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (3.53%) IoT
6 1 (1.18%) Fat Client
6 1 (1.18%) Infotainment
6 1 (1.18%) iPad
6 1 (1.18%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.18%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.18%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.18%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 24 (28.24%) Windows
2 23 (27.06%) Mac OS
3 14 (16.47%) Android
4 12 (14.12%) Apple iOS
5 9 (10.59%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (43.53%) Customer Service
2 31 (36.47%) ITIL
3 23 (27.06%) ITSM
4 22 (25.88%) Service Management
5 20 (23.53%) Mobile Device Management
6 19 (22.35%) Incident Management
7 15 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (11.76%) Asset Management
8 10 (11.76%) Service Delivery
9 9 (10.59%) User Experience
10 8 (9.41%) Migration
11 7 (8.24%) Cybersecurity
11 7 (8.24%) Fault Analysis
11 7 (8.24%) IT Strategy
12 6 (7.06%) Customer Experience
13 4 (4.71%) Agile
13 4 (4.71%) Computer Science
13 4 (4.71%) Continuous Integration
13 4 (4.71%) Operations Management
13 4 (4.71%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.18%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 12 (14.12%) Degree
2 9 (10.59%) SC Cleared
2 9 (10.59%) Security Cleared
3 6 (7.06%) DBS Check
4 3 (3.53%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (1.18%) ACSP
5 1 (1.18%) ACTC
5 1 (1.18%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (12.94%) SLA
System Software
1 38 (44.71%) Active Directory
2 7 (8.24%) XenApp
3 5 (5.88%) Firmware
4 4 (4.71%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 19 (22.35%) Jamf Pro
2 7 (8.24%) AirWatch
3 5 (5.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (5.88%) SCCM
Vendors
1 45 (52.94%) Microsoft
2 27 (31.76%) ServiceNow
3 23 (27.06%) Apple
4 7 (8.24%) Avaya
4 7 (8.24%) Citrix
5 4 (4.71%) Google
6 3 (3.53%) Bloomberg
6 3 (3.53%) Reuters
7 2 (2.35%) HP
8 1 (1.18%) Barracuda Networks
8 1 (1.18%) Dell