Software-Defined Radio Contracts

Software-Defined Radio
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Software-Defined Radio skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software-Defined Radio over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 556 703 854
Rank change year-on-year +147 +151 -177
Contract jobs citing Software-Defined Radio 38 13 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.088% 0.022% 0.001%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.68% 0.18% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £163 - -
25th Percentile £313 - £785
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £579 £810
Median % change year-on-year -0.69% -28.52% +90.59%
75th Percentile £588 - £835
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £579 £810
% change year-on-year -0.69% -28.52% +90.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 8 0
10th Percentile £51.06 £51.33 -
25th Percentile £55.00 £51.84 -
Median hourly rate £62.50 £55.41 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.80% - -
75th Percentile £63.75 £58.88 -
90th Percentile £64.50 £64.29 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £55.41 -
% change year-on-year +12.80% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Software-Defined Radio is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,610 7,363 9,692
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.95% 12.33% 10.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,363 4,791 6,355
10th Percentile £205 £235 £228
25th Percentile £350 £400 £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £518 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% +3.60% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £606
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £438
% change year-on-year - +8.57% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 420 478 361
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.88
25th Percentile £17.00 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £19.00 £28.41
Median % change year-on-year +100.00% -33.12% +1.46%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.00 £50.77
90th Percentile £67.75 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +148.00% -13.95% -13.13%

Software-Defined Radio
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Software-Defined Radio as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software-Defined Radio in the UK

Software-Defined Radio
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software-Defined Radio.

Daily rate trend for Software-Defined Radio in the UK

Software-Defined Radio
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software-Defined Radio over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Software-Defined Radio in the UK

Software-Defined Radio
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software-Defined Radio.

Hourly rate trend for Software-Defined Radio in the UK

Software-Defined Radio
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software-Defined Radio over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software-Defined Radio in the UK

Software-Defined Radio
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software-Defined Radio within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 +142 38 £575 -0.69% 15
UK excluding London +90 38 £575 -0.69% 11
South East +41 29 £63 - 7
East of England - 9 £575 - 5
Work from Home +120 3 - - 3

Software-Defined Radio
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 13 (34.21%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 16 (42.11%) SNMP
2 7 (18.42%) Radio Access Network
3 2 (5.26%) 5G
3 2 (5.26%) 5G NR
3 2 (5.26%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 17 (44.74%) Eclipse
1 17 (44.74%) Git
2 15 (39.47%) GoogleTest
2 15 (39.47%) Robot Framework
3 13 (34.21%) Bitbucket
3 13 (34.21%) JIRA
General
1 6 (15.79%) Aerospace
2 2 (5.26%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 21 (55.26%) Software Engineer
2 12 (31.58%) Embedded Engineer
2 12 (31.58%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 8 (21.05%) C++ Software Engineer
4 7 (18.42%) Architect
4 7 (18.42%) Java Engineer
4 7 (18.42%) Java Software Engineer
4 7 (18.42%) Software Architect
5 2 (5.26%) Analyst
5 2 (5.26%) C++ Developer
5 2 (5.26%) Designer
5 2 (5.26%) Developer
5 2 (5.26%) Linux Developer
5 2 (5.26%) Linux Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Software Test Engineer
5 2 (5.26%) Test Analyst
5 2 (5.26%) Test Engineer
6 1 (2.63%) C Software Engineer
6 1 (2.63%) Software Analyst
6 1 (2.63%) Software Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (36.84%) CSS
1 14 (36.84%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.26%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 18 (47.37%) Linux
2 10 (26.32%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (71.05%) Software Engineering
2 20 (52.63%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 16 (42.11%) Prototyping
3 16 (42.11%) Validation
3 16 (42.11%) Verification and Validation
4 14 (36.84%) SysML
4 14 (36.84%) UML
5 13 (34.21%) Agile
5 13 (34.21%) Scrum
6 4 (10.53%) Software Testing
7 1 (2.63%) OOD
Programming Languages
1 18 (47.37%) C++
2 14 (36.84%) JavaScript
3 10 (26.32%) Java
4 3 (7.89%) C
5 1 (2.63%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (15.79%) SC Cleared
1 6 (15.79%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 23 (60.53%) Firmware
Vendors
1 15 (39.47%) Google
2 13 (34.21%) Atlassian
3 2 (5.26%) Xilinx