Telecoms Analyst Contract Job Trends

Telecommunications Analyst
UK

The median Telecommunications Analyst daily rate in the UK is £448, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 561 546 621
Rank change year-on-year -15 +75 +158
Contract jobs requiring a Telecoms Analyst 9 12 12
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.026% 0.033% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.035% 0.028%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 5
10th Percentile £407 £303 £395
25th Percentile £409 £381 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £458 £450
Median % change year-on-year -2.19% +1.67% +5.26%
75th Percentile £547 £506 £475
90th Percentile £654 £563 £529
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +11.76% -5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51.25
Median hourly rate - £68.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year - +29.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile - - £53.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 31,437 33,917 43,537
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.93% 92.87% 93.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,929 20,451 29,620
10th Percentile £278 £300 £299
25th Percentile £402 £412 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,780 1,278 1,520
10th Percentile £14.05 £15.09 £14.92
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.21 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.39 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.74% -16.91% +55.71%
75th Percentile £51.02 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -30.14% -19.10% +85.42%

Telecoms Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Telecoms Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Telecoms Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Telecoms Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Telecoms Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Telecoms Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Telecoms Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms Analyst over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms Analyst in the UK

Telecoms Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Telecoms Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Telecoms Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Telecoms Analyst
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 5 November 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 -6 9 £448 -2.19% 3
London +14 6 £420 -8.20% 1
UK excluding London -39 3 £475 +11.76% 2
South East -6 2 £556 -7.29%
Work from Home -4 1 £475 +35.71% 1
East of England - 1 £475 - 2

Telecoms Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Telecoms Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Telecoms Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) Agile
2 5 (55.56%) BPMN
2 5 (55.56%) GRC
2 5 (55.56%) Kanban
2 5 (55.56%) Miro
2 5 (55.56%) Requirements Gathering
2 5 (55.56%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 5 (55.56%) Scrum
2 5 (55.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 5 (55.56%) Translating Business Requirements
3 4 (44.44%) Business Process Modelling
3 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) Degree
3 4 (44.44%) Development Roadmap
3 4 (44.44%) eTOM
3 4 (44.44%) ITIL
3 4 (44.44%) Master's Degree
3 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (44.44%) Product Roadmap
3 4 (44.44%) Risk Management
3 4 (44.44%) Roadmaps
3 4 (44.44%) Sprint Planning
3 4 (44.44%) Workflow
4 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
4 3 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
5 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (22.22%) Oracle
5 2 (22.22%) PMO
5 2 (22.22%) Power BI

Telecoms Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) Miro
2 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Power BI
General
1 9 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 4 (44.44%) Product Ownership
2 3 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Agile
2 5 (55.56%) BPMN
2 5 (55.56%) Kanban
2 5 (55.56%) Requirements Gathering
2 5 (55.56%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 5 (55.56%) Scrum
2 5 (55.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 5 (55.56%) Translating Business Requirements
3 4 (44.44%) Business Process Modelling
3 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) Development Roadmap
3 4 (44.44%) eTOM
3 4 (44.44%) ITIL
3 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (44.44%) Product Roadmap
3 4 (44.44%) Risk Management
3 4 (44.44%) Roadmaps
3 4 (44.44%) Sprint Planning
3 4 (44.44%) Workflow
4 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
1 4 (44.44%) Master's Degree
2 1 (11.11%) ACCA
2 1 (11.11%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (55.56%) GRC
2 2 (22.22%) PMO
3 1 (11.11%) QA
3 1 (11.11%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Oracle
2 1 (11.11%) BT
2 1 (11.11%) Hyperion
2 1 (11.11%) Openreach
2 1 (11.11%) SAP