Telecommunications Manager
UK
The median Telecommunications Manager daily rate in the UK is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 519 | 536 | 628 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +92 | +90 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Telecoms Manager | 29 | 57 | 46 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.089% | 0.13% | 0.082% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.096% | 0.14% | 0.086% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 22 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £383 | - | £377 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £315 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £400 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.38% | -18.05% | -2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £461 | £519 | £539 |
| 90th Percentile | £779 | £530 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £65.50 | £57.40 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £66.25 | £59.13 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £67.50 | £64.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.47% | -1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £68.75 | £76.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £69.50 | £83.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £70.00 | £85.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -17.65% | - |
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 | 30,069 | 39,775 | 53,295 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.85% | 93.04% | 94.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,151 | 25,566 | 36,972 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,393 | 2,719 | 1,580 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.00 | £14.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £17.00 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.75% | -5.88% | +66.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £63.20 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £73.75 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +6.67% | +82.84% |
Telecoms Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Telecoms Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Telecoms Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms Manager.
Telecoms Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms Manager over the 6 months to 13 July 2025.
Telecoms Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms Manager.
Telecoms Manager
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 Telecoms Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 13 July 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 |
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| England | +13 | 27 | £425 | +13.33% | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 17 | £425 | -10.53% | 10 |
| Work from Home | +35 | 12 | £440 | -14.15% | 10 |
| South West | +45 | 9 | £425 | - | 1 |
| London | +26 | 9 | £750 | +138.10% | 9 |
| South East | +29 | 7 | £450 | -2.49% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +8 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Midlands | +3 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Telecoms Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 July 2025, Telecoms Manager contract job roles required 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 featuring Telecoms Manager in the job title.
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Telecoms Manager Skill Set
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: