Telecommunications
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | 82 | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | -1 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing Telecoms | 1,382 | 1,702 | 2,728 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 3.19% | 2.85% | 3.07% |
| As % of the General category | 5.48% | 4.87% | 5.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 728 | 1,142 | 1,739 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £225 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £332 | £380 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £498 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.55% | -0.50% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £622 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 87 | 59 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.15 | £18.28 | £18.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.75 | £21.47 | £21.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £52.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +61.54% | +19.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £68.75 | £60.10 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £80.75 | £72.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £52.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +133.33% | -17.04% |
All General Skills
UK
Telecoms is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 25,217 | 34,983 | 49,764 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.24% | 58.49% | 56.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,921 | 24,245 | 34,457 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £313 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.29% | +7.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.90% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,927 | 1,077 | 1,444 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.46 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.48 | £18.13 | £14.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £35.00 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.14% | +62.79% | -4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.75 | £61.25 | £46.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.50 | £58.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.51 | £30.54 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.93% | +65.08% | -7.50% |
Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
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Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 | +18 | 1,211 | £450 | -10.00% | 629 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 866 | £450 | - | 487 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 463 | £475 | - | 237 |
| South East | -4 | 343 | £400 | -3.03% | 128 |
| London | +6 | 340 | £514 | -2.19% | 181 |
| South West | +20 | 221 | £575 | - | 59 |
| North of England | +62 | 107 | £375 | -25.00% | 102 |
| Midlands | +39 | 82 | £442 | +35.92% | 93 |
| East of England | +23 | 67 | £375 | -21.05% | 58 |
| West Midlands | +50 | 64 | £450 | - | 63 |
| North West | +26 | 55 | £350 | -30.00% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | +42 | 44 | £450 | -10.00% | 23 |
| Scotland | +28 | 30 | £475 | +2.70% | 36 |
| Wales | +25 | 20 | £365 | +97.30% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 15 | £275 | +15.79% | 30 |
| North East | +23 | 8 | £493 | +47.01% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 8 | £600 | +229.63% | 11 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £575 | - |
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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:
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