Telecoms Contracts

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 cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 82 81
Rank change year-on-year +15 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 1,210 1,544 2,688
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 3.01% 2.84% 3.01%
As % of the General category 5.26% 4.82% 5.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 592 1,020 1,614
10th Percentile £205 £219 £266
25th Percentile £361 £388 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £485 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -3.10% +11.11%
75th Percentile £607 £600 £600
90th Percentile £738 £713 £695
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £450 £465
% change year-on-year +5.56% -3.23% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 46 22
10th Percentile £12.15 £14.00 £17.60
25th Percentile £14.00 £24.63 £21.00
Median hourly rate £51.78 £61.25 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year -15.46% +124.77% -6.36%
75th Percentile £72.50 £80.00 £41.69
90th Percentile £75.63 £93.75 £62.46
UK excluding London median hourly rate £48.56 £52.50 £22.00
% change year-on-year -7.50% +138.64% -28.34%

All General Skills
UK

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 23,017 32,002 51,583
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 57.31% 58.89% 57.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,520 21,952 35,872
10th Percentile £287 £313 £325
25th Percentile £413 £431 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £494 £500 £494
% change year-on-year -1.20% +1.16% +9.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,537 1,068 1,355
10th Percentile £13.67 £13.99 £13.00
25th Percentile £16.30 £16.77 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.17 £30.54 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.42% +22.16% +28.21%
75th Percentile £57.50 £60.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £71.46 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £26.25 £20.00
% change year-on-year +42.86% +31.25% +14.29%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in the UK

Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in the UK

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in the UK

Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in the UK

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Telecoms in the UK

Telecoms
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 26 July 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 +9 1,071 £479 -1.74% 395
UK excluding London +12 766 £475 +5.56% 340
Work from Home +3 394 £500 +11.11% 137
South East -2 373 £475 +11.76% 102
London +2 310 £500 -5.66% 88
South West +9 173 £563 -2.17% 46
North of England +29 75 £450 - 80
Midlands +24 61 £520 +34.19% 66
East of England +16 48 £400 -7.25% 31
West Midlands +18 45 £525 +20.00% 46
Yorkshire +39 40 £450 -10.00% 31
North West +18 29 £300 -33.33% 43
Scotland +34 25 £311 -32.15% 16
Wales +25 18 £365 -6.41% 8
East Midlands +20 16 £388 +82.35% 20
North East +1 6 £493 +97.00% 12
Northern Ireland -3 6 £185 -47.14% 12
Channel Islands - 1 £311 -

Telecoms
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 34 (2.81%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.16%) Confluence
3 11 (0.91%) OpenStack
4 9 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (0.74%) SAS
5 6 (0.50%) CMS
6 5 (0.41%) ArcGIS
7 4 (0.33%) Apache
8 3 (0.25%) Appian
9 2 (0.17%) Anypoint
9 2 (0.17%) Apache Solr
9 2 (0.17%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (0.17%) Traefik
10 1 (0.083%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.083%) Drupal
10 1 (0.083%) IIS
10 1 (0.083%) Oracle Spatial
10 1 (0.083%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.083%) WebLogic
Applications
1 81 (6.69%) Microsoft Office
2 80 (6.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 33 (2.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.32%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (0.74%) Chatbot
6 9 (0.74%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.33%) Trello
8 3 (0.25%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.25%) Spreadsheet
9 2 (0.17%) CANalyzer
9 2 (0.17%) InfoPath
9 2 (0.17%) Maya
10 1 (0.083%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.083%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.083%) Autodesk Inventor
10 1 (0.083%) MicroStation
10 1 (0.083%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 8 (0.66%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.41%) SmartPlant
3 3 (0.25%) SAP BRIM
3 3 (0.25%) SAP Hybris
3 3 (0.25%) SAP PSCD
4 2 (0.17%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.083%) Infor M3
5 1 (0.083%) iTrent
5 1 (0.083%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.083%) SAP Business ByDesign
5 1 (0.083%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 94 (7.77%) Azure
2 66 (5.45%) AWS
3 48 (3.97%) GCP
4 43 (3.55%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (1.98%) Power Platform
6 19 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
7 18 (1.49%) SaaS
8 17 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (1.07%) PaaS
10 12 (0.99%) Serverless
11 11 (0.91%) OCI
12 9 (0.74%) IaaS
12 9 (0.74%) Twilio
13 8 (0.66%) Azure Functions
14 7 (0.58%) Entra ID
15 6 (0.50%) GitHub
15 6 (0.50%) Microsoft Copilot
16 5 (0.41%) Azure AI
16 5 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
16 5 (0.41%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 75 (6.20%) 4G
2 72 (5.95%) Radio Access Network
3 69 (5.70%) 5G
4 53 (4.38%) Firewall
5 47 (3.88%) Wireless
6 46 (3.80%) VoIP
7 45 (3.72%) LTE
8 41 (3.39%) WAN
9 39 (3.22%) LAN
10 38 (3.14%) DNS
11 36 (2.98%) Wireshark
12 32 (2.64%) SD-WAN
12 32 (2.64%) VPN
13 29 (2.40%) MPLS
14 27 (2.23%) 3GPP
15 26 (2.15%) TCP/IP
16 23 (1.90%) 3G
16 23 (1.90%) BGP
17 22 (1.82%) PBX
18 21 (1.74%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (1.90%) Power BI
2 20 (1.65%) SQL Server
3 18 (1.49%) GIS
4 17 (1.40%) Metadata
4 17 (1.40%) NoSQL
5 16 (1.32%) Tableau
6 14 (1.16%) Data Vault
7 12 (0.99%) Metadata Repository
8 9 (0.74%) Data Warehouse
8 9 (0.74%) PostgreSQL
9 8 (0.66%) Relational Database
10 7 (0.58%) Crystal Reports
10 7 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
10 7 (0.58%) Oracle Database
11 6 (0.50%) BigQuery
11 6 (0.50%) Electronic Patient Records
11 6 (0.50%) Ingres
12 5 (0.41%) Data Lake
12 5 (0.41%) MySQL
12 5 (0.41%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 38 (3.14%) JIRA
2 22 (1.82%) Git
3 9 (0.74%) GitLab
4 8 (0.66%) Cypress.io
4 8 (0.66%) Postman
4 8 (0.66%) Robot Framework
5 7 (0.58%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.33%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.33%) Subversion
6 4 (0.33%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.25%) JMeter
7 3 (0.25%) Maven
7 3 (0.25%) NUnit
8 2 (0.17%) Bugzilla
8 2 (0.17%) Capybara
8 2 (0.17%) ERwin
8 2 (0.17%) Gradle
8 2 (0.17%) MSI
8 2 (0.17%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.17%) SoapUI
General
1 397 (32.81%) Finance
2 300 (24.79%) Social Skills
3 266 (21.98%) Marketing
4 264 (21.82%) Public Sector
5 256 (21.16%) Manufacturing
6 251 (20.74%) Electronics
7 89 (7.36%) Analytical Skills
8 54 (4.46%) Legal
9 37 (3.06%) Retail
10 36 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 32 (2.64%) Presentation Skills
12 30 (2.48%) Mandarin Language
13 22 (1.82%) Law
14 19 (1.57%) Billing
15 18 (1.49%) Military
16 14 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
17 11 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
18 10 (0.83%) Banking
19 8 (0.66%) Aerospace
20 7 (0.58%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 163 (13.47%) Architect
2 112 (9.26%) Analyst
3 79 (6.53%) Senior
4 75 (6.20%) Developer
5 73 (6.03%) Lead
6 72 (5.95%) Project Manager
7 61 (5.04%) Network Engineer
8 54 (4.46%) Telecoms Manager
9 53 (4.38%) Support Engineer
10 51 (4.21%) Consultant
11 41 (3.39%) Solutions Architect
12 38 (3.14%) Business Analyst
13 34 (2.81%) Network Architect
14 32 (2.64%) Lead Architect
15 28 (2.31%) Systems Architect
16 25 (2.07%) Delivery Manager
16 25 (2.07%) Designer
17 23 (1.90%) Software Engineer
18 22 (1.82%) Administrator
18 22 (1.82%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (2.23%) Web Services
2 25 (2.07%) HTML
3 22 (1.82%) AngularJS
3 22 (1.82%) CSS
3 22 (1.82%) XML
4 18 (1.49%) REST
5 16 (1.32%) JSON
6 15 (1.24%) Elastic Stack
7 14 (1.16%) React
8 12 (0.99%) Middleware
9 11 (0.91%) .NET
9 11 (0.91%) RESTful
9 11 (0.91%) SOAP
10 10 (0.83%) Kafka
11 8 (0.66%) Node.js
12 7 (0.58%) GraphQL
12 7 (0.58%) LDAP
13 5 (0.41%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.41%) Spring Boot
13 5 (0.41%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 57 (4.71%) Management Information System
2 50 (4.13%) Data Centre
3 33 (2.73%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
4 30 (2.48%) Product Ownership
5 27 (2.23%) Driving Licence
6 25 (2.07%) NHS
7 24 (1.98%) Onboarding
8 21 (1.74%) Video Conferencing
9 19 (1.57%) Public Cloud
10 16 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
11 14 (1.16%) Reference Data
12 13 (1.07%) Cloud Native
12 13 (1.07%) IVR
13 12 (0.99%) Cyber Defence
14 11 (0.91%) Operational Technology
15 10 (0.83%) Cyber Kill Chain
16 9 (0.74%) PKI
16 9 (0.74%) SCADA
17 8 (0.66%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 101 (8.35%) Windows
2 55 (4.55%) Linux
3 27 (2.23%) Windows 10
4 22 (1.82%) Unix
5 20 (1.65%) Windows Server
6 12 (0.99%) Apple iOS
7 11 (0.91%) Windows 7
8 10 (0.83%) Android
9 8 (0.66%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.25%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
11 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.17%) AIX
12 2 (0.17%) Solaris
12 2 (0.17%) VMS
13 1 (0.083%) Debian
13 1 (0.083%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.083%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 269 (22.23%) Business Intelligence
2 264 (21.82%) Programme Management
3 245 (20.25%) Digital Marketing
4 148 (12.23%) Agile
5 133 (10.99%) Project Management
6 117 (9.67%) Problem-Solving
7 108 (8.93%) Project Delivery
8 103 (8.51%) Stakeholder Management
9 81 (6.69%) Continuous Improvement
10 74 (6.12%) Migration
11 73 (6.03%) DevOps
11 73 (6.03%) ITIL
12 68 (5.62%) Customer Experience
13 63 (5.21%) Computer Science
13 63 (5.21%) Customer Service
14 60 (4.96%) Information Security
15 57 (4.71%) Roadmaps
16 53 (4.38%) Risk Management
17 52 (4.30%) Scrum
18 46 (3.80%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 79 (6.53%) Python
2 52 (4.30%) SQL
3 39 (3.22%) JavaScript
4 28 (2.31%) C
4 28 (2.31%) PowerShell
5 21 (1.74%) C++
6 18 (1.49%) Java
7 15 (1.24%) C#
8 12 (0.99%) TypeScript
9 11 (0.91%) Shell Script
10 10 (0.83%) Bash
11 9 (0.74%) Ruby
12 5 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
12 5 (0.41%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.33%) Assembly Language
13 4 (0.33%) MATLAB
14 3 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 2 (0.17%) Apex Code
15 2 (0.17%) Embedded C
15 2 (0.17%) VBA
Qualifications
1 228 (18.84%) Security Cleared
2 193 (15.95%) Degree
3 138 (11.40%) SC Cleared
4 79 (6.53%) DV Cleared
5 48 (3.97%) Cisco Certification
6 38 (3.14%) Computer Science Degree
7 32 (2.64%) Master's Degree
8 27 (2.23%) CCNP
9 25 (2.07%) CCNA
10 22 (1.82%) CISSP
11 20 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
12 18 (1.49%) AWS Certification
12 18 (1.49%) PMI Certification
12 18 (1.49%) PMP
13 14 (1.16%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 14 (1.16%) Azure Certification
14 13 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
15 12 (0.99%) CCIE
15 12 (0.99%) CISM
16 8 (0.66%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (4.05%) SLA
2 33 (2.73%) GDPR
3 27 (2.23%) NIST
3 27 (2.23%) QA
4 24 (1.98%) PMO
5 21 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.07%) Data Quality
7 11 (0.91%) PCI DSS
8 10 (0.83%) NIST 800
9 9 (0.74%) Accessibility
10 8 (0.66%) GRC
10 8 (0.66%) HIPAA
10 8 (0.66%) SOC 2
11 6 (0.50%) GAAP
11 6 (0.50%) IFRS
12 5 (0.41%) HL7
12 5 (0.41%) JSP 440
12 5 (0.41%) RMADS
13 4 (0.33%) JTAG
14 3 (0.25%) WCAG
System Software
1 42 (3.47%) Active Directory
2 29 (2.40%) Docker
2 29 (2.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (0.74%) vSphere
4 6 (0.50%) VMware NSX
5 5 (0.41%) Firmware
5 5 (0.41%) NFS
5 5 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.33%) Embedded Firmware
6 4 (0.33%) HDFS
6 4 (0.33%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.25%) vCloud
8 2 (0.17%) KVM
8 2 (0.17%) QEMU
8 2 (0.17%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.083%) IAG
9 1 (0.083%) Samba
9 1 (0.083%) Squid
9 1 (0.083%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 34 (2.81%) Kubernetes
2 19 (1.57%) Ansible
3 17 (1.40%) Terraform
4 14 (1.16%) SCCM
5 12 (0.99%) OpenView
6 10 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
7 6 (0.50%) Nagios
7 6 (0.50%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.41%) Kibana
9 4 (0.33%) FortiGate
9 4 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
10 3 (0.25%) AirWatch
10 3 (0.25%) Amdocs OSS
10 3 (0.25%) Cisco CUCM
10 3 (0.25%) Grafana
10 3 (0.25%) Puppet
10 3 (0.25%) vCenter Server
11 2 (0.17%) CloudHub
11 2 (0.17%) Consul
11 2 (0.17%) vRealize
Vendors
1 260 (21.49%) SAP
2 170 (14.05%) Microsoft
3 111 (9.17%) Cisco
4 41 (3.39%) Nokia
5 39 (3.22%) ServiceNow
6 36 (2.98%) VMware
7 35 (2.89%) Ericsson
7 35 (2.89%) Oracle
8 34 (2.81%) BT
9 27 (2.23%) Juniper
10 25 (2.07%) Google
11 22 (1.82%) Palo Alto
12 21 (1.74%) F5
13 19 (1.57%) Fortinet
14 16 (1.32%) Actix
14 16 (1.32%) Avaya
15 15 (1.24%) Salesforce
16 14 (1.16%) Dell
16 14 (1.16%) IFS
17 13 (1.07%) Remedy