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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 61 | 84 | 80 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | -4 | -6 |
| Contract jobs citing Telecoms | 1,394 | 1,697 | 2,701 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 3.20% | 2.84% | 3.04% |
| As % of the General category | 5.49% | 4.86% | 5.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 732 | 1,138 | 1,718 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £225 | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | £332 | £380 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | -2.50% | +9.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £612 | £590 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £689 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 90 | 59 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.15 | £18.28 | £18.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.88 | £21.47 | £21.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £52.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +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 | 25,387 | 34,897 | 49,769 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.23% | 58.47% | 56.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16,033 | 24,201 | 34,488 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £313 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.80% | +8.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,939 | 1,062 | 1,440 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.42 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £18.09 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £35.00 | £21.92 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +59.71% | -2.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.91 | £61.25 | £46.67 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.50 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.13 | £30.54 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.91% | +65.08% | -7.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Telecoms
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 29 April 2024.
Telecoms
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 29 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 29 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 | +19 | 1,222 | £450 | -9.09% | 651 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 874 | £450 | - | 491 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 469 | £475 | +2.70% | 253 |
| South East | -4 | 345 | £400 | -3.03% | 132 |
| London | -3 | 343 | £520 | -0.95% | 191 |
| South West | +21 | 225 | £575 | - | 64 |
| North of England | +63 | 108 | £375 | -25.00% | 105 |
| Midlands | +43 | 82 | £442 | +35.92% | 94 |
| East of England | +19 | 68 | £375 | -21.05% | 55 |
| West Midlands | +49 | 64 | £450 | - | 65 |
| North West | +35 | 56 | £350 | -30.00% | 69 |
| Yorkshire | +46 | 44 | £450 | -12.20% | 24 |
| Scotland | +30 | 30 | £475 | +2.70% | 32 |
| Wales | +23 | 20 | £365 | +97.30% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 15 | £275 | +15.79% | 29 |
| North East | +23 | 8 | £493 | +47.01% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 8 | £600 | +229.63% | 9 |
| 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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