Telecommunications
UK > Wales
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 21 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +35 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Telecoms | 5 | 21 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 1.71% | 5.72% | 1.48% |
| As % of the General category | 3.18% | 13.04% | 3.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £332 | £358 | £160 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £365 | £365 | £211 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +72.78% | -49.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £392 | £373 | £258 |
| 90th Percentile | £427 | - | £383 |
| UK median daily rate | £488 | £450 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -8.16% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £23.59 | £55.00 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -57.11% | +4.76% | +50.00% |
All General Skills
Wales
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 in Wales.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 157 | 161 | 289 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales | 53.77% | 43.87% | 47.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 102 | 83 | 205 |
| 10th Percentile | £167 | £143 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £271 | £200 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £389 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.16% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £564 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £599 | £625 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 24 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £11.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £11.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £23.84 | £10.92 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.52% | +118.32% | -56.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | £52.25 | £18.09 |
| 90th Percentile | £45.00 | £86.96 | £47.91 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.43 | £30.00 | £33.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.58% | -10.72% | +49.68% |
Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Wales.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Wales
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Wales over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Wales.
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Contract Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Wales region over the 6 months to 16 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | -15 | 4 | £365 | - | 25 |
| North Wales | - | 1 | £263 | - | 4 |
| Telecoms UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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: