Software-Defined Networking Contract Job Trends in Wiltshire
Software-Defined Networking
South West > Wiltshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wiltshire citing Software-Defined Networking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 55 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Software-Defined Networking | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire | 0.27% | 0.21% | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 2.30% | 0.98% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £557 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £567 | £525 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £594 | £550 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.95% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £575 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £646 | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £550 | £550 | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Wiltshire
Software-Defined Networking falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills in Wiltshire.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing communications or computer networking skills | 87 | 102 | 126 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wiltshire | 11.89% | 21.03% | 21.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 60 | 78 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £445 | £456 | £455 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £525 | £519 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £560 | £606 | £578 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.63% | +4.98% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £705 | £670 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £725 | £731 |
| South West median daily rate | £556 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.90% | - | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £95.00 | £50.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +90.00% | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £53.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.00% | -23.08% | +15.06% |
Software-Defined Networking Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software-Defined Networking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.
Software-Defined Networking Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wiltshire citing Software-Defined Networking.
Software-Defined Networking Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software-Defined Networking within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 7 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsham | -14 | 2 | £594 | +7.95% | 1 |
| Software-Defined Networking South West |
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Software-Defined Networking Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BGP | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Cisco IOS | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Cisco Nexus | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Firewall | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Network Security | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | OSPF | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | VXLAN | 100.0% | 2 |
| 8 | TCP/IP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 8 | VLAN | 50.0% | 1 |