The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for 2G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 2G over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
2G is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
1,573
2,949
4,353
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
10.33%
11.55%
9.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,022
1,962
2,948
10th Percentile
£300
£350
£313
25th Percentile
£410
£425
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£511
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-2.62%
+5.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£619
£650
£600
90th Percentile
£700
£725
£675
UK median daily rate
£500
£520
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.85%
+4.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
77
95
103
10th Percentile
£12.75
£23.30
£18.55
25th Percentile
£14.27
£42.50
£25.88
Median hourly rate
£24.50
£60.00
£50.00
Median % change year-on-year
-59.17%
+20.00%
+13.64%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£72.63
£63.25
90th Percentile
£87.46
£80.25
£66.00
UK median hourly rate
£40.00
£18.88
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+111.92%
-31.36%
+3.77%
2G Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing 2G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
2G Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing 2G.
2G Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing 2G.
2G Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing 2G also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for 2G.
2G Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
