4G Contracts with Work from Home Options

4G
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for 4G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 4G over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 294 425 530
Rank change year-on-year +131 +105 -131
Contract jobs citing 4G 50 50 92
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.33% 0.19% 0.21%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.08% 1.69% 2.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 32 48
10th Percentile £445 £326 £381
25th Percentile £463 £357 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £400 £575
Median % change year-on-year +22.50% -30.43% +35.29%
75th Percentile £788 £619 £700
90th Percentile - £954 £725
UK median daily rate £475 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24.25 £51.37 -
Median hourly rate £24.50 £55.32 -
Median % change year-on-year -55.71% - -
75th Percentile £24.75 £59.28 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £24.50 £57.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -57.02% +75.38% -23.53%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

4G 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 1,622 2,951 4,349
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.62% 11.38% 9.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,034 1,968 2,970
10th Percentile £300 £350 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £600
90th Percentile £702 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £490 £519 £500
% change year-on-year -5.59% +3.80% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 102 102
10th Percentile £12.75 £25.20 £18.55
25th Percentile £14.20 £42.50 £25.69
Median hourly rate £24.13 £60.00 £49.29
Median % change year-on-year -59.79% +21.73% +15.98%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.19 £63.19
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.93 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £38.00 £19.00 £28.33
% change year-on-year +100.00% -32.93% -0.60%

4G
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing 4G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

4G trend for jobs with a WFH option

4G
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 4G.

4G daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

4G
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing 4G over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

4G daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

4G
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 4G.

4G hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

4G
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (8.00%) ArcGIS
2 2 (4.00%) OpenStack
Applications
1 4 (8.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.00%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (4.00%) Azure
3 1 (2.00%) AWS
3 1 (2.00%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (2.00%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 38 (76.00%) 5G
2 24 (48.00%) 3G
3 16 (32.00%) Network Security
3 16 (32.00%) Radio Access Network
4 13 (26.00%) Firewall
4 13 (26.00%) VPN
5 10 (20.00%) 2G
6 6 (12.00%) LTE
7 5 (10.00%) ATM
7 5 (10.00%) Ethernet
8 4 (8.00%) 3GPP
8 4 (8.00%) 5G NR
8 4 (8.00%) SDH
8 4 (8.00%) VoIP
9 1 (2.00%) Diameter Protocol
9 1 (2.00%) GSM
9 1 (2.00%) PPP
9 1 (2.00%) RIP
9 1 (2.00%) TCP/IP
9 1 (2.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.00%) GIS
1 4 (8.00%) Power BI
1 4 (8.00%) QGIS
1 4 (8.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Jenkins
General
1 18 (36.00%) Telecoms
2 14 (28.00%) Social Skills
3 9 (18.00%) Public Sector
4 8 (16.00%) Finance
5 7 (14.00%) Electronics
5 7 (14.00%) Manufacturing
5 7 (14.00%) Marketing
6 3 (6.00%) Aerospace
6 3 (6.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (6.00%) Military
7 1 (2.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (20.00%) Design Engineer
2 9 (18.00%) Architect
2 9 (18.00%) Network Engineer
3 7 (14.00%) IP Engineer
3 7 (14.00%) Senior
3 7 (14.00%) Technical Architect
4 6 (12.00%) Core Network Specialist
4 6 (12.00%) IP Design Engineer
4 6 (12.00%) IP Network Engineer
4 6 (12.00%) Mobile Specialist
4 6 (12.00%) Network Design Engineer
4 6 (12.00%) Network Design Specialist
4 6 (12.00%) Network Specialist
5 5 (10.00%) Consultant
5 5 (10.00%) Performance Consultant
5 5 (10.00%) Performance Specialist
5 5 (10.00%) Senior Consultant
5 5 (10.00%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 5 (10.00%) Senior Performance Consultant
6 4 (8.00%) Radio Design Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.00%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.00%) Linux
2 5 (10.00%) Windows
3 1 (2.00%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.00%) CentOS
3 1 (2.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (24.00%) Load Balancing
1 12 (24.00%) Network Design
1 12 (24.00%) Network Virtualisation
1 12 (24.00%) Roadmaps
2 11 (22.00%) Business Intelligence
3 9 (18.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (16.00%) Agile
4 8 (16.00%) Customer Experience
5 7 (14.00%) Digital Marketing
5 7 (14.00%) Programme Management
5 7 (14.00%) Waterfall
6 6 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (10.00%) Capacity Planning
7 5 (10.00%) Conflict Resolution
7 5 (10.00%) Decision-Making
7 5 (10.00%) Performance Management
7 5 (10.00%) Project Delivery
7 5 (10.00%) Systems Engineering
7 5 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
8 4 (8.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.00%) Python
2 1 (2.00%) Perl
Qualifications
1 26 (52.00%) Security Cleared
2 14 (28.00%) SC Cleared
3 8 (16.00%) DV Cleared
4 1 (2.00%) BC Cleared
4 1 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.00%) CCIE
4 1 (2.00%) CCNP
4 1 (2.00%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.00%) NCSC
2 1 (2.00%) Def Stans
2 1 (2.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (4.00%) Docker
2 1 (2.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (6.00%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.00%) Check_MK
2 1 (2.00%) Docker Swarm
2 1 (2.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 15 (30.00%) Cisco
2 14 (28.00%) Juniper
3 7 (14.00%) SAP
4 5 (10.00%) Microsoft
5 2 (4.00%) Nokia
5 2 (4.00%) Sparx
5 2 (4.00%) VMware
6 1 (2.00%) ADVA
6 1 (2.00%) Apple
6 1 (2.00%) Fortinet
6 1 (2.00%) Nokia Networks
6 1 (2.00%) Splunk
6 1 (2.00%) Tellabs