Communications Engineer Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Communications Engineer
UK > Work from Home

As of 13 July 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Communications Engineer daily rate in Work from Home.

6 months to
13 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 312 353 458
Rank change year-on-year +41 +105 +170
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Engineer 4 1 2
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.039% 0.007% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.041% 0.007% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £232
25th Percentile - - £233
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £247
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.55%
75th Percentile - - £261
90th Percentile - - £262
UK median daily rate £200 £655 £247
% change year-on-year -69.45% +165.39% -10.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £44.11 - -
25th Percentile £44.28 £45.22 -
Median hourly rate £46.25 £48.56 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -
75th Percentile £48.13 £51.91 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £46.25 £48.56 -
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,717 13,460 22,778
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.88% 93.71% 95.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,506 9,063 16,071
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -1.87% +1.90%
75th Percentile £633 £634 £650
90th Percentile £750 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +0.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 285 519 546
10th Percentile £13.81 £14.98 £16.98
25th Percentile £17.80 £23.39 £24.65
Median hourly rate £34.65 £44.74 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.55% -10.52% +25.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £66.16
90th Percentile £74.00 £75.00 £79.19
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £40.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -33.75% -5.88% +66.67%

Communications Engineer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Communications Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Communications Engineer trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Communications Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Communications Engineer.

Communications Engineer daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Communications Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Communications Engineer.

Communications Engineer hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Communications Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 13 July 2025, Communications Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option featuring Communications Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Information Management
1 4 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Revit
1 4 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 4 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Fibre Optics
1 4 (100.00%) RIBA
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving

Communications Engineer Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) AutoCAD
1 4 (100.00%) Revit
Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) Intrusion Detection
1 4 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Fibre Optics
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Engineering
1 4 (100.00%) Information Management
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) RIBA
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared