Ethernet Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Ethernet
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring Ethernet skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Ethernet over the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 295 333 366
Rank change year-on-year +38 +33 +142
Contract jobs citing Ethernet 22 17 86
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.22% 0.12% 0.35%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.97% 1.10% 3.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 5 46
10th Percentile £438 £414 £331
25th Percentile £463 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £644 £550 £569
90th Percentile £688 - £587
UK median daily rate £491 £410 £489
% change year-on-year +19.70% -16.20% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 8 19
10th Percentile £61.63 £13.78 £13.70
25th Percentile - £14.00 £21.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £21.25 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +205.88% -52.78% -
75th Percentile - £65.00 £53.75
90th Percentile - - £67.84
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £57.35 £45.00
% change year-on-year +13.34% +27.44% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

Ethernet 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,118 1,542 2,843
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.98% 10.58% 11.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 691 990 1,867
10th Percentile £313 £300 £319
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £515
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.94% +0.98%
75th Percentile £600 £624 £638
90th Percentile £700 £700 £725
UK median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 70 104
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.75 £18.80
25th Percentile £44.00 £14.27 £29.38
Median hourly rate £63.50 £45.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +41.11% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65.25 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.16 £87.46 £79.19
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £45.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -5.56% +80.00% -13.04%

Ethernet
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Ethernet as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Ethernet trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Ethernet
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Ethernet daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Ethernet
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Ethernet over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.

Ethernet daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Ethernet
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Ethernet hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Ethernet
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Ethernet over the 6 months to 7 July 2025.

Ethernet hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Ethernet
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 1 (4.55%) FactoryTalk
Communications & Networking
1 12 (54.55%) TCP/IP
2 6 (27.27%) Firewall
3 4 (18.18%) Internet
4 3 (13.64%) LAN
4 3 (13.64%) MPLS
4 3 (13.64%) VPN
4 3 (13.64%) Wireless
5 2 (9.09%) DWDM
5 2 (9.09%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (9.09%) MQTT
5 2 (9.09%) Network Security
5 2 (9.09%) SD-WAN
5 2 (9.09%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (9.09%) WAN
5 2 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (4.55%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (4.55%) Ethernet VPN
6 1 (4.55%) Modbus
6 1 (4.55%) Multicast
6 1 (4.55%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (54.55%) Eclipse
1 12 (54.55%) Visual Studio
2 1 (4.55%) Rational DOORS
General
1 14 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 12 (54.55%) Military
2 12 (54.55%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Automotive
3 1 (4.55%) Law
3 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 12 (54.55%) Software Engineer
2 11 (50.00%) C# Software Engineer
3 8 (36.36%) C++ Software Engineer
4 5 (22.73%) Consultant
5 4 (18.18%) Senior
6 3 (13.64%) Lead
7 2 (9.09%) Cisco Engineer
7 2 (9.09%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 2 (9.09%) Network Consultant
7 2 (9.09%) Network Engineer
7 2 (9.09%) Senior Cisco Engineer
7 2 (9.09%) Senior Cisco Network Engineer
7 2 (9.09%) Senior Consultant
7 2 (9.09%) Senior Network Engineer
8 1 (4.55%) Administrator
8 1 (4.55%) C# Developer
8 1 (4.55%) Developer
8 1 (4.55%) Network Administrator
8 1 (4.55%) Security Consultant
8 1 (4.55%) Senior Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (54.55%) Node.js
1 12 (54.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (22.73%) SCADA
2 3 (13.64%) Operational Technology
3 2 (9.09%) Cyberattack
3 2 (9.09%) Industrial Internet of Things
3 2 (9.09%) IoT
4 1 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (4.55%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 1 (4.55%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 12 (54.55%) Linux
1 12 (54.55%) Windows
2 1 (4.55%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (59.09%) Agile
2 12 (54.55%) CI/CD
2 12 (54.55%) Continuous Delivery
2 12 (54.55%) Continuous Integration
2 12 (54.55%) Digital Twin
2 12 (54.55%) Software Engineering
2 12 (54.55%) Synthetic Environment
2 12 (54.55%) TDD
2 12 (54.55%) Unit Testing
3 11 (50.00%) Validation
3 11 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
3 11 (50.00%) Visualisation
4 4 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (9.09%) Network Architecture
5 2 (9.09%) Network Design
5 2 (9.09%) Patch Management
5 2 (9.09%) Security Management
5 2 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
5 2 (9.09%) Threat Modelling
Programming Languages
1 12 (54.55%) C#
1 12 (54.55%) C++
1 12 (54.55%) JavaScript
2 1 (4.55%) C
2 1 (4.55%) Embedded C
2 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 4 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.55%) CCNA
2 1 (4.55%) CCNP
2 1 (4.55%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (4.55%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (9.09%) NCSC
2 1 (4.55%) GDPR
Vendors
1 13 (59.09%) Microsoft
2 4 (18.18%) Cisco
3 2 (9.09%) Aruba
3 2 (9.09%) HP
3 2 (9.09%) Palo Alto
4 1 (4.55%) AVEVA
4 1 (4.55%) Fortinet
4 1 (4.55%) Rockwell
4 1 (4.55%) Siemens