The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Fibre Optics is in the General and Transferable Skills 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 generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
4,322
8,030
13,983
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
28.52%
31.44%
31.36%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,947
5,647
9,980
10th Percentile
£325
£363
£360
25th Percentile
£431
£451
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£540
Median % change year-on-year
-
+1.85%
+9.09%
75th Percentile
£675
£684
£650
90th Percentile
£800
£792
£750
UK median daily rate
£538
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.18%
-
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
193
154
225
10th Percentile
£15.44
£19.00
£12.42
25th Percentile
£25.50
£25.75
£20.75
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£55.00
£44.50
Median % change year-on-year
-9.09%
+23.60%
+29.93%
75th Percentile
£65.03
£70.00
£58.75
90th Percentile
£72.50
£85.00
£66.15
UK median hourly rate
£30.14
£22.49
£27.25
% change year-on-year
+34.04%
-17.49%
+3.52%
Fibre Optics Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Fibre Optics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Fibre Optics 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 Fibre Optics.
Fibre Optics 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 Fibre Optics.
Fibre Optics Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Fibre Optics 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 Fibre Optics.
Fibre Optics 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:
