Fibre Optics Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Fibre Optics
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 290 328 433
Rank change year-on-year +38 +105 +145
Contract jobs citing Fibre Optics 18 3 11
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.18% 0.023% 0.049%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.51% 0.076% 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 0 8
10th Percentile £270 - £409
25th Percentile £285 - £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - £516
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.14%
75th Percentile £595 - £588
90th Percentile £624 - £665
UK median daily rate £290 £190 £450
% change year-on-year +52.63% -57.78% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile £44.11 - -
25th Percentile £44.28 £14.88 -
Median hourly rate £46.25 £15.75 -
Median % change year-on-year +193.65% - -
75th Percentile £48.13 £16.63 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £15.75 £24.18
% change year-on-year +179.37% -34.85% +7.44%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Fibre Optics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,542 3,955 6,996
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 34.72% 29.93% 31.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,273 2,666 4,962
10th Percentile £340 £325 £356
25th Percentile £413 £445 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £656 £700 £688
90th Percentile £825 £850 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 120 143
10th Percentile £14.68 £18.95 £19.00
25th Percentile £23.82 £28.15 £25.36
Median hourly rate £33.89 £60.30 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -43.81% +20.60% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £77.35
UK median hourly rate £29.42 £42.50 £36.13
% change year-on-year -30.79% +17.65% +36.32%

Fibre Optics
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Fibre Optics trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Fibre Optics
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Fibre Optics daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Fibre Optics
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Fibre Optics over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.

Fibre Optics daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Fibre Optics
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Fibre Optics hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.56%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (27.78%) AutoCAD
1 5 (27.78%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) AWS
1 1 (5.56%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (50.00%) Firewall
2 6 (33.33%) Structured Cabling
3 4 (22.22%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (5.56%) 5G
4 1 (5.56%) Broadband
4 1 (5.56%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (5.56%) Wireless
4 1 (5.56%) WLAN
General
1 5 (27.78%) Telecoms
2 3 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 2 (11.11%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Electronics
4 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (38.89%) Test Engineer
2 6 (33.33%) Network Engineer
3 4 (22.22%) Communications Engineer
3 4 (22.22%) Senior
3 4 (22.22%) Senior Communications Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) Cisco Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) Cisco Network Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Infrastructure Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) Infrastructure Test Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) Network Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) Network Infrastructure Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Test Analyst
6 1 (5.56%) Cabling Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Chief Technology Officer
6 1 (5.56%) Consultant
6 1 (5.56%) Design Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Designer
6 1 (5.56%) Support Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (50.00%) RFC 2544
2 1 (5.56%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 9 (50.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (5.56%) CCTV
2 1 (5.56%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.56%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 7 (38.89%) Case Management
2 7 (38.89%) Defect Management
2 7 (38.89%) Service Management
3 4 (22.22%) Digital Engineering
3 4 (22.22%) Disaster Recovery
3 4 (22.22%) Information Management
3 4 (22.22%) Project Management
4 3 (16.67%) Operational Acceptance Testing
5 2 (11.11%) Instructional Design
5 2 (11.11%) Knowledge Transfer
5 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (11.11%) Test Management
6 1 (5.56%) Bill of Materials
6 1 (5.56%) CAD
6 1 (5.56%) Cost Control
6 1 (5.56%) Network Design
6 1 (5.56%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 13 (72.22%) Security Cleared
2 9 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (22.22%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (22.22%) Chartered Engineer
3 4 (22.22%) Degree
3 4 (22.22%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 2 (11.11%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 10 (55.56%) Cisco
2 2 (11.11%) HP
3 1 (5.56%) Fujitsu
3 1 (5.56%) Nokia