Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN) UK> Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring PSTN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PSTN over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
PSTN 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
1,043
1,610
2,954
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
10.53%
10.49%
11.42%
Number of daily rates quoted
667
1,029
1,967
10th Percentile
£325
£300
£350
25th Percentile
£400
£410
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£505
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-0.99%
-3.81%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£600
£615
£650
90th Percentile
£700
£703
£725
UK median daily rate
£488
£495
£519
% change year-on-year
-1.52%
-4.53%
+3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted
31
77
101
10th Percentile
£13.78
£12.75
£24.50
25th Percentile
£14.20
£14.27
£42.50
Median hourly rate
£41.00
£24.50
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
+67.35%
-59.17%
+23.51%
75th Percentile
£64.38
£65.00
£71.50
90th Percentile
£73.75
£87.46
£80.25
UK median hourly rate
£29.00
£40.00
£19.00
% change year-on-year
-27.50%
+110.53%
-32.74%
PSTN Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing PSTN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
PSTN Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing PSTN.
PSTN Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing PSTN.
PSTN Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing PSTN 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 PSTN.
PSTN 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:
