Hybrid/Remote Telecoms Engineer Contract Job Trends

Telecommunications Engineer
UK > Work from Home

The median Telecommunications Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 338 - 341
Rank change year-on-year - - +116
Contract jobs requiring a Telecoms Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.016% - 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% - 0.007%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £415 £515 £415
% change year-on-year -19.42% +24.10% +5.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24.25 - -
Median hourly rate £24.50 - -
75th Percentile £24.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £24.50 £75.00 -
% change year-on-year -67.33% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work 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 11,512 8,898 13,712
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.50% 93.74% 93.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,325 6,056 9,255
10th Percentile £350 £331 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -1.90% -2.78%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £768 £750
UK median daily rate £513 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 565 205 565
10th Percentile £17.39 £14.00 £14.26
25th Percentile £31.25 £15.25 £22.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.65 £44.74
Median % change year-on-year +65.95% -22.55% -14.78%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £84.60 £75.00 £75.15
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £27.53 £36.50
% change year-on-year +54.38% -24.58% -18.89%

Telecoms Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Telecoms Engineer' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Telecoms Engineer job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Telecoms Engineer
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Telecoms Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Telecoms Engineer job vacancies

Telecoms Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Telecoms Engineer job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Telecoms Engineer job vacancies

Telecoms Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 27 May 2026, Telecoms Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Telecoms Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) API Development
1 1 (50.00%) ArcGIS
1 1 (50.00%) Autodesk
1 1 (50.00%) Autodesk Inventor
1 1 (50.00%) BC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Entry
1 1 (50.00%) Data Ingestion
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (50.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (50.00%) Databricks
1 1 (50.00%) DWDM
1 1 (50.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (50.00%) GIS
1 1 (50.00%) Internet
1 1 (50.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) MicroStation
1 1 (50.00%) Network Design
1 1 (50.00%) Network Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Process Management
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) React

Telecoms Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) ArcGIS
1 1 (50.00%) Smallworld
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Autodesk Inventor
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) MicroStation
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DWDM
1 1 (50.00%) Internet
1 1 (50.00%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) GIS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (50.00%) React
1 1 (50.00%) REST
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) API Development
1 1 (50.00%) Data Entry
1 1 (50.00%) Data Ingestion
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (50.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (50.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (50.00%) Network Design
1 1 (50.00%) Network Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Process Management
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Use Case
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Autodesk
1 1 (50.00%) Databricks
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft