Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for remote or hybrid contract work requiring VSAT skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 336 | 427 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +91 | +194 |
| Contract jobs citing VSAT | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | - | 0.008% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 0.074% | 0.040% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -28.57% | +34.62% |
| UK median daily rate | - | £500 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -20.00% | +12.61% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home
VSAT 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 | 1,049 | 1,360 | 2,525 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 10.63% | 10.61% | 12.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 667 | 870 | 1,678 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £312 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £420 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.41% | +2.86% | +0.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £690 | £720 |
| UK median daily rate | £485 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 41 | 39 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.15 | £17.14 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.00 | £22.67 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.50 | £45.00 | £51.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.11% | -12.20% | -1.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £66.01 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.16 | £87.46 | £75.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £45.00 | £50.00 | £55.32 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -9.62% | +40.05% |
VSAT
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with remote working options citing VSAT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
VSAT
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing VSAT.
