2G Contracts in England

2G
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for 2G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 2G over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 515 613 643
Rank change year-on-year +98 +30 -113
Contract jobs citing 2G 16 33 134
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.044% 0.068% 0.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.33% 0.56% 1.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 24 54
10th Percentile £282 £292 £308
25th Percentile £363 £347 £377
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £400 £428
Median % change year-on-year +20.63% -6.54% -4.89%
75th Percentile £495 £450 £594
90th Percentile - £519 £700
UK median daily rate £483 £400 £425
% change year-on-year +20.63% -5.88% -0.87%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

2G is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,801 5,940 7,949
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.19% 12.26% 11.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,889 3,881 5,242
10th Percentile £210 £231 £225
25th Percentile £350 £388 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +5.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £615
90th Percentile £700 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £490 £518 £500
% change year-on-year -5.31% +3.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 388 421 321
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +122.22% -24.72% +1.74%
75th Percentile £63.75 £58.75 £48.45
90th Percentile £70.20 £74.50 £63.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £26.75
% change year-on-year +116.22% -30.84% +7.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing 2G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for 2G in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 2G in England.

Daily rate trend for 2G in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 2G in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 2G in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 2G in England.

Hourly rate trend for 2G in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 2G within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +16 8 £180 -60.00% 3
London +96 6 £490 +28.95%
North West - 2 £350 -
North of England - 2 £350 -
2G
UK

2G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 5 (31.25%) ArcGIS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (100.00%) 3G
1 16 (100.00%) 4G
2 11 (68.75%) 5G
3 5 (31.25%) Radio Access Network
4 4 (25.00%) ATM
4 4 (25.00%) Ethernet
4 4 (25.00%) SDH
5 3 (18.75%) GPRS
5 3 (18.75%) GSM
5 3 (18.75%) SCCP
5 3 (18.75%) SS7
6 1 (6.25%) Network Security
6 1 (6.25%) RNC
6 1 (6.25%) VoLTE
6 1 (6.25%) VoWiFi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (31.25%) GIS
1 5 (31.25%) QGIS
General
1 5 (31.25%) Telecoms
2 3 (18.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Radio Specialist
2 3 (18.75%) Transmission Planner
3 2 (12.50%) Radio Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Radio Planner
4 1 (6.25%) Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Build Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Data Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Databuild Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Network Architect
4 1 (6.25%) RF Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Telecoms Planner
4 1 (6.25%) Transmission Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Transmission Planning Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) Customer Experience
2 5 (31.25%) Data Analysis
2 5 (31.25%) Visualisation
3 4 (25.00%) Break/Fix
3 4 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
3 4 (25.00%) Performance Analysis
3 4 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 3 (18.75%) Capacity Planning
4 3 (18.75%) Performance Monitoring
5 2 (12.50%) Business Case
5 2 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
5 2 (12.50%) Network Design
5 2 (12.50%) Network Optimisation
5 2 (12.50%) Network Planning
5 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (12.50%) Project Management
5 2 (12.50%) Radio Network Optimisation
5 2 (12.50%) Statistics
5 2 (12.50%) Supplier Management
6 1 (6.25%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (31.25%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) Degree
1 1 (6.25%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.25%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) Ericsson
1 1 (6.25%) Mavenir
1 1 (6.25%) Remedy