3G Contracts in England

3G
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for 3G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 3G over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 485 571 602
Rank change year-on-year +86 +31 -67
Contract jobs citing 3G 46 69 168
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.13% 0.14% 0.24%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.96% 1.17% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 45 65
10th Percentile £326 £296 £176
25th Percentile £372 £374 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year +8.89% +5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £788 £519 £591
90th Percentile - £830 £700
UK median daily rate £490 £438 £425
% change year-on-year +12.00% +2.94% +5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £53.63 £11.50
25th Percentile - £57.02 £11.71
Median hourly rate - £65.16 £12.05
Median % change year-on-year - +440.71% -71.98%
75th Percentile - £71.81 £12.90
90th Percentile - £74.32 £13.41
UK median hourly rate - £65.16 £12.05
% change year-on-year - +440.71% -72.30%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

3G 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 4,791 5,904 7,873
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.15% 12.25% 11.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,878 3,859 5,188
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% +14.00%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £613
90th Percentile £700 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £490 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -4.85% +3.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 389 419 313
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.90
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% +0.41%
75th Percentile £63.75 £58.13 £47.96
90th Percentile £70.13 £74.60 £63.23
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.33
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.70% +13.32%

3G
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing 3G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for 3G in England

3G
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for 3G in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 3G in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 3G in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for 3G 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 3G within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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 +37 27 £372 -10.27% 3
London +86 8 £490 +21.74%
South West -3 8 £775 +19.23%
North of England +32 3 £365 -24.90% 2
North West +20 3 £365 -24.90%
3G
UK

3G
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 (10.87%) ArcGIS
2 2 (4.35%) OpenStack
Applications
1 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
1 6 (13.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 45 (97.83%) 4G
2 32 (69.57%) 5G
3 21 (45.65%) Radio Access Network
4 16 (34.78%) 2G
5 8 (17.39%) VoLTE
6 7 (15.22%) Diameter Protocol
6 7 (15.22%) DNS
6 7 (15.22%) Wireshark
7 6 (13.04%) GGSN
7 6 (13.04%) LTE
7 6 (13.04%) RANAP
7 6 (13.04%) SGSN
8 5 (10.87%) GPRS
9 4 (8.70%) ATM
9 4 (8.70%) Ethernet
9 4 (8.70%) SDH
10 3 (6.52%) GSM
10 3 (6.52%) SCCP
10 3 (6.52%) SS7
11 2 (4.35%) VoWiFi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.87%) GIS
1 5 (10.87%) QGIS
General
1 24 (52.17%) Telecoms
2 11 (23.91%) Social Skills
3 8 (17.39%) Marketing
4 7 (15.22%) Electronics
4 7 (15.22%) Finance
4 7 (15.22%) Manufacturing
4 7 (15.22%) Public Sector
5 6 (13.04%) Multimedia
5 6 (13.04%) Presentation Skills
6 3 (6.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (19.57%) Architect
1 9 (19.57%) Consultant
2 8 (17.39%) Technical Architect
3 5 (10.87%) Performance Consultant
3 5 (10.87%) Performance Specialist
3 5 (10.87%) Senior
3 5 (10.87%) Senior Consultant
3 5 (10.87%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 5 (10.87%) Senior Performance Consultant
4 4 (8.70%) Radio Specialist
5 3 (6.52%) Radio Planner
5 3 (6.52%) Transmission Planner
6 2 (4.35%) Data Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Radio Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Build Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Databuild Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Mobile Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Telecoms Consultant
7 1 (2.17%) Transmission Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Transmission Planning Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.17%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.17%) CentOS
1 1 (2.17%) Linux
1 1 (2.17%) Windows
1 1 (2.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (39.13%) Customer Experience
2 12 (26.09%) Capacity Planning
3 9 (19.57%) Performance Management
3 9 (19.57%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (17.39%) Agile
4 8 (17.39%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (17.39%) Statistics
5 7 (15.22%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (15.22%) Computer Science
5 7 (15.22%) Decision-Making
5 7 (15.22%) Digital Marketing
5 7 (15.22%) Programme Management
5 7 (15.22%) Roadmaps
5 7 (15.22%) Waterfall
6 6 (13.04%) Network Architecture
6 6 (13.04%) Performance Improvement
6 6 (13.04%) Technical Leadership
7 5 (10.87%) Break/Fix
7 5 (10.87%) Conflict Resolution
7 5 (10.87%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.87%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (15.22%) Degree
1 7 (15.22%) DV Cleared
1 7 (15.22%) SC Cleared
1 7 (15.22%) Security Cleared
2 6 (13.04%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.17%) CSPO
3 1 (2.17%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.35%) SLA
2 1 (2.17%) QA
System Software
1 2 (4.35%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.17%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 7 (15.22%) SAP
2 6 (13.04%) Empirix
2 6 (13.04%) NetScout
3 1 (2.17%) Datto
3 1 (2.17%) Ericsson
3 1 (2.17%) Mavenir
3 1 (2.17%) Remedy
3 1 (2.17%) Sophos