Link 16 Contracts in England

Link 16 (L16)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Link 16 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Link 16 over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 533 637 775
Rank change year-on-year +104 +138 -130
Contract jobs citing Link 16 10 1 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.027% 0.002% 0.009%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.21% 0.017% 0.075%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 4
10th Percentile £473 - £620
25th Percentile £481 £438 £688
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £502 £450 £775
Median % change year-on-year +11.56% -41.94% +67.30%
75th Percentile £521 £463 £822
90th Percentile - - £861
UK median daily rate £502 £450 £775
% change year-on-year +11.56% -41.94% +67.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £50.60 - £39.26
25th Percentile £56.00 - £40.55
Median hourly rate £70.00 - £45.83
75th Percentile £75.00 - £52.98
90th Percentile - - £55.39
UK median hourly rate £70.00 - £45.83
% change year-on-year - - -20.30%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Link 16 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 4,825 5,952 7,956
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.10% 12.54% 11.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,895 3,878 5,262
10th Percentile £213 £235 £225
25th Percentile £350 £386 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +12.36%
75th Percentile £601 £650 £618
90th Percentile £698 £732 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 389 408 316
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £17.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +135.29% -28.90% +3.02%
75th Percentile £63.75 £58.75 £48.08
90th Percentile £70.66 £75.00 £62.81
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.24 £26.00
% change year-on-year +119.30% -29.85% +4.00%

Link 16
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Link 16 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Link 16 in England

Link 16
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Link 16 in England.

Daily rate trend for Link 16 in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Link 16 in England.

Hourly rate trend for Link 16 in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Link 16 in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Link 16 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 Link 16 within the England region over the 6 months to 31 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 - 9 £502 - 1
North of England - 1 - -
North West - 1 - -
Link 16
UK

Link 16
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:

Communications & Networking
1 9 (90.00%) Tactical Data Link
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
1 1 (10.00%) Mercurial
1 1 (10.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (10.00%) Avionics
1 1 (10.00%) Military
1 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Software Engineer
2 5 (50.00%) Ada Engineer
2 5 (50.00%) Ada Software Engineer
3 4 (40.00%) C++ Developer
3 4 (40.00%) Developer
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (40.00%) OO
2 4 (40.00%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (10.00%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (10.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (10.00%) QMS
Programming Languages
1 5 (50.00%) Ada
1 5 (50.00%) Ada 95
1 5 (50.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared