TCP/IP Contracts in England

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for TCP/IP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited TCP/IP over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 276 228 264
Rank change year-on-year -48 +36 -10
Contract jobs citing TCP/IP 303 589 766
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.82% 1.18% 1.08%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.17% 9.64% 9.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 368 505
10th Percentile £187 £229 £179
25th Percentile £328 £325 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +8.11% +8.19%
75th Percentile £550 £650 £575
90th Percentile £645 £750 £692
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 50 30
10th Percentile £16.00 £21.19 £20.00
25th Percentile £20.00 £50.42 £20.75
Median hourly rate £56.49 £63.78 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.42% +127.77% -29.11%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.60 £52.07
90th Percentile £66.25 £77.53 £67.58
UK median hourly rate £56.49 £63.78 £28.50
% change year-on-year -11.42% +123.77% -28.30%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

TCP/IP 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 4,912 6,111 7,924
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.32% 12.23% 11.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,966 4,015 5,202
10th Percentile £206 £237 £225
25th Percentile £350 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +5.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £613
90th Percentile £700 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £495 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -4.81% +4.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 395 433 304
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.84
25th Percentile £16.93 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +116.22% -22.63% -4.36%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.80 £47.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £63.21
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.82 £27.50
% change year-on-year +112.54% -31.56% +3.77%

TCP/IP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing TCP/IP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for TCP/IP in England

TCP/IP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing TCP/IP in England.

Daily rate trend for TCP/IP in England

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing TCP/IP in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for TCP/IP in England

TCP/IP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing TCP/IP in England.

Hourly rate trend for TCP/IP in England

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing TCP/IP in England over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for TCP/IP in England

TCP/IP
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 TCP/IP within the England region over the 6 months to 5 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
London -15 113 £513 -3.98% 108
South East -2 65 £475 -1.16% 66
Midlands +50 44 £500 +48.15% 62
North of England -25 27 £475 -9.52% 66
South West -16 26 £600 +23.08% 41
East Midlands +39 24 £488 +26.62% 31
West Midlands +24 20 £525 +64.06% 31
East of England -8 19 £375 -11.76% 36
North West -16 18 £450 -14.29% 44
Yorkshire +5 9 £624 +18.76% 20
TCP/IP
UK

TCP/IP
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 27 (8.91%) Confluence
2 20 (6.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (4.62%) SharePoint
4 11 (3.63%) IIS
5 10 (3.30%) Apache
6 9 (2.97%) nginx
7 7 (2.31%) Tomcat
8 4 (1.32%) Apache Solr
8 4 (1.32%) MQSeries
9 3 (0.99%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.99%) IBM Domino
9 3 (0.99%) IBM Notes
10 2 (0.66%) Traefik
11 1 (0.33%) CICS
11 1 (0.33%) OpenStack
11 1 (0.33%) WebSphere
Applications
1 15 (4.95%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.31%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.98%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.99%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 64 (21.12%) Azure
2 56 (18.48%) AWS
3 45 (14.85%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (11.88%) GCP
5 15 (4.95%) Cloud Computing
5 15 (4.95%) PaaS
6 12 (3.96%) SaaS
7 11 (3.63%) GitHub
7 11 (3.63%) IaaS
8 10 (3.30%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (2.97%) Nutanix
9 9 (2.97%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 8 (2.64%) Amazon EC2
10 8 (2.64%) Rubrik
11 7 (2.31%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 6 (1.98%) Apigee
12 6 (1.98%) Entra ID
12 6 (1.98%) Kong
13 5 (1.65%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.32%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 140 (46.20%) DNS
2 99 (32.67%) Firewall
3 97 (32.01%) DHCP
4 69 (22.77%) VPN
5 55 (18.15%) HTTP
6 43 (14.19%) VLAN
7 41 (13.53%) SAN
7 41 (13.53%) WAN
8 38 (12.54%) BGP
9 36 (11.88%) LAN
10 35 (11.55%) OSPF
11 34 (11.22%) Network Security
12 24 (7.92%) SSL
13 22 (7.26%) Wireshark
14 21 (6.93%) MPLS
15 19 (6.27%) NAS
16 18 (5.94%) SNMP
17 16 (5.28%) Ethernet
17 16 (5.28%) IPsec
18 15 (4.95%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.63%) Elasticsearch
2 10 (3.30%) MySQL
3 9 (2.97%) NoSQL
4 7 (2.31%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (1.32%) Apache Cassandra
5 4 (1.32%) Couchbase
5 4 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.32%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.99%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.66%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.66%) Redis
8 1 (0.33%) Apache Hive
8 1 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.33%) CouchDB
8 1 (0.33%) DB2
8 1 (0.33%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.33%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 36 (11.88%) Jenkins
1 36 (11.88%) JIRA
2 33 (10.89%) Git
3 8 (2.64%) Bitbucket
3 8 (2.64%) Eclipse
3 8 (2.64%) GitLab
3 8 (2.64%) TeamCity
3 8 (2.64%) Visual Studio
4 7 (2.31%) CircleCI
4 7 (2.31%) Sonatype Nexus
4 7 (2.31%) Travis CI
5 6 (1.98%) Artifactory
5 6 (1.98%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 4 (1.32%) Fiddler
7 2 (0.66%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.66%) TestRail
8 1 (0.33%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.33%) Darcs
8 1 (0.33%) IDA Disassembler
8 1 (0.33%) Jaeger
General
1 65 (21.45%) Social Skills
2 34 (11.22%) Finance
3 29 (9.57%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (7.92%) Telecoms
5 20 (6.60%) Public Sector
6 13 (4.29%) Military
7 11 (3.63%) Legal
7 11 (3.63%) Manufacturing
8 10 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (1.98%) Mandarin Language
10 5 (1.65%) Banking
10 5 (1.65%) Electronics
10 5 (1.65%) Marketing
11 4 (1.32%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.32%) Front Office
11 4 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (0.99%) German Language
12 3 (0.99%) Retail
13 2 (0.66%) Automotive
13 2 (0.66%) Cantonese Language
Job Titles
1 50 (16.50%) Network Engineer
2 38 (12.54%) Developer
3 31 (10.23%) Python Developer
4 26 (8.58%) Support Engineer
5 22 (7.26%) Senior
6 21 (6.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 19 (6.27%) IT Support
8 18 (5.94%) Analyst
8 18 (5.94%) Linux Engineer
9 16 (5.28%) DevOps Engineer
10 15 (4.95%) Technical Support
11 13 (4.29%) 2nd Line Support
12 12 (3.96%) Support Specialist
13 11 (3.63%) Linux Server Engineer
13 11 (3.63%) Server Engineer
13 11 (3.63%) Software Engineer
14 10 (3.30%) Consultant
15 9 (2.97%) Architect
15 9 (2.97%) Security Engineer
15 9 (2.97%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (6.27%) LDAP
2 16 (5.28%) Elastic Stack
2 16 (5.28%) JSON
3 15 (4.95%) .NET
4 12 (3.96%) Web Services
5 11 (3.63%) XML
5 11 (3.63%) YAML
6 8 (2.64%) Node.js
7 7 (2.31%) SAML
7 7 (2.31%) SOAP
8 6 (1.98%) REST
8 6 (1.98%) RESTful
9 4 (1.32%) .NET Framework
9 4 (1.32%) LEMP Stack
9 4 (1.32%) RabbitMQ
10 3 (0.99%) OAuth
10 3 (0.99%) OpenID
10 3 (0.99%) SPML
11 2 (0.66%) 802.1X
11 2 (0.66%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.93%) Data Centre
2 18 (5.94%) Clustering
2 18 (5.94%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.30%) PKI
4 8 (2.64%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (2.64%) Replication
5 6 (1.98%) Data Structures
5 6 (1.98%) iPad
5 6 (1.98%) IVR
5 6 (1.98%) Video Conferencing
6 4 (1.32%) CCTV
6 4 (1.32%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.32%) IoT
6 4 (1.32%) Public Cloud
7 3 (0.99%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (0.99%) Security Posture
8 2 (0.66%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.66%) Private Cloud
8 2 (0.66%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 121 (39.93%) Windows
2 113 (37.29%) Linux
3 40 (13.20%) Windows Server
4 33 (10.89%) Unix
5 31 (10.23%) Windows 10
6 24 (7.92%) Ubuntu
7 23 (7.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 21 (6.93%) Debian
9 10 (3.30%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (2.97%) Solaris
11 8 (2.64%) Oracle Linux
12 7 (2.31%) CentOS
13 5 (1.65%) Embedded Linux
13 5 (1.65%) Windows Server 2016
14 4 (1.32%) Mac OS
14 4 (1.32%) Windows Server 2019
15 3 (0.99%) Apple iOS
15 3 (0.99%) Mac OS X
15 3 (0.99%) Windows 7
16 2 (0.66%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (23.10%) Agile
2 44 (14.52%) ITIL
3 43 (14.19%) Customer Service
3 43 (14.19%) Problem-Solving
4 40 (13.20%) DevOps
5 38 (12.54%) CI/CD
5 38 (12.54%) Infrastructure as Code
6 36 (11.88%) Configuration Management
7 32 (10.56%) Continuous Integration
8 29 (9.57%) Cybersecurity
9 28 (9.24%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 27 (8.91%) SIEM
11 23 (7.59%) Software Engineering
12 22 (7.26%) Change Management
12 22 (7.26%) Computer Science
13 21 (6.93%) Data Modelling
14 20 (6.60%) Data Engineering
15 19 (6.27%) Scrum
16 18 (5.94%) Continuous Improvement
16 18 (5.94%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 83 (27.39%) Python
2 44 (14.52%) PowerShell
3 28 (9.24%) C#
4 23 (7.59%) Bash
5 20 (6.60%) C++
5 20 (6.60%) Java
6 19 (6.27%) SQL
7 12 (3.96%) JavaScript
8 9 (2.97%) C
9 8 (2.64%) Go
10 6 (1.98%) PHP
11 5 (1.65%) Perl
12 3 (0.99%) Ruby
12 3 (0.99%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.99%) TypeScript
12 3 (0.99%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.33%) Rust
13 1 (0.33%) VB
Qualifications
1 80 (26.40%) Security Cleared
2 49 (16.17%) Degree
3 47 (15.51%) DV Cleared
3 47 (15.51%) SC Cleared
4 39 (12.87%) Cisco Certification
5 31 (10.23%) CCNP
6 26 (8.58%) CCNA
7 12 (3.96%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (2.64%) CCDP
9 8 (2.64%) MCSE
10 7 (2.31%) CISSP
11 6 (1.98%) CCIE
12 4 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (1.32%) CISM
12 4 (1.32%) VCAP
12 4 (1.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 3 (0.99%) BC Cleared
13 3 (0.99%) CEH
13 3 (0.99%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.27%) QA
2 18 (5.94%) NIST
3 16 (5.28%) SLA
4 15 (4.95%) GDPR
5 11 (3.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (3.30%) PCI DSS
7 8 (2.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 7 (2.31%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
9 3 (0.99%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 3 (0.99%) NCSC
10 2 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.33%) COPPA
11 1 (0.33%) ISA99
11 1 (0.33%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.33%) NIST 800
System Software
1 72 (23.76%) Active Directory
2 49 (16.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (9.24%) Docker
4 15 (4.95%) Virtual Machines
5 13 (4.29%) VMware ESXi
5 13 (4.29%) VMware NSX
6 12 (3.96%) vSphere
7 11 (3.63%) Virtual Servers
8 9 (2.97%) Hyper-V
9 5 (1.65%) Firmware
9 5 (1.65%) NFS
9 5 (1.65%) Samba
9 5 (1.65%) Virtual Desktop
10 4 (1.32%) VirtualBox
10 4 (1.32%) XenApp
11 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 3 (0.99%) Terminal Services
12 2 (0.66%) Snort
12 2 (0.66%) Squid
12 2 (0.66%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 41 (13.53%) Terraform
2 40 (13.20%) Ansible
3 31 (10.23%) Kubernetes
4 28 (9.24%) SCCM
5 23 (7.59%) Puppet
6 18 (5.94%) Progress Chef
7 15 (4.95%) Kibana
8 11 (3.63%) logstash
8 11 (3.63%) Prometheus
9 10 (3.30%) Microsoft Intune
10 9 (2.97%) Docker Swarm
10 9 (2.97%) FortiGate
10 9 (2.97%) Grafana
11 8 (2.64%) EMC NetWorker
11 8 (2.64%) Netcool
11 8 (2.64%) Tivoli
11 8 (2.64%) Tivoli Storage Manager
11 8 (2.64%) WSUS
12 7 (2.31%) SCOM
12 7 (2.31%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 107 (35.31%) Microsoft
2 79 (26.07%) VMware
3 67 (22.11%) Cisco
4 31 (10.23%) Red Hat
4 31 (10.23%) Splunk
5 21 (6.93%) Palo Alto
6 17 (5.61%) ServiceNow
7 16 (5.28%) HP
7 16 (5.28%) Oracle
8 15 (4.95%) F5
9 14 (4.62%) Google
10 13 (4.29%) Dell
10 13 (4.29%) IBM
10 13 (4.29%) SolarWinds
11 11 (3.63%) Fortinet
11 11 (3.63%) Qualys
11 11 (3.63%) Veeam
12 10 (3.30%) CheckPoint
12 10 (3.30%) Remedy
13 9 (2.97%) Zscaler