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 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 265 241 265
Rank change year-on-year -24 +24 +6
Contract jobs citing TCP/IP 304 532 772
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.82% 1.11% 1.09%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.30% 8.87% 9.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 343 501
10th Percentile £187 £213 £185
25th Percentile £313 £313 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £481 £463
Median % change year-on-year +1.44% +3.90% +6.32%
75th Percentile £563 £650 £575
90th Percentile £650 £770 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £488 £475
% change year-on-year +2.56% +2.63% +8.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 40 34
10th Percentile £16.00 £18.50 -
25th Percentile £20.00 £31.25 £20.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £57.33 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.38% +27.40% +39.53%
75th Percentile - £67.00 £52.50
90th Percentile - £77.53 £68.06
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £57.33 £45.00
% change year-on-year +13.38% +27.40% +13.92%

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 4,829 5,995 8,021
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.08% 12.56% 11.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,897 3,907 5,307
10th Percentile £213 £240 £226
25th Percentile £350 £385 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £601 £646 £618
90th Percentile £697 £735 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 389 407 313
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £17.07 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +134.40% -28.63% +3.96%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.01 £47.96
90th Percentile £70.66 £75.00 £62.35
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.34 £26.00
% change year-on-year +118.16% -29.48% +4.00%

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 2 June 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 2 June 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 2 June 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 -24 105 £500 -4.76% 71
South East -18 63 £450 -6.36% 49
Midlands +38 42 £513 +36.67% 35
North of England +1 36 £500 +42.86% 68
South West -15 32 £600 +23.08% 27
East Midlands +27 23 £475 +11.76% 20
East of England -2 21 £375 -11.76% 25
North West -8 20 £475 +35.71% 42
West Midlands +11 19 £525 +61.54% 15
Yorkshire +18 16 £622 +38.22% 21
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 29 (9.54%) Confluence
2 21 (6.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 14 (4.61%) SharePoint
4 10 (3.29%) IIS
5 9 (2.96%) nginx
6 8 (2.63%) Apache
7 5 (1.64%) Tomcat
8 4 (1.32%) Apache Solr
9 3 (0.99%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.66%) MQSeries
10 2 (0.66%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.66%) Traefik
11 1 (0.33%) WebSphere
Applications
1 11 (3.62%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.32%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (0.99%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 66 (21.71%) Azure
2 60 (19.74%) AWS
3 40 (13.16%) GCP
3 40 (13.16%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (4.61%) GitHub
5 13 (4.28%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (3.62%) PaaS
6 11 (3.62%) SaaS
7 9 (2.96%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.96%) Kong
8 8 (2.63%) IaaS
8 8 (2.63%) Virtual Private Cloud
9 7 (2.30%) Amazon EC2
10 6 (1.97%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 6 (1.97%) Apigee
10 6 (1.97%) Nutanix
11 5 (1.64%) Entra ID
11 5 (1.64%) Rubrik
12 4 (1.32%) Amazon S3
13 3 (0.99%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 138 (45.39%) DNS
2 104 (34.21%) Firewall
3 94 (30.92%) DHCP
4 67 (22.04%) VPN
5 59 (19.41%) HTTP
6 52 (17.11%) VLAN
7 43 (14.14%) BGP
8 38 (12.50%) WAN
9 36 (11.84%) Network Security
10 34 (11.18%) LAN
10 34 (11.18%) OSPF
11 29 (9.54%) SAN
12 25 (8.22%) SSL
13 19 (6.25%) Wireless
13 19 (6.25%) Wireshark
14 17 (5.59%) Ethernet
14 17 (5.59%) SNMP
15 16 (5.26%) MPLS
16 14 (4.61%) NAS
17 13 (4.28%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.28%) Elasticsearch
2 9 (2.96%) MySQL
2 9 (2.96%) NoSQL
3 6 (1.97%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.32%) Apache Cassandra
4 4 (1.32%) Couchbase
4 4 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.99%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.66%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.66%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.66%) Redis
7 1 (0.33%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.33%) CouchDB
7 1 (0.33%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.33%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.33%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 39 (12.83%) JIRA
2 37 (12.17%) Jenkins
3 31 (10.20%) Git
4 12 (3.95%) GitLab
5 11 (3.62%) CircleCI
5 11 (3.62%) Eclipse
5 11 (3.62%) Visual Studio
6 10 (3.29%) Travis CI
7 9 (2.96%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 8 (2.63%) Bitbucket
9 6 (1.97%) Artifactory
10 5 (1.64%) Fiddler
10 5 (1.64%) TeamCity
11 4 (1.32%) Sonatype Nexus
11 4 (1.32%) TestRail
12 2 (0.66%) Rational DOORS
13 1 (0.33%) Cucumber
13 1 (0.33%) Maven
13 1 (0.33%) Mercurial
13 1 (0.33%) Selenium
General
1 71 (23.36%) Social Skills
2 33 (10.86%) Analytical Skills
3 32 (10.53%) Finance
4 28 (9.21%) Telecoms
5 18 (5.92%) Public Sector
6 16 (5.26%) Military
7 13 (4.28%) Manufacturing
8 12 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (3.62%) Legal
10 5 (1.64%) Mandarin Language
11 4 (1.32%) Automotive
11 4 (1.32%) Banking
11 4 (1.32%) Electronics
11 4 (1.32%) Financial Institution
11 4 (1.32%) Front Office
11 4 (1.32%) Marketing
11 4 (1.32%) Retail
12 3 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.66%) Law
Job Titles
1 49 (16.12%) Network Engineer
2 31 (10.20%) Developer
2 31 (10.20%) Support Engineer
3 23 (7.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 23 (7.57%) Python Developer
4 21 (6.91%) IT Support
5 18 (5.92%) 2nd Line Support
5 18 (5.92%) Senior
6 17 (5.59%) DevOps Engineer
7 16 (5.26%) Analyst
7 16 (5.26%) Linux Engineer
8 14 (4.61%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 14 (4.61%) Software Engineer
9 13 (4.28%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 13 (4.28%) Server Engineer
10 12 (3.95%) Architect
10 12 (3.95%) Technical Support
11 11 (3.62%) C# Software Engineer
11 11 (3.62%) C++ Software Engineer
11 11 (3.62%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.92%) Elastic Stack
2 17 (5.59%) JSON
3 14 (4.61%) Web Services
3 14 (4.61%) XML
3 14 (4.61%) YAML
4 13 (4.28%) .NET
4 13 (4.28%) LDAP
5 11 (3.62%) Node.js
6 8 (2.63%) SAML
7 6 (1.97%) RESTful
8 5 (1.64%) .NET Framework
8 5 (1.64%) SOAP
9 4 (1.32%) LEMP Stack
9 4 (1.32%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (1.32%) REST
10 3 (0.99%) OAuth
10 3 (0.99%) OpenID
10 3 (0.99%) SPML
11 2 (0.66%) ASP.NET
11 2 (0.66%) OLE
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.58%) Data Centre
1 20 (6.58%) Management Information System
2 15 (4.93%) Clustering
3 10 (3.29%) PKI
4 9 (2.96%) Data Structures
5 7 (2.30%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (1.97%) iPad
6 6 (1.97%) Replication
7 5 (1.64%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (1.32%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.32%) IoT
8 4 (1.32%) IVR
9 3 (0.99%) CCTV
9 3 (0.99%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.99%) Public Cloud
9 3 (0.99%) Security Operations Centre
9 3 (0.99%) Security Posture
9 3 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
10 2 (0.66%) CMDB
10 2 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 113 (37.17%) Windows
2 99 (32.57%) Linux
3 39 (12.83%) Windows Server
4 29 (9.54%) Unix
5 27 (8.88%) Windows 10
6 18 (5.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 18 (5.92%) Ubuntu
7 14 (4.61%) Debian
8 8 (2.63%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (2.30%) CentOS
9 7 (2.30%) Windows Server 2016
10 6 (1.97%) Mac OS
10 6 (1.97%) Solaris
10 6 (1.97%) Windows Server 2019
11 5 (1.64%) Embedded Linux
11 5 (1.64%) Oracle Linux
12 3 (0.99%) Apple iOS
12 3 (0.99%) Mac OS X
12 3 (0.99%) VMS
13 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (22.37%) Agile
2 46 (15.13%) CI/CD
2 46 (15.13%) Problem-Solving
3 38 (12.50%) Infrastructure as Code
4 37 (12.17%) Customer Service
5 36 (11.84%) Continuous Integration
5 36 (11.84%) DevOps
5 36 (11.84%) ITIL
6 31 (10.20%) Cybersecurity
7 29 (9.54%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 28 (9.21%) Configuration Management
9 26 (8.55%) Software Engineering
10 24 (7.89%) Scrum
11 23 (7.57%) SIEM
11 23 (7.57%) Validation
12 22 (7.24%) Change Management
13 21 (6.91%) Computer Science
13 21 (6.91%) Containerisation
13 21 (6.91%) Migration
14 20 (6.58%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 72 (23.68%) Python
2 48 (15.79%) PowerShell
3 29 (9.54%) C#
4 24 (7.89%) Bash
5 23 (7.57%) C++
6 20 (6.58%) Java
7 19 (6.25%) SQL
8 15 (4.93%) JavaScript
9 9 (2.96%) C
10 8 (2.63%) Go
11 6 (1.97%) PHP
12 5 (1.64%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.99%) ActionScript
13 3 (0.99%) Perl
13 3 (0.99%) Ruby
13 3 (0.99%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.99%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.33%) Rust
14 1 (0.33%) VB
Qualifications
1 73 (24.01%) Security Cleared
2 45 (14.80%) Degree
3 42 (13.82%) SC Cleared
4 41 (13.49%) Cisco Certification
5 40 (13.16%) DV Cleared
6 31 (10.20%) CCNP
7 28 (9.21%) CCNA
8 13 (4.28%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (2.96%) MCSE
10 8 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (2.30%) CCDP
11 7 (2.30%) CCIE
11 7 (2.30%) CISSP
12 4 (1.32%) CISM
12 4 (1.32%) GIAC
12 4 (1.32%) HNC
12 4 (1.32%) ISTQB
12 4 (1.32%) Master's Degree
12 4 (1.32%) VCAP
12 4 (1.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.24%) QA
2 18 (5.92%) NIST
3 12 (3.95%) GDPR
3 12 (3.95%) SLA
4 10 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (2.30%) HIPAA
5 7 (2.30%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.99%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 3 (0.99%) NCSC
8 2 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 1 (0.33%) COPPA
9 1 (0.33%) ISA99
9 1 (0.33%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.33%) NIST 800
System Software
1 73 (24.01%) Active Directory
2 55 (18.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (9.87%) Docker
4 17 (5.59%) VMware ESXi
4 17 (5.59%) vSphere
5 15 (4.93%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (4.28%) VMware NSX
7 11 (3.62%) Virtual Servers
8 7 (2.30%) Hyper-V
9 6 (1.97%) Firmware
9 6 (1.97%) Virtual Desktop
10 5 (1.64%) NFS
11 4 (1.32%) VirtualBox
11 4 (1.32%) XenApp
12 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 3 (0.99%) Samba
12 3 (0.99%) Terminal Services
13 2 (0.66%) iptables
13 2 (0.66%) Snort
13 2 (0.66%) Squid
Systems Management
1 40 (13.16%) Terraform
2 37 (12.17%) Ansible
3 33 (10.86%) Kubernetes
4 29 (9.54%) SCCM
5 27 (8.88%) Puppet
6 22 (7.24%) Progress Chef
7 17 (5.59%) Kibana
8 14 (4.61%) Microsoft Intune
8 14 (4.61%) Prometheus
9 13 (4.28%) logstash
10 12 (3.95%) Docker Swarm
10 12 (3.95%) Grafana
11 11 (3.62%) WSUS
12 9 (2.96%) FortiGate
13 8 (2.63%) Nessus
13 8 (2.63%) SCOM
13 8 (2.63%) Single Sign-On
14 7 (2.30%) vCenter Server
15 5 (1.64%) EMC NetWorker
15 5 (1.64%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 97 (31.91%) Microsoft
2 77 (25.33%) VMware
3 70 (23.03%) Cisco
4 29 (9.54%) Splunk
5 23 (7.57%) Palo Alto
6 20 (6.58%) Red Hat
7 16 (5.26%) F5
8 13 (4.28%) Google
8 13 (4.28%) Oracle
8 13 (4.28%) Qualys
8 13 (4.28%) SolarWinds
9 12 (3.95%) Fortinet
10 10 (3.29%) Dell
10 10 (3.29%) HP
10 10 (3.29%) Remedy
10 10 (3.29%) Veeam
11 9 (2.96%) Avaya
11 9 (2.96%) ServiceNow
12 8 (2.63%) Meraki
12 8 (2.63%) Zscaler