Wireless Contracts in England

Wireless
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Wireless skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Wireless over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 230 230 317
Rank change year-on-year 0 +87 +13
Contract jobs citing Wireless 378 568 619
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.03% 1.16% 0.88%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.77% 9.49% 7.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 227 386 372
10th Percentile £176 £200 £173
25th Percentile £263 £273 £247
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +6.32% +6.60%
75th Percentile £538 £500 £500
90th Percentile £650 £607 £638
UK median daily rate £414 £425 £400
% change year-on-year -2.65% +6.25% +5.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 18 39
10th Percentile £12.75 £16.90 £15.36
25th Percentile £16.00 £20.19 £20.25
Median hourly rate £18.93 £50.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -62.14% +53.85% -7.14%
75th Percentile £23.80 £80.25 £46.72
90th Percentile £59.90 £81.00 £52.50
UK median hourly rate £19.97 £50.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -60.07% +53.85% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Wireless 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 4,862 5,986 7,802
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.21% 12.20% 11.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,936 3,911 5,113
10th Percentile £207 £235 £223
25th Percentile £350 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £613
90th Percentile £700 £738 £700
UK median daily rate £495 £518 £500
% change year-on-year -4.49% +3.65% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 393 431 301
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.86 £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 £59.90 £47.96
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £63.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.41
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.88% +5.22%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Wireless in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wireless in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Wireless in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Wireless in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wireless in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless 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 Wireless within the England region over the 6 months to 9 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 +61 138 £400 -11.11% 57
South East -30 76 £375 -1.96% 81
North of England +16 58 £416 +18.96% 61
North West +1 42 £396 -12.49% 34
South West -8 35 £520 +26.06% 44
Midlands +15 33 £275 -35.29% 48
East of England -24 27 £420 +8.39% 47
West Midlands +3 18 £425 -2.30% 27
Yorkshire +22 12 £605 +154.74% 22
East Midlands +23 11 £270 -29.87% 21
North East +13 4 £600 +185.71% 7
Wireless
UK

Wireless
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 16 (4.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.12%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.32%) IIS
4 3 (0.79%) nginx
4 3 (0.79%) WordPress
5 1 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.26%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.26%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 54 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.44%) MS Visio
3 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.79%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.26%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 56 (14.81%) Microsoft 365
2 48 (12.70%) Azure
3 46 (12.17%) AWS
4 13 (3.44%) GCP
5 7 (1.85%) Entra ID
5 7 (1.85%) WhatsApp
6 6 (1.59%) Amazon EC2
7 5 (1.32%) OCI
7 5 (1.32%) Virtual Private Cloud
8 4 (1.06%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (0.79%) Amazon S3
9 3 (0.79%) Nutanix
9 3 (0.79%) OneDrive
9 3 (0.79%) Route 53
10 2 (0.53%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 2 (0.53%) IaaS
10 2 (0.53%) Mimecast
10 2 (0.53%) Rubrik
10 2 (0.53%) SaaS
11 1 (0.26%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 122 (32.28%) LAN
2 108 (28.57%) WAN
3 104 (27.51%) Firewall
4 93 (24.60%) VPN
5 55 (14.55%) OSPF
6 46 (12.17%) BGP
7 45 (11.90%) Cisco Nexus
8 44 (11.64%) DNS
9 39 (10.32%) DHCP
10 38 (10.05%) SD-WAN
10 38 (10.05%) WLAN
11 36 (9.52%) Network Security
12 31 (8.20%) IPsec
13 29 (7.67%) Cisco ASA
14 25 (6.61%) Wi-Fi
15 22 (5.82%) VLAN
16 21 (5.56%) Cisco IOS
16 21 (5.56%) Cisco ISE
16 21 (5.56%) MPLS
17 20 (5.29%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.38%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.06%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.79%) MySQL
4 1 (0.26%) Big Data
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (3.70%) JIRA
2 5 (1.32%) Git
2 5 (1.32%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.06%) Subversion
4 2 (0.53%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 80 (21.16%) Social Skills
2 53 (14.02%) Finance
3 45 (11.90%) Telecoms
4 44 (11.64%) Public Sector
5 35 (9.26%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (4.23%) Electronics
7 12 (3.17%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (2.91%) Legal
8 11 (2.91%) Manufacturing
9 10 (2.65%) Marketing
10 9 (2.38%) Financial Institution
11 8 (2.12%) Banking
11 8 (2.12%) Military
11 8 (2.12%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (1.32%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.32%) Retail
13 3 (0.79%) Billing
14 2 (0.53%) Back Office
14 2 (0.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.53%) Law
Job Titles
1 128 (33.86%) Network Engineer
2 33 (8.73%) Analyst
3 25 (6.61%) IT Support
4 21 (5.56%) Network Specialist
4 21 (5.56%) Support Engineer
5 19 (5.03%) Senior
6 17 (4.50%) Senior Network Engineer
7 16 (4.23%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 14 (3.70%) Service Analyst
9 13 (3.44%) Cisco Engineer
9 13 (3.44%) Consultant
9 13 (3.44%) Network Support
9 13 (3.44%) Test Engineer
10 12 (3.17%) Desktop Support
10 12 (3.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 12 (3.17%) Lead
10 12 (3.17%) Service Desk Analyst
10 12 (3.17%) Wireless Engineer
11 11 (2.91%) Field Engineer
11 11 (2.91%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.65%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.79%) EDI
2 3 (0.79%) LAMP
3 2 (0.53%) .NET
3 2 (0.53%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.26%) JSON
4 1 (0.26%) MFC
4 1 (0.26%) Unreal Engine
4 1 (0.26%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 57 (15.08%) Data Centre
2 17 (4.50%) Operational Technology
3 16 (4.23%) PKI
4 14 (3.70%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.17%) NHS
6 11 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.65%) iPad
7 10 (2.65%) Mobile App
8 9 (2.38%) Cyber Threat
9 8 (2.12%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (2.12%) Hedge funds
10 7 (1.85%) Smartphone
10 7 (1.85%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (1.59%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.59%) IoT
12 5 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.32%) Device Driver
12 5 (1.32%) PDA
13 4 (1.06%) CCTV
13 4 (1.06%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 103 (27.25%) Windows
2 46 (12.17%) Linux
3 24 (6.35%) Windows 10
4 23 (6.08%) Windows Server
5 11 (2.91%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (2.65%) Windows 7
7 9 (2.38%) Android
7 9 (2.38%) Windows Server 2008
8 8 (2.12%) Mac OS
8 8 (2.12%) Ubuntu
9 7 (1.85%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (1.59%) Apple iOS
11 4 (1.06%) Unix
11 4 (1.06%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.79%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.79%) VMS
12 3 (0.79%) Windows XP
13 2 (0.53%) CentOS
14 1 (0.26%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (9.79%) Customer Service
2 37 (9.79%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 33 (8.73%) ITIL
4 31 (8.20%) Migration
5 29 (7.67%) Network Design
6 28 (7.41%) Cybersecurity
7 27 (7.14%) ITSM
8 22 (5.82%) High Availability
8 22 (5.82%) Project Management
9 21 (5.56%) Change Management
9 21 (5.56%) Computer Science
10 20 (5.29%) Agile
11 17 (4.50%) Problem Management
12 15 (3.97%) Root Cause Analysis
13 14 (3.70%) Incident Management
13 14 (3.70%) Information Security
13 14 (3.70%) Mentoring
14 13 (3.44%) Infrastructure as Code
14 13 (3.44%) Threat Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (8.99%) Python
2 14 (3.70%) C++
3 13 (3.44%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.12%) C#
5 6 (1.59%) C
5 6 (1.59%) Go
5 6 (1.59%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.32%) SQL
7 4 (1.06%) Assembly Language
7 4 (1.06%) Bash
7 4 (1.06%) MATLAB
7 4 (1.06%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.79%) Java
9 2 (0.53%) Ruby
10 1 (0.26%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.26%) R
Qualifications
1 78 (20.63%) Security Cleared
2 74 (19.58%) Cisco Certification
3 61 (16.14%) SC Cleared
4 51 (13.49%) CCNP
5 43 (11.38%) CCNA
6 28 (7.41%) Degree
7 12 (3.17%) CCIE
7 12 (3.17%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.65%) CREST Certified
8 10 (2.65%) GIAC
8 10 (2.65%) OSCP
9 8 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (1.85%) JNCIA
11 6 (1.59%) AWS Certification
11 6 (1.59%) CEH
11 6 (1.59%) GPEN
12 5 (1.32%) CCSA
12 5 (1.32%) DBS Check
12 5 (1.32%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (10.32%) SLA
2 10 (2.65%) NIST
3 4 (1.06%) JTAG
4 3 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.79%) QA
5 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.26%) GDPR
5 1 (0.26%) NCSC
System Software
1 58 (15.34%) Active Directory
2 28 (7.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (5.29%) Hyper-V
4 18 (4.76%) Firmware
5 6 (1.59%) VMware NSX
6 5 (1.32%) vSphere
7 4 (1.06%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.79%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.53%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.26%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.26%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 31 (8.20%) SCCM
2 22 (5.82%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (4.23%) FortiGate
4 11 (2.91%) Terraform
4 11 (2.91%) WSUS
5 8 (2.12%) Ansible
6 7 (1.85%) SolarWinds Orion
7 5 (1.32%) OpenView
8 4 (1.06%) Iperf
9 3 (0.79%) PaperCut
9 3 (0.79%) TrustSec
10 2 (0.53%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.53%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.53%) Puppet
10 2 (0.53%) SCOM
10 2 (0.53%) SCVMM
10 2 (0.53%) VxRail
10 2 (0.53%) WhatsUp Gold
11 1 (0.26%) Cisco Prime
11 1 (0.26%) Nessus
Vendors
1 139 (36.77%) Cisco
2 88 (23.28%) Microsoft
3 69 (18.25%) Palo Alto
4 41 (10.85%) VMware
5 38 (10.05%) F5
6 36 (9.52%) Juniper
7 29 (7.67%) Aruba
8 27 (7.14%) CheckPoint
9 24 (6.35%) Fortinet
10 21 (5.56%) SolarWinds
11 20 (5.29%) Infoblox
12 16 (4.23%) Meraki
13 13 (3.44%) Ericsson
13 13 (3.44%) MobileIron
13 13 (3.44%) Nokia
14 12 (3.17%) Actix
14 12 (3.17%) Huawei
14 12 (3.17%) ServiceNow
15 10 (2.65%) Blue Coat
15 10 (2.65%) Google