Telecoms Contracts in London

Telecommunications
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies advertised in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 131 125
Rank change year-on-year -1 -6 -14
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 338 540 900
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.90% 2.01% 2.31%
As % of the General category 3.01% 3.16% 3.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 197 387 668
10th Percentile £270 £350 £356
25th Percentile £400 £435 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £805 £750 £725
England median daily rate £450 £495 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -1.00% +7.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 11 17
10th Percentile £24.05 £20.00 £25.95
25th Percentile £27.25 £20.22 £26.75
Median hourly rate £55.00 £25.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +120.00% -33.33% -40.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.38 £61.45
90th Percentile £66.70 £67.50 £64.88
England median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +4.76% +40.00% +22.15%

All General Skills
London

Telecoms is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,225 17,072 23,278
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 63.06% 63.41% 59.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,012 12,354 16,781
10th Percentile £335 £375 £381
25th Percentile £450 £479 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £700 £725 £700
90th Percentile £813 £825 £794
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 245 218 300
10th Percentile £16.00 £16.54 £19.77
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.24 £25.68
Median hourly rate £28.50 £32.00 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.94% -13.51% +34.55%
75th Percentile £43.75 £57.88 £49.81
90th Percentile £65.02 £70.00 £64.78
England median hourly rate £30.14 £33.39 £21.30
% change year-on-year -9.72% +56.74% -5.33%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in London.

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in London over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in London.

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms in London over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Central London +30 43 £450 -30.77% 26
West London +2 15 £338 -28.95% 15
South London +13 3 £425 -26.09% 3
East London -8 3 £350 +55.56% 14
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 24 (7.10%) SharePoint
2 12 (3.55%) OpenStack
3 9 (2.66%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.78%) Apache
5 4 (1.18%) nginx
6 3 (0.89%) Confluence
7 2 (0.59%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.59%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.30%) Appian
8 1 (0.30%) IIS
8 1 (0.30%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.30%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.30%) WebLogic
Applications
1 16 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (4.44%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.78%) MS Visio
5 5 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.30%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.30%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.30%) Revit
Business Applications
1 9 (2.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.30%) SAP HCM
2 1 (0.30%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.30%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 40 (11.83%) AWS
2 37 (10.95%) Azure
3 24 (7.10%) PaaS
4 22 (6.51%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (3.85%) GCP
6 10 (2.96%) IaaS
7 9 (2.66%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.66%) Power Platform
8 8 (2.37%) SaaS
9 6 (1.78%) Entra ID
9 6 (1.78%) GitHub
10 5 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
10 5 (1.48%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 5 (1.48%) WhatsApp
11 4 (1.18%) Amazon Kinesis
11 4 (1.18%) Dynamics 365
12 3 (0.89%) AWS CloudFormation
12 3 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.89%) OneDrive
12 3 (0.89%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.73%) DNS
2 15 (4.44%) Firewall
3 14 (4.14%) TCP/IP
4 12 (3.55%) BGP
4 12 (3.55%) VoIP
4 12 (3.55%) WAN
5 10 (2.96%) 5G
5 10 (2.96%) MPLS
6 9 (2.66%) Broadband
6 9 (2.66%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (2.37%) DHCP
7 8 (2.37%) HTTP
7 8 (2.37%) LAN
7 8 (2.37%) VPN
8 7 (2.07%) 4G
8 7 (2.07%) Internet
8 7 (2.07%) IP Telephony
9 6 (1.78%) OSPF
9 6 (1.78%) Radio Access Network
10 5 (1.48%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.88%) NoSQL
2 27 (7.99%) Metadata
3 20 (5.92%) Data Vault
4 14 (4.14%) Metadata Repository
5 13 (3.85%) Qlik Sense
5 13 (3.85%) QlikView
6 12 (3.55%) SQL Server
7 11 (3.25%) PostgreSQL
8 9 (2.66%) Power BI
9 6 (1.78%) Hadoop
9 6 (1.78%) Pentaho
9 6 (1.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (1.48%) GIS
11 4 (1.18%) Couchbase
11 4 (1.18%) Data Lake
11 4 (1.18%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (0.89%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.89%) Big Data
12 3 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.89%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 13 (3.85%) Git
2 10 (2.96%) JIRA
3 9 (2.66%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.07%) ERwin
5 4 (1.18%) Postman
6 3 (0.89%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.89%) GitLab
7 2 (0.59%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.59%) NUnit
7 2 (0.59%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.59%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.30%) Appium
8 1 (0.30%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.30%) JMeter
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle APEX
General
1 154 (45.56%) Finance
2 126 (37.28%) Marketing
3 122 (36.09%) Public Sector
4 118 (34.91%) Electronics
5 116 (34.32%) Manufacturing
6 89 (26.33%) Social Skills
7 29 (8.58%) Analytical Skills
8 22 (6.51%) Legal
9 16 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
10 11 (3.25%) Retail
11 10 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.78%) Mandarin Language
12 6 (1.78%) Publishing
13 5 (1.48%) Billing
13 5 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.89%) Military
15 2 (0.59%) Banking
15 2 (0.59%) French Language
15 2 (0.59%) German Language
15 2 (0.59%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 44 (13.02%) Architect
2 30 (8.88%) Data Architect
3 29 (8.58%) Analyst
3 29 (8.58%) Developer
4 26 (7.69%) Senior
5 24 (7.10%) Project Manager
6 22 (6.51%) Network Engineer
7 20 (5.92%) Consultant
8 15 (4.44%) Chief Architect
8 15 (4.44%) Chief Data Architect
9 13 (3.85%) Lead
10 12 (3.55%) Telecoms Manager
11 10 (2.96%) Enterprise Architect
12 9 (2.66%) Business Analyst
12 9 (2.66%) Enterprise Data Architect
12 9 (2.66%) ServiceNow Developer
12 9 (2.66%) Support Engineer
13 8 (2.37%) ITSM Developer
14 7 (2.07%) Microsoft Consultant
14 7 (2.07%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.96%) JSON
1 10 (2.96%) LDAP
2 9 (2.66%) .NET
2 9 (2.66%) Kafka
3 7 (2.07%) AngularJS
4 6 (1.78%) Elastic Stack
4 6 (1.78%) REST
4 6 (1.78%) Web Services
5 5 (1.48%) CSS
5 5 (1.48%) Node.js
5 5 (1.48%) XML
6 4 (1.18%) HTML
6 4 (1.18%) LAPP Stack
6 4 (1.18%) YANG
7 3 (0.89%) GraphQL
7 3 (0.89%) NETCONF
7 3 (0.89%) SOAP
8 2 (0.59%) Apache Avro
8 2 (0.59%) Apache NiFi
8 2 (0.59%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.21%) Onboarding
2 20 (5.92%) Reference Data
3 15 (4.44%) Data Protection Act
4 14 (4.14%) Management Information System
5 12 (3.55%) Public Cloud
6 11 (3.25%) Video Conferencing
7 10 (2.96%) Data Centre
8 7 (2.07%) Wiki
9 6 (1.78%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.78%) CCTV
9 6 (1.78%) Driving Licence
10 5 (1.48%) Product Ownership
10 5 (1.48%) Replication
11 4 (1.18%) Algorithms
11 4 (1.18%) Client/Server
11 4 (1.18%) Clustering
11 4 (1.18%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.18%) Social Media
12 3 (0.89%) Blockchain
12 3 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 32 (9.47%) Linux
2 28 (8.28%) Windows
3 7 (2.07%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.78%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.48%) CentOS
5 5 (1.48%) Unix
5 5 (1.48%) VMS
6 4 (1.18%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.30%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.30%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (36.98%) Business Intelligence
2 122 (36.09%) Programme Management
3 116 (34.32%) Digital Marketing
4 46 (13.61%) Problem-Solving
5 38 (11.24%) Project Management
6 37 (10.95%) Agile
7 30 (8.88%) Data Architecture
7 30 (8.88%) Data Modelling
8 28 (8.28%) DevOps
9 26 (7.69%) Data Strategy
10 24 (7.10%) Data Governance
11 23 (6.80%) Data Integration
12 22 (6.51%) CI/CD
13 21 (6.21%) UML
14 20 (5.92%) Project Delivery
14 20 (5.92%) Stakeholder Management
15 19 (5.62%) Business Strategy
15 19 (5.62%) Continuous Improvement
16 18 (5.33%) Roadmaps
16 18 (5.33%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 26 (7.69%) SQL
2 25 (7.40%) Python
3 12 (3.55%) PowerShell
4 9 (2.66%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.37%) Go
6 7 (2.07%) Bash
6 7 (2.07%) Java
6 7 (2.07%) T-SQL
7 6 (1.78%) C#
8 5 (1.48%) C
9 2 (0.59%) PHP
9 2 (0.59%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.59%) U-SQL
10 1 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.30%) Perl
10 1 (0.30%) Scala
10 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.30%) Solidity
10 1 (0.30%) tcsh
10 1 (0.30%) VB
Qualifications
1 67 (19.82%) Security Cleared
2 41 (12.13%) Degree
3 39 (11.54%) SC Cleared
4 21 (6.21%) DV Cleared
5 15 (4.44%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (3.25%) CCNA
6 11 (3.25%) CCNP
7 7 (2.07%) PMP
8 5 (1.48%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.48%) CISSP
8 5 (1.48%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.48%) PMI Certification
9 4 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.18%) ISTQB
10 3 (0.89%) APMG
10 3 (0.89%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.89%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (0.59%) BC Cleared
11 2 (0.59%) CCDP
11 2 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (3.55%) PMO
2 10 (2.96%) GDPR
3 9 (2.66%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.78%) SLA
5 5 (1.48%) QA
6 3 (0.89%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.59%) GRC
7 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.59%) NIST
7 2 (0.59%) WCAG
8 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.30%) NCSC
System Software
1 23 (6.80%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.14%) Docker
3 9 (2.66%) Virtual Machines
4 7 (2.07%) NFS
5 4 (1.18%) HDFS
6 3 (0.89%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.30%) Firmware
7 1 (0.30%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (4.73%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.85%) Terraform
3 12 (3.55%) Ansible
4 8 (2.37%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.78%) Prometheus
6 4 (1.18%) Grafana
6 4 (1.18%) ZABBIX
7 3 (0.89%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.89%) Puppet
8 2 (0.59%) Ambari
8 2 (0.59%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.59%) Oozie
9 1 (0.30%) Amdocs OSS
9 1 (0.30%) Data Guard
9 1 (0.30%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.30%) Nagios
9 1 (0.30%) Packer
9 1 (0.30%) SCCM
9 1 (0.30%) SCOM
9 1 (0.30%) systemd
Vendors
1 119 (35.21%) SAP
2 60 (17.75%) Microsoft
3 21 (6.21%) Cisco
3 21 (6.21%) ServiceNow
4 16 (4.73%) Sparx
5 12 (3.55%) Oracle
6 8 (2.37%) Nokia
7 7 (2.07%) Informatica
8 6 (1.78%) BT
8 6 (1.78%) Dell
9 5 (1.48%) Avaya
9 5 (1.48%) Google
10 4 (1.18%) ESRI
10 4 (1.18%) Huawei
10 4 (1.18%) Isilon
10 4 (1.18%) VMware
11 3 (0.89%) F5
11 3 (0.89%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.89%) Juniper
11 3 (0.89%) Salesforce