SDH Contracts in the UK excluding London

Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for SDH skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SDH 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 375 435 491
Rank change year-on-year +60 +56 -61
Contract jobs citing SDH 23 12 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.11% 0.052% 0.052%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.70% 0.34% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 6 11
10th Percentile £505 £284 £313
25th Percentile £569 £372 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £394 £350
Median % change year-on-year +58.83% +12.43% -1.41%
75th Percentile £688 £460 £454
90th Percentile - £475 £500
UK median daily rate £600 £397 £363
% change year-on-year +51.23% +9.45% +2.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 0
10th Percentile £16.70 - -
25th Percentile £20.75 £14.00 -
Median hourly rate £30.00 £17.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +76.47% - -
75th Percentile £33.75 £21.75 -
90th Percentile £34.50 £24.00 -
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £17.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +76.47% -34.62% +36.84%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

SDH 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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,295 3,548 4,238
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.80% 15.48% 13.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,866 2,221 2,761
10th Percentile £205 £210 £188
25th Percentile £350 £350 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% +5.56% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £586 £550
90th Percentile £675 £690 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 355 300 237
10th Percentile £13.25 - £13.37
25th Percentile £16.30 £9.80 £16.05
Median hourly rate £45.88 £18.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +154.89% -16.28% -2.27%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.13 £47.50
90th Percentile £71.01 £75.00 £59.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.34 £26.00
% change year-on-year +118.16% -29.48% +4.00%

SDH
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing SDH as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SDH in the UK excluding London

SDH
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SDH in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for SDH in the UK excluding London

SDH
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SDH in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SDH in the UK excluding London

SDH
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SDH in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for SDH in the UK excluding London

SDH
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SDH in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for SDH in the UK excluding London

SDH
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SDH within the UK excluding London 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
South West - 10 £650 - 1
South East +7 9 £550 +39.77% 2
Midlands - 2 £375 -
West Midlands - 2 £375 -
Scotland - 1 £500 -
North of England - 1 - -
North West - 1 - -
SDH
UK

SDH
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 1 (4.35%) ArcGIS
1 1 (4.35%) Smallworld
Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Autodesk Inventor
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (4.35%) MicroStation
Communications & Networking
1 15 (65.22%) WAN
2 6 (26.09%) Ethernet
3 5 (21.74%) 4G
3 5 (21.74%) ATM
4 4 (17.39%) 2G
4 4 (17.39%) 3G
4 4 (17.39%) Junos
5 3 (13.04%) DWDM
6 2 (8.70%) Internet
6 2 (8.70%) LTE
6 2 (8.70%) MPLS
6 2 (8.70%) SONET
7 1 (4.35%) Firewall
7 1 (4.35%) GPRS
7 1 (4.35%) LAN
7 1 (4.35%) Network Security
7 1 (4.35%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (4.35%) TCP/IP
7 1 (4.35%) Unified Communications
7 1 (4.35%) VSAT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) GIS
Development Applications
1 7 (30.43%) Rational DOORS
General
1 18 (78.26%) Telecoms
2 7 (30.43%) Aeronautics
2 7 (30.43%) Aerospace
3 3 (13.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Social Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (4.35%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 14 (60.87%) Architect
1 14 (60.87%) Solutions Architect
2 4 (17.39%) Network Architect
2 4 (17.39%) Transmission Planner
3 1 (4.35%) Cisco Engineer
3 1 (4.35%) Fibre Engineer
3 1 (4.35%) NOC Engineer
3 1 (4.35%) Telecoms Engineer
3 1 (4.35%) Telecoms Manager
3 1 (4.35%) Telecoms Planner
3 1 (4.35%) Transmission Engineer
3 1 (4.35%) Transmission Planning Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (4.35%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (47.83%) ITIL
2 10 (43.48%) ArchiMate
2 10 (43.48%) BPMN
2 10 (43.48%) Customer Requirements
2 10 (43.48%) TOGAF
3 9 (39.13%) Enterprise Architecture
3 9 (39.13%) Roadmaps
4 8 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (30.43%) Commercial Awareness
6 6 (26.09%) Architecture Governance
6 6 (26.09%) Customer Engagement
6 6 (26.09%) Decision-Making
6 6 (26.09%) Presales
6 6 (26.09%) Strategic Roadmap
7 5 (21.74%) Business Analysis
8 4 (17.39%) Computer Science
8 4 (17.39%) Data Protection
8 4 (17.39%) Digital Strategy
8 4 (17.39%) Performance Analysis
8 4 (17.39%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 15 (65.22%) SC Cleared
1 15 (65.22%) Security Cleared
2 8 (34.78%) DV Cleared
3 7 (30.43%) Degree
4 4 (17.39%) CCNP
4 4 (17.39%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (17.39%) HND
4 4 (17.39%) JNCIA
4 4 (17.39%) TOGAF Certification
5 2 (8.70%) BC Cleared
5 2 (8.70%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (4.35%) Amdocs OSS
Vendors
1 12 (52.17%) Cisco
2 11 (47.83%) Juniper
2 11 (47.83%) Nokia
3 7 (30.43%) IBM
4 5 (21.74%) Ciena
4 5 (21.74%) Palo Alto
5 2 (8.70%) Microsoft
6 1 (4.35%) Alcatel-Lucent
6 1 (4.35%) Autodesk
6 1 (4.35%) Cramer
6 1 (4.35%) Ericsson
6 1 (4.35%) F5
6 1 (4.35%) Huawei
6 1 (4.35%) Tellabs