3G
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for 3G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 3G over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 543 647 689
Rank change year-on-year +104 +42 -127
Contract jobs citing 3G 48 71 165
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.12% 0.19%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.87% 0.97% 1.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 49 64
10th Percentile £328 £312 £276
25th Percentile £372 £357 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +15.29% - +6.25%
75th Percentile £788 £519 £592
90th Percentile - £785 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £469 £450 £414
% change year-on-year +4.17% +8.76% +3.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £53.63 -
25th Percentile £24.25 £57.02 -
Median hourly rate £24.50 £65.16 £12.05
Median % change year-on-year -62.40% +440.71% -72.30%
75th Percentile £24.75 £71.81 -
90th Percentile - £74.32 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.50 £65.16 £12.05
% change year-on-year -62.40% +440.71% -72.30%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

3G 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 with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,522 7,324 9,654
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.80% 12.38% 10.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,303 4,766 6,317
10th Percentile £205 £242 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.81% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £610
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £440
% change year-on-year - +7.95% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 420 475 360
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.87
25th Percentile £16.72 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.93 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +111.30% -31.16% +3.77%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £50.19
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +148.00% -13.95% -10.42%

3G
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing 3G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 3G in the UK

3G
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for 3G in the UK

3G
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 3G over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 3G in the UK

3G
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for 3G in the UK

3G
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 3G within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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
England +88 47 £490 +12.00% 15
UK excluding London +57 40 £469 +4.17% 13
South East +25 28 £419 +10.78% 5
Work from Home +110 24 £775 +93.75% 5
London +91 8 £490 +21.74% 2
South West +13 8 £775 +19.23% 1
North of England +25 3 £365 -24.90% 2
North West +18 3 £365 -24.90%
Scotland +40 1 £365 -

3G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 5 (10.42%) ArcGIS
2 2 (4.17%) OpenStack
Applications
1 5 (10.42%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (10.42%) Microsoft Office
1 5 (10.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 47 (97.92%) 4G
2 34 (70.83%) 5G
3 24 (50.00%) Radio Access Network
4 17 (35.42%) 2G
5 7 (14.58%) VoLTE
6 6 (12.50%) Diameter Protocol
6 6 (12.50%) DNS
6 6 (12.50%) Wireshark
7 5 (10.42%) ATM
7 5 (10.42%) Ethernet
7 5 (10.42%) GGSN
7 5 (10.42%) LTE
7 5 (10.42%) RANAP
7 5 (10.42%) SGSN
8 4 (8.33%) SDH
9 3 (6.25%) GPRS
10 2 (4.17%) DSL
10 2 (4.17%) GSM
10 2 (4.17%) VoWiFi
11 1 (2.08%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.42%) GIS
1 5 (10.42%) QGIS
General
1 26 (54.17%) Telecoms
2 11 (22.92%) Social Skills
3 8 (16.67%) Finance
3 8 (16.67%) Marketing
4 7 (14.58%) Electronics
4 7 (14.58%) Manufacturing
4 7 (14.58%) Public Sector
5 5 (10.42%) Multimedia
5 5 (10.42%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 9 (18.75%) Architect
1 9 (18.75%) Consultant
2 8 (16.67%) Technical Architect
3 5 (10.42%) Performance Consultant
3 5 (10.42%) Performance Specialist
3 5 (10.42%) Senior
3 5 (10.42%) Senior Consultant
3 5 (10.42%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 5 (10.42%) Senior Performance Consultant
4 4 (8.33%) Radio Planner
4 4 (8.33%) Radio Specialist
5 3 (6.25%) Transmission Planner
6 2 (4.17%) Data Engineer
6 2 (4.17%) Mobile Engineer
6 2 (4.17%) Network Engineer
6 2 (4.17%) Radio Engineer
7 1 (2.08%) Cisco Engineer
7 1 (2.08%) Desktop Engineer
7 1 (2.08%) Telecoms Planner
7 1 (2.08%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.08%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.08%) CentOS
1 1 (2.08%) Linux
1 1 (2.08%) Windows
1 1 (2.08%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (35.42%) Customer Experience
2 11 (22.92%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (22.92%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (20.83%) Capacity Planning
4 9 (18.75%) Performance Management
4 9 (18.75%) Roadmaps
5 8 (16.67%) Agile
6 7 (14.58%) Business Intelligence
6 7 (14.58%) Decision-Making
6 7 (14.58%) Digital Marketing
6 7 (14.58%) Programme Management
6 7 (14.58%) Statistics
6 7 (14.58%) Waterfall
7 6 (12.50%) Computer Science
7 6 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
8 5 (10.42%) Data Analysis
8 5 (10.42%) Network Architecture
8 5 (10.42%) Performance Improvement
8 5 (10.42%) Project Delivery
8 5 (10.42%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.42%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 8 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 7 (14.58%) DV Cleared
3 6 (12.50%) Degree
4 5 (10.42%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.08%) BC Cleared
5 1 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.08%) CSPO
5 1 (2.08%) MBCS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.17%) QA
1 2 (4.17%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (4.17%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.08%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.17%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.08%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 7 (14.58%) SAP
2 5 (10.42%) Empirix
2 5 (10.42%) NetScout
3 1 (2.08%) ADVA
3 1 (2.08%) Cisco
3 1 (2.08%) Datto
3 1 (2.08%) Ericsson
3 1 (2.08%) Juniper
3 1 (2.08%) Mavenir
3 1 (2.08%) Nokia
3 1 (2.08%) Nokia Networks
3 1 (2.08%) Remedy
3 1 (2.08%) Sophos
3 1 (2.08%) Tellabs