RS-232
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for RS-232 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RS-232 over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 583 | 668 | 838 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +85 | +170 | -139 |
| Contract jobs citing RS-232 | 7 | 31 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.016% | 0.054% | 0.007% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.13% | 0.43% | 0.063% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £550 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £49.88 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £51.56 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £56.25 | £39.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +42.23% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.44 | £59.06 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £59.00 | £59.63 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £56.25 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +42.23% | -10.11% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
RS-232 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 | 5,473 | 7,151 | 9,519 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.73% | 12.37% | 10.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,273 | 4,623 | 6,212 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £240 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £517 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.16% | +3.30% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £610 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £723 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £449 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.85% | +12.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 418 | 470 | 358 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £9.80 | £14.96 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.44 | £10.63 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £18.50 | £27.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +116.22% | -33.63% | -0.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £59.67 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £46.14 | £18.22 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +153.28% | -15.28% | -10.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing RS-232 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing RS-232.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RS-232.
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Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RS-232 within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 | +82 | 7 | - | - | 26 |
| UK excluding London | +50 | 7 | - | - | 29 |
| South East | - | 6 | - | - | 7 |
| Work from Home | +105 | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| East of England | +4 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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: