RS-485
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for RS-485 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RS-485 over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 541 | 691 | 860 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +150 | +169 | -179 |
| Contract jobs citing RS-485 | 37 | 25 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.085% | 0.042% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.67% | 0.34% | 0.072% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £675 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +129.51% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +129.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 36 | 10 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £61.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70.63 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
RS-485 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 | 5,560 | 7,312 | 9,697 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.81% | 12.38% | 10.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,330 | 4,755 | 6,337 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £240 | £230 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +4.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £601 | £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 | 423 | 474 | 363 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £9.80 | £14.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.93 | £10.63 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £18.88 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +111.92% | -31.36% | +3.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £60.00 | £50.39 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.91 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.88 | £18.50 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +148.00% | -13.95% | -9.71% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing RS-485 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-485.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RS-485.
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Top 3 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RS-485 within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 | +120 | 37 | - | - | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +73 | 37 | - | - | 27 |
| East of England | +24 | 37 | - | - | 1 |
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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: