Telecommunications
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 64 | 86 | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | -5 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing Telecoms | 1,360 | 1,655 | 2,717 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 3.15% | 2.80% | 3.06% |
| As % of the General category | 5.42% | 4.79% | 5.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 702 | 1,118 | 1,722 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £225 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £388 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.16% | -2.00% | +9.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £612 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £709 | £693 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 93 | 56 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.15 | £17.94 | £18.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.25 | £21.00 | £21.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £52.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +50.00% | +30.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £68.75 | £60.77 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £86.88 | £72.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £52.50 | £52.50 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +133.33% | -17.04% |
All General Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 25,090 | 34,580 | 49,855 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.15% | 58.46% | 56.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,823 | 23,988 | 34,549 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +8.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £766 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.05% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,939 | 1,061 | 1,440 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.77 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.98 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £33.39 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.14% | +51.75% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.01 | £72.50 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | £29.00 | £18.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.59% | +54.67% | -6.02% |
Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
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Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms 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 | +16 | 1,188 | £450 | -10.00% | 714 |
| UK excluding London | +21 | 854 | £450 | - | 525 |
| Work from Home | +15 | 461 | £475 | +2.70% | 276 |
| South East | -1 | 348 | £418 | +1.39% | 140 |
| London | 0 | 332 | £507 | -3.43% | 211 |
| South West | +20 | 218 | £575 | - | 74 |
| North of England | +55 | 102 | £405 | -14.74% | 117 |
| Midlands | +44 | 79 | £434 | +23.86% | 94 |
| East of England | +12 | 62 | £375 | -21.05% | 68 |
| West Midlands | +44 | 61 | £450 | - | 62 |
| North West | +27 | 51 | £358 | -25.71% | 78 |
| Yorkshire | +42 | 44 | £450 | -10.00% | 25 |
| Scotland | +34 | 28 | £475 | +2.70% | 31 |
| Wales | +26 | 21 | £365 | +73.81% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 15 | £275 | +15.79% | 32 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 8 | £600 | +229.63% | 7 |
| North East | +21 | 7 | £493 | +47.01% | 15 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £575 | - |
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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:
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