Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Wi-Fi skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 274 | 292 | 367 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +18 | +75 | +24 |
| Contract jobs citing Wi-Fi | 361 | 517 | 632 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.83% | 0.86% | 0.71% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 6.39% | 7.00% | 6.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 189 | 334 | 370 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £160 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £226 | £225 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £425 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +6.25% | +8.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £494 | £518 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £593 | £580 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £338 | £425 | £363 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.59% | +17.24% | +15.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 61 | 42 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.16 | - | £13.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.75 | £15.25 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.50 | £18.50 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.81% | +12.12% | +5.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.37 | £63.00 | £20.51 |
| 90th Percentile | £40.00 | £80.93 | £22.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.50 | £18.50 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.81% | +19.35% | -1.27% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
Wi-Fi 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 | 5,652 | 7,386 | 9,715 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.98% | 12.32% | 10.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,383 | 4,806 | 6,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £231 | £228 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £520 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.72% | +3.95% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £603 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £433 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +9.70% | +8.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 423 | 486 | 366 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.57 | £9.80 | £14.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.35 | £10.63 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £19.00 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +110.53% | -30.91% | +1.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.00 | £50.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.40 | £75.00 | £66.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.88 | £18.50 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +148.00% | -13.95% | -14.00% |
Wi-Fi
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Wi-Fi as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Wi-Fi
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Wi-Fi
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wi-Fi over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Wi-Fi
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wi-Fi within the UK over the 6 months to 26 April 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 | +36 | 342 | £350 | -12.50% | 221 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 260 | £338 | -20.59% | 178 |
| London | +74 | 81 | £400 | +14.29% | 55 |
| Work from Home | +43 | 80 | £433 | -8.95% | 72 |
| South East | -29 | 67 | £371 | -17.50% | 47 |
| East of England | +37 | 65 | £300 | -35.83% | 23 |
| North of England | +4 | 56 | £350 | -24.73% | 45 |
| South West | +34 | 42 | £259 | +1.47% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +31 | 27 | £325 | -36.59% | 17 |
| Midlands | +9 | 25 | £350 | -6.67% | 23 |
| North West | -15 | 23 | £440 | -5.38% | 24 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 19 | £438 | +36.72% | 13 |
| North East | +19 | 6 | £425 | -2.86% | 5 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 6 | £325 | -35.00% | 10 |
| Scotland | -7 | 5 | £325 | -25.71% | 9 |
| Wales | +7 | 2 | £170 | -60.00% | 7 |
Wi-Fi
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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