Wireless Contracts

Wireless
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Wireless skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Wireless over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 244 236 323
Rank change year-on-year -8 +87 +26
Contract jobs citing Wireless 408 670 733
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.95% 1.16% 0.84%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.45% 9.36% 7.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 252 449 450
10th Percentile £170 £200 £180
25th Percentile £261 £273 £276
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £400
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +6.25% +4.23%
75th Percentile £538 £500 £534
90th Percentile £650 £619 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £400 £325
% change year-on-year - +23.08% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 23 44
10th Percentile £12.75 £15.90 £13.72
25th Percentile £16.12 £19.22 £19.22
Median hourly rate £19.97 £50.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -60.07% +53.85% -
75th Percentile £24.04 £80.25 £48.75
90th Percentile £58.63 £84.24 £52.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.69 £22.26 £26.00
% change year-on-year -20.53% -14.38% -20.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Wireless 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 7,157 9,509
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.73% 12.36% 10.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,274 4,628 6,201
10th Percentile £205 £240 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £518 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% +3.60% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £610
90th Percentile £700 £724 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £445
% change year-on-year - +6.86% +11.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 418 472 359
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.98
25th Percentile £16.44 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.25
Median % change year-on-year +116.22% -34.51% +4.63%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £50.39
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.95 £65.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £46.14 £18.47 £21.50
% change year-on-year +149.85% -14.12% -10.42%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
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 Wireless within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 -8 379 £413 -2.94% 349
UK excluding London -49 234 £400 - 309
London +69 138 £400 -11.11% 59
Work from Home -9 85 £450 -5.26% 128
South East -35 76 £375 +7.14% 81
North of England +19 58 £416 +14.86% 62
North West +6 42 £396 -12.49% 34
South West -6 35 £520 +22.35% 46
Midlands +8 34 £275 -34.91% 48
East of England -18 27 £420 +10.89% 48
West Midlands -1 18 £425 -2.30% 26
East Midlands +23 12 £275 -27.63% 22
Yorkshire +22 12 £605 +154.74% 23
Scotland +15 5 £225 -41.94% 27
North East +16 4 £600 +185.71% 7
Wales -1 2 £281 +2.27% 4

Wireless
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 16 (3.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (1.96%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.23%) IIS
4 3 (0.74%) nginx
4 3 (0.74%) WordPress
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.25%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 54 (13.24%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.19%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.74%) Sage X3
2 1 (0.25%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 56 (13.73%) Microsoft 365
2 49 (12.01%) Azure
3 48 (11.76%) AWS
4 13 (3.19%) GCP
5 7 (1.72%) Amazon EC2
5 7 (1.72%) Entra ID
5 7 (1.72%) WhatsApp
6 5 (1.23%) OCI
6 5 (1.23%) Virtual Private Cloud
7 4 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.74%) Amazon S3
8 3 (0.74%) Nutanix
8 3 (0.74%) OneDrive
8 3 (0.74%) Route 53
9 2 (0.49%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 2 (0.49%) IaaS
9 2 (0.49%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.49%) Rubrik
9 2 (0.49%) SaaS
10 1 (0.25%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 137 (33.58%) LAN
2 121 (29.66%) WAN
3 113 (27.70%) Firewall
4 97 (23.77%) VPN
5 59 (14.46%) OSPF
6 47 (11.52%) BGP
7 45 (11.03%) Cisco Nexus
8 44 (10.78%) DNS
8 44 (10.78%) WLAN
9 42 (10.29%) Network Security
9 42 (10.29%) SD-WAN
10 39 (9.56%) DHCP
11 31 (7.60%) IPsec
12 30 (7.35%) Wi-Fi
13 29 (7.11%) Cisco ASA
14 25 (6.13%) Cisco ISE
15 22 (5.39%) MPLS
15 22 (5.39%) VLAN
16 21 (5.15%) Cisco IOS
16 21 (5.15%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.21%) SQL Server
2 4 (0.98%) Amazon RDS
3 3 (0.74%) MySQL
4 1 (0.25%) Big Data
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 15 (3.68%) JIRA
2 6 (1.47%) Git
2 6 (1.47%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.98%) Subversion
4 2 (0.49%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 86 (21.08%) Social Skills
2 55 (13.48%) Finance
3 51 (12.50%) Telecoms
4 46 (11.27%) Public Sector
5 38 (9.31%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (3.92%) Electronics
7 13 (3.19%) Legal
8 12 (2.94%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (2.70%) Manufacturing
9 11 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (2.45%) Marketing
11 9 (2.21%) Financial Institution
12 8 (1.96%) Banking
12 8 (1.96%) Military
13 5 (1.23%) Aerospace
13 5 (1.23%) Retail
14 3 (0.74%) Billing
15 2 (0.49%) Back Office
15 2 (0.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 2 (0.49%) Law
Job Titles
1 138 (33.82%) Network Engineer
2 33 (8.09%) Analyst
3 25 (6.13%) IT Support
4 23 (5.64%) Support Engineer
5 22 (5.39%) Senior
6 21 (5.15%) Network Specialist
7 19 (4.66%) Consultant
7 19 (4.66%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 18 (4.41%) Senior Network Engineer
9 15 (3.68%) Cisco Engineer
10 14 (3.43%) Network Support
10 14 (3.43%) Service Analyst
11 13 (3.19%) Architect
11 13 (3.19%) Desktop Support
11 13 (3.19%) Lead
11 13 (3.19%) Test Engineer
11 13 (3.19%) Wireless Engineer
12 12 (2.94%) Cisco Network Engineer
12 12 (2.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (2.94%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.45%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.74%) .NET
2 3 (0.74%) EDI
2 3 (0.74%) LAMP
3 2 (0.49%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.25%) JSON
4 1 (0.25%) MFC
4 1 (0.25%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 62 (15.20%) Data Centre
2 18 (4.41%) Operational Technology
3 16 (3.92%) PKI
4 14 (3.43%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.94%) NHS
6 11 (2.70%) iPad
6 11 (2.70%) Mobile App
6 11 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.21%) Cyber Threat
8 8 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
8 8 (1.96%) Hedge funds
8 8 (1.96%) Smartphone
9 7 (1.72%) IoT
9 7 (1.72%) Video Conferencing
10 6 (1.47%) Algorithms
10 6 (1.47%) Onboarding
11 5 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.23%) iPhone
11 5 (1.23%) PDA
11 5 (1.23%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 106 (25.98%) Windows
2 47 (11.52%) Linux
3 25 (6.13%) Windows 10
4 24 (5.88%) Windows Server
5 11 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (2.45%) Android
6 10 (2.45%) Windows 7
7 9 (2.21%) Windows Server 2008
8 8 (1.96%) Mac OS
8 8 (1.96%) Ubuntu
9 7 (1.72%) Windows Server 2012
10 6 (1.47%) Apple iOS
11 4 (0.98%) Unix
11 4 (0.98%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.74%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.74%) VMS
12 3 (0.74%) Windows XP
13 2 (0.49%) CentOS
14 1 (0.25%) Mac OS X
14 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (16.42%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (10.05%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 38 (9.31%) Customer Service
4 34 (8.33%) ITIL
5 31 (7.60%) Migration
6 30 (7.35%) Network Design
7 29 (7.11%) Cybersecurity
8 27 (6.62%) ITSM
9 25 (6.13%) High Availability
10 24 (5.88%) Computer Science
11 22 (5.39%) Project Management
12 21 (5.15%) Change Management
13 20 (4.90%) Agile
13 20 (4.90%) Problem Management
14 17 (4.17%) Information Security
15 15 (3.68%) Network Monitoring
15 15 (3.68%) Penetration Testing
15 15 (3.68%) Root Cause Analysis
16 14 (3.43%) Incident Management
16 14 (3.43%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 36 (8.82%) Python
2 14 (3.43%) C++
2 14 (3.43%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.21%) C#
4 7 (1.72%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.47%) Go
6 5 (1.23%) C
6 5 (1.23%) SQL
7 4 (0.98%) Assembly Language
7 4 (0.98%) MATLAB
7 4 (0.98%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.74%) Bash
8 3 (0.74%) Java
9 2 (0.49%) Ruby
10 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
10 1 (0.25%) R
Qualifications
1 83 (20.34%) Security Cleared
2 75 (18.38%) Cisco Certification
3 66 (16.18%) SC Cleared
4 52 (12.75%) CCNP
5 43 (10.54%) CCNA
6 31 (7.60%) Degree
7 12 (2.94%) CCIE
7 12 (2.94%) DV Cleared
8 11 (2.70%) CREST Certified
8 11 (2.70%) GIAC
8 11 (2.70%) OSCP
9 8 (1.96%) BPSS Clearance
9 8 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.72%) CEH
10 7 (1.72%) GPEN
10 7 (1.72%) JNCIA
11 6 (1.47%) AWS Certification
12 5 (1.23%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 5 (1.23%) DBS Check
12 5 (1.23%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (10.29%) SLA
2 11 (2.70%) NIST
3 4 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (0.98%) JTAG
4 3 (0.74%) QA
5 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.25%) GDPR
5 1 (0.25%) NCSC
System Software
1 60 (14.71%) Active Directory
2 29 (7.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 20 (4.90%) Hyper-V
4 19 (4.66%) Firmware
5 6 (1.47%) VMware NSX
6 5 (1.23%) vSphere
7 4 (0.98%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.74%) BitLocker
9 2 (0.49%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.25%) Terminal Services
10 1 (0.25%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 32 (7.84%) SCCM
2 22 (5.39%) Microsoft Intune
3 16 (3.92%) FortiGate
4 12 (2.94%) WSUS
5 11 (2.70%) Terraform
6 9 (2.21%) Ansible
7 7 (1.72%) SolarWinds Orion
8 5 (1.23%) OpenView
9 4 (0.98%) Iperf
10 3 (0.74%) PaperCut
10 3 (0.74%) TrustSec
11 2 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.49%) Grafana
11 2 (0.49%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.49%) Puppet
11 2 (0.49%) SCOM
11 2 (0.49%) SCVMM
11 2 (0.49%) VxRail
11 2 (0.49%) WhatsUp Gold
12 1 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 148 (36.27%) Cisco
2 89 (21.81%) Microsoft
3 69 (16.91%) Palo Alto
4 42 (10.29%) VMware
5 39 (9.56%) F5
6 37 (9.07%) Juniper
7 30 (7.35%) CheckPoint
8 29 (7.11%) Aruba
9 26 (6.37%) Fortinet
10 21 (5.15%) Infoblox
10 21 (5.15%) SolarWinds
11 17 (4.17%) Meraki
12 13 (3.19%) Ericsson
12 13 (3.19%) MobileIron
12 13 (3.19%) Nokia
13 12 (2.94%) Actix
13 12 (2.94%) Huawei
13 12 (2.94%) ServiceNow
14 10 (2.45%) Apple
14 10 (2.45%) Google