Broadband Contracts

Broadband
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Broadband skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Broadband over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 555 585 673
Rank change year-on-year +30 +88 -70
Contract jobs citing Broadband 47 110 183
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.11% 0.20% 0.21%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.87% 1.55% 1.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 65 113
10th Percentile £263 £340 £358
25th Percentile £275 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £538 £514
Median % change year-on-year -16.65% +4.67% +20.82%
75th Percentile £556 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £700 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £295 £475 £488
% change year-on-year -37.89% -2.56% +50.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 12
10th Percentile £12.28 £38.01 £10.55
25th Percentile £15.02 £62.06 £14.56
Median hourly rate £26.00 £67.25 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year -61.34% +146.79% +136.96%
75th Percentile £28.75 £70.00 £64.22
90th Percentile £46.88 £78.75 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £20.53 £49.51 £11.00
% change year-on-year -58.53% +350.11% -4.35%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Broadband 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 5,412 7,077 9,825
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.49% 12.74% 11.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,208 4,557 6,456
10th Percentile £206 £240 £240
25th Percentile £350 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.93% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £630 £613
90th Percentile £688 £719 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £485 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +2.11% +5.56% +9.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 420 446 370
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £10.63 £16.63
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.72 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +113.73% -28.02% +6.12%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.95 £50.77
90th Percentile £70.66 £75.00 £65.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £18.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +156.76% -13.95% -2.27%

Broadband
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Broadband in the UK

Broadband
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Broadband in the UK

Broadband
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Broadband over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Broadband in the UK

Broadband
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Broadband in the UK

Broadband
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Broadband over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Broadband in the UK

Broadband
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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 +40 42 £448 -12.59% 128
UK excluding London +30 22 £295 -37.89% 98
London +39 21 £538 -2.27% 30
Work from Home +89 17 £295 -41.00% 44
North of England +26 6 £295 -12.59% 32
South East +14 6 £475 -19.49% 26
South West +13 6 £295 -28.48% 4
North West +14 5 £295 -9.23% 14
Midlands +25 4 - - 19
Scotland +36 2 £525 -4.55% 9
West Midlands +14 2 - - 13
East Midlands - 2 - - 6
Yorkshire +12 1 £200 -42.86% 13
East of England -8 1 £215 -55.90% 7
Wales - 1 - - 5

Broadband
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 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (8.51%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (6.38%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (4.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (17.02%) VoIP
2 6 (12.77%) Internet
2 6 (12.77%) LAN
2 6 (12.77%) MPLS
3 5 (10.64%) VPN
3 5 (10.64%) WAN
4 4 (8.51%) 5G
4 4 (8.51%) BGP
5 3 (6.38%) 4G
5 3 (6.38%) Cisco IOS
5 3 (6.38%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (6.38%) DHCP
5 3 (6.38%) DNS
6 2 (4.26%) Ethernet
6 2 (4.26%) Ethernet VPN
6 2 (4.26%) GPON
6 2 (4.26%) HbbTV
6 2 (4.26%) IPv6
6 2 (4.26%) Network Security
6 2 (4.26%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (2.13%) Big Data
2 1 (2.13%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (4.26%) git-flow
1 2 (4.26%) JIRA
2 1 (2.13%) Sonatype Nexus
2 1 (2.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 19 (40.43%) Telecoms
2 8 (17.02%) Social Skills
3 6 (12.77%) Finance
4 2 (4.26%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.13%) Marketing
5 1 (2.13%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (25.53%) Network Engineer
2 6 (12.77%) Project Manager
3 4 (8.51%) Telecoms Manager
3 4 (8.51%) Telecoms Project Manager
4 3 (6.38%) Design Engineer
4 3 (6.38%) Lead
4 3 (6.38%) Network Design Engineer
4 3 (6.38%) Product Owner
4 3 (6.38%) Senior
5 2 (4.26%) Developer
5 2 (4.26%) IT Manager
5 2 (4.26%) Network Support Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Provisioning Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Python Developer
5 2 (4.26%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 2 (4.26%) Senior Security Specialist
5 2 (4.26%) Software Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Support Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (4.26%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.38%) JSON
2 2 (4.26%) Django
2 2 (4.26%) Java EE
3 1 (2.13%) .NET
3 1 (2.13%) .NET Core
3 1 (2.13%) Ajax
3 1 (2.13%) ASP.NET
3 1 (2.13%) ASP.NET MVC
3 1 (2.13%) ASP.NET MVC 5
3 1 (2.13%) ASP.NET Web Forms
3 1 (2.13%) CSS
3 1 (2.13%) CSS3
3 1 (2.13%) HTML
3 1 (2.13%) HTML5
3 1 (2.13%) jQuery
3 1 (2.13%) KnockoutJS
3 1 (2.13%) NETCONF
3 1 (2.13%) Twitter Bootstrap
3 1 (2.13%) XML
3 1 (2.13%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.89%) Product Ownership
2 3 (6.38%) Data Centre
3 2 (4.26%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (4.26%) Driving Licence
3 2 (4.26%) Fibre Optics
3 2 (4.26%) IPTV
3 2 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.13%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.13%) Public Cloud
4 1 (2.13%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.26%) Linux
1 2 (4.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (21.28%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (14.89%) Agile
2 7 (14.89%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (12.77%) Migration
3 6 (12.77%) Project Management
3 6 (12.77%) Roadmaps
4 4 (8.51%) Computer Science
4 4 (8.51%) Customer Service
4 4 (8.51%) Network Design
5 3 (6.38%) Business Strategy
5 3 (6.38%) CRM
5 3 (6.38%) Matrix Organization
5 3 (6.38%) OO
5 3 (6.38%) Performance Metrics
5 3 (6.38%) Project Delivery
5 3 (6.38%) Scrum
5 3 (6.38%) Software Engineering
5 3 (6.38%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (4.26%) Backlog Management
6 2 (4.26%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.64%) SQL
2 4 (8.51%) Python
3 2 (4.26%) Java
4 1 (2.13%) C#
4 1 (2.13%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (19.15%) Degree
2 8 (17.02%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (14.89%) CCNP
4 4 (8.51%) CCNA
5 3 (6.38%) ACCA
5 3 (6.38%) CIMA
6 2 (4.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (4.26%) JNCIA
7 1 (2.13%) BC Cleared
7 1 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (2.13%) CCDP
7 1 (2.13%) CCIE
7 1 (2.13%) CCIP
7 1 (2.13%) CSPO
7 1 (2.13%) HNC
7 1 (2.13%) SC Cleared
7 1 (2.13%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.13%) Disclosure Scotland
1 1 (2.13%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (4.26%) Ansible
Vendors
1 10 (21.28%) Cisco
2 5 (10.64%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.64%) SAP
3 4 (8.51%) Nokia
4 2 (4.26%) Huawei
4 2 (4.26%) Openreach
4 2 (4.26%) Splunk
4 2 (4.26%) Virgin Media
5 1 (2.13%) Alcatel-Lucent
5 1 (2.13%) Juniper