Ethernet Contracts

Ethernet
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Ethernet skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Ethernet over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 458 516 643
Rank change year-on-year +58 +127 -44
Contract jobs citing Ethernet 117 167 195
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.30% 0.22%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.16% 2.34% 2.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 92 84
10th Percentile £259 £208 £313
25th Percentile £313 £350 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £486 £467
Median % change year-on-year -27.98% +4.18% +9.76%
75th Percentile £525 £570 £588
90th Percentile £539 £673 £649
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £486 £408
% change year-on-year -27.98% +19.26% +8.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 24 20
10th Percentile £21.00 £15.35 £21.00
25th Percentile £53.40 £40.63 £38.56
Median hourly rate £57.35 £45.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.44% - +0.56%
75th Percentile £61.30 £49.69 £49.56
90th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £52.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £57.35 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +27.44% - +100.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Ethernet 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 5,426 7,124 9,720
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.60% 12.71% 11.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,234 4,603 6,376
10th Percentile £206 £240 £240
25th Percentile £350 £400 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £613
90th Percentile £688 £719 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +0.95% +5.56% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 417 443 367
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £10.63 £16.75
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.24 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +119.30% -29.85% +4.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.54 £50.77
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +154.89% -16.28% -1.15%

Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Ethernet in the UK

Ethernet
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Ethernet in the UK

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Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Ethernet over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Ethernet in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Ethernet in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Ethernet over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Ethernet in the UK

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Top 12 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Ethernet within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 +59 114 £400 -18.78% 149
UK excluding London +42 105 £350 -27.98% 127
South East +29 57 £500 +42.86% 35
Midlands +30 19 £518 +3.50% 33
Work from Home +33 14 £500 +1.52% 50
West Midlands +24 14 £526 +155.03% 18
North West +18 11 £325 -33.13% 13
North of England +17 11 £325 -33.13% 26
South West +14 11 £438 - 15
London +58 9 £410 -25.45% 19
East of England -2 7 £200 -56.76% 15
East Midlands +16 5 £210 -45.45% 15

Ethernet
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:

Applications
1 6 (5.13%) CANalyzer
1 6 (5.13%) MS Visio
2 4 (3.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.42%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 9 (7.69%) AWS
1 9 (7.69%) Azure
2 4 (3.42%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 28 (23.93%) WAN
2 23 (19.66%) LAN
3 20 (17.09%) Wireless
4 18 (15.38%) OSPF
5 17 (14.53%) TCP/IP
5 17 (14.53%) VPN
6 14 (11.97%) Wireless Security
7 9 (7.69%) Internet
8 8 (6.84%) DNS
8 8 (6.84%) MPLS
8 8 (6.84%) SDH
9 7 (5.98%) DHCP
10 6 (5.13%) Cisco Nexus
10 6 (5.13%) FlexRay
11 5 (4.27%) 4G
11 5 (4.27%) Ethereal
11 5 (4.27%) Wireshark
12 4 (3.42%) ADSL
12 4 (3.42%) ATM
12 4 (3.42%) SD-WAN
Development Applications
1 18 (15.38%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (9.40%) Eclipse
2 11 (9.40%) Visual Studio
3 6 (5.13%) CANoe
4 4 (3.42%) JIRA
General
1 60 (51.28%) Electronics
2 30 (25.64%) Social Skills
3 14 (11.97%) Telecoms
4 12 (10.26%) Presentation Skills
5 11 (9.40%) Automotive
5 11 (9.40%) Military
6 7 (5.98%) Manufacturing
7 4 (3.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.56%) Aerospace
9 1 (0.85%) Aviation
9 1 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Law
9 1 (0.85%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 33 (28.21%) Designer
1 33 (28.21%) Digital Designer
1 33 (28.21%) FPGA Designer
1 33 (28.21%) VHDL Designer
2 24 (20.51%) Network Engineer
3 18 (15.38%) Consultant
4 10 (8.55%) C# Software Engineer
4 10 (8.55%) Software Engineer
5 9 (7.69%) C++ Software Engineer
5 9 (7.69%) Support Engineer
6 7 (5.98%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 6 (5.13%) Integration Manager
7 6 (5.13%) Software Manager
8 5 (4.27%) Network Support
8 5 (4.27%) Network Support Engineer
9 4 (3.42%) Active Directory Engineer
9 4 (3.42%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (3.42%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (3.42%) Windows Engineer
9 4 (3.42%) Windows Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (10.26%) Web Services
2 11 (9.40%) Node.js
3 3 (2.56%) Blazor
3 3 (2.56%) OpenGL
3 3 (2.56%) WebRTC
4 2 (1.71%) TensorFlow
5 1 (0.85%) JSON
5 1 (0.85%) REST
5 1 (0.85%) SOAP
5 1 (0.85%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (29.91%) FPGA
2 33 (28.21%) CPLD
2 33 (28.21%) VHDL
3 18 (15.38%) Analogue Electronics
3 18 (15.38%) Robotics
4 6 (5.13%) Data Centre
4 6 (5.13%) Infotainment
5 4 (3.42%) PCIe
6 3 (2.56%) Algorithms
6 3 (2.56%) CUDA
6 3 (2.56%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.85%) IoT
7 1 (0.85%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.85%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 23 (19.66%) Windows
2 20 (17.09%) Linux
3 4 (3.42%) Windows 10
3 4 (3.42%) Windows Server
3 4 (3.42%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (0.85%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (28.21%) Schematic Capture
2 24 (20.51%) Prototyping
3 18 (15.38%) Requirements Management
4 16 (13.68%) Agile
5 15 (12.82%) Design for Manufacturing
5 15 (12.82%) Systems Engineering
6 14 (11.97%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 13 (11.11%) Validation
8 12 (10.26%) Customer Service
9 11 (9.40%) CI/CD
9 11 (9.40%) Continuous Delivery
9 11 (9.40%) Continuous Integration
9 11 (9.40%) Digital Twin
9 11 (9.40%) Software Engineering
9 11 (9.40%) Synthetic Environment
9 11 (9.40%) TDD
9 11 (9.40%) Unit Testing
9 11 (9.40%) Verification and Validation
9 11 (9.40%) Visualisation
10 8 (6.84%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 14 (11.97%) C#
1 14 (11.97%) C++
1 14 (11.97%) JavaScript
2 6 (5.13%) Python
2 6 (5.13%) VBA
3 3 (2.56%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 42 (35.90%) Degree
2 22 (18.80%) SC Cleared
2 22 (18.80%) Security Cleared
3 16 (13.68%) CCNA
3 16 (13.68%) Cisco Certification
4 8 (6.84%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (5.13%) BC Cleared
6 2 (1.71%) CCDP
6 2 (1.71%) CCIP
6 2 (1.71%) CCNP
7 1 (0.85%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.13%) SLA
2 5 (4.27%) QA
3 1 (0.85%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 8 (6.84%) Hyper-V
1 8 (6.84%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (3.42%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (5.13%) Functional Safety
2 5 (4.27%) OpenView
3 4 (3.42%) Autotask
4 1 (0.85%) Cisco Prime
4 1 (0.85%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 33 (28.21%) EMC
2 19 (16.24%) Cisco
3 16 (13.68%) Microsoft
4 8 (6.84%) VMware
5 5 (4.27%) Juniper
6 4 (3.42%) Remedy
7 3 (2.56%) Alcatel-Lucent
7 3 (2.56%) BT
7 3 (2.56%) Nokia
7 3 (2.56%) NVIDIA
7 3 (2.56%) Openreach
8 2 (1.71%) Ciena
9 1 (0.85%) ADVA
9 1 (0.85%) Allen-Bradley
9 1 (0.85%) Barracuda Networks
9 1 (0.85%) F5
9 1 (0.85%) Meraki
9 1 (0.85%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.85%) Rockwell
9 1 (0.85%) SolarWinds