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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 65 | 82 | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -1 | -6 |
| Contract jobs citing Telecoms | 1,329 | 1,591 | 2,680 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 3.09% | 2.84% | 3.06% |
| As % of the General category | 5.37% | 4.85% | 5.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 647 | 1,040 | 1,660 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £225 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £459 | £489 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.09% | -2.25% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £607 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £733 | £707 | £694 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 101 | 55 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.15 | £16.25 | £18.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.25 | £20.22 | £20.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £52.50 | £30.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +72.13% | +22.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £68.75 | £55.09 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.25 | £89.00 | £63.56 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £38.75 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.13% | +76.14% | -12.00% |
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 | 24,753 | 32,807 | 49,724 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 57.49% | 58.53% | 56.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,550 | 22,755 | 34,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +8.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,984 | 981 | 1,390 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.30 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.12% | +43.56% | +4.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.38 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.42 | £27.84 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.08% | +42.77% | +2.63% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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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 1 June 2024.
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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 1 June 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 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 | +13 | 1,149 | £450 | -8.63% | 676 |
| UK excluding London | +14 | 816 | £450 | - | 488 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 421 | £475 | +2.98% | 232 |
| South East | -1 | 353 | £448 | +7.31% | 144 |
| London | +5 | 339 | £475 | -9.52% | 190 |
| South West | +15 | 208 | £600 | +1.78% | 70 |
| North of England | +31 | 87 | £345 | -23.33% | 100 |
| Midlands | +28 | 65 | £500 | +33.33% | 89 |
| East of England | +6 | 59 | £375 | -20.00% | 57 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 48 | £535 | +18.89% | 54 |
| Yorkshire | +45 | 47 | £450 | -10.00% | 21 |
| North West | +2 | 33 | £303 | -32.78% | 60 |
| Scotland | +31 | 27 | £448 | -0.56% | 23 |
| Wales | +33 | 22 | £365 | +71.76% | 13 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 14 | £388 | +37.78% | 35 |
| North East | +13 | 7 | £493 | +84.11% | 20 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 6 | £600 | +71.43% | 11 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | £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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