RS-232
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for RS-232 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RS-232 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 | 568 | 653 | 827 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +85 | +174 | -108 |
| Contract jobs citing RS-232 | 7 | 29 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.016% | 0.052% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.13% | 0.41% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £508 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £525 | £519 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.82% | -4.35% | +88.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | £675 | £669 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £760 | £703 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £375 | - | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +88.52% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £49.88 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £51.56 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £56.25 | £39.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +42.23% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £59.06 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £54.90 | £59.63 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £56.25 | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +42.23% | -10.11% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
RS-232 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% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing RS-232 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 RS-232.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RS-232.
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Top 5 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RS-232 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 | +64 | 7 | £375 | -31.82% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +37 | 7 | £375 | - | 25 |
| South East | - | 5 | - | - | 2 |
| Work from Home | +102 | 2 | £375 | -31.82% | 16 |
| East of England | -1 | 2 | £375 | - | 2 |
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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: