Software-Defined Radio Contracts

Software-Defined Radio
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Software-Defined Radio skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software-Defined Radio 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 533 670 837
Rank change year-on-year +137 +167 -117
Contract jobs citing Software-Defined Radio 42 12 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.098% 0.021% 0.001%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.77% 0.17% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £163 - -
25th Percentile £313 - £785
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £579 £810
Median % change year-on-year -0.69% -28.52% +90.59%
75th Percentile £588 - £835
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £579 £810
% change year-on-year -0.69% -28.52% +90.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 7 0
10th Percentile £51.06 £51.25 -
25th Percentile £60.00 £51.31 -
Median hourly rate £62.50 £57.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% - -
75th Percentile £70.00 £59.01 -
90th Percentile - £65.96 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £57.50 -
% change year-on-year +8.70% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Software-Defined Radio 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%

Software-Defined Radio
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Software-Defined Radio as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software-Defined Radio in the UK

Software-Defined Radio
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software-Defined Radio.

Daily rate trend for Software-Defined Radio in the UK

Software-Defined Radio
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software-Defined Radio over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Software-Defined Radio in the UK

Software-Defined Radio
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software-Defined Radio.

Hourly rate trend for Software-Defined Radio in the UK

Software-Defined Radio
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software-Defined Radio over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software-Defined Radio in the UK

Software-Defined Radio
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 Software-Defined Radio 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 +116 42 £575 -0.69% 10
UK excluding London +68 42 £575 -0.69% 8
South East +36 32 £63 - 6
East of England - 10 £575 - 2
Work from Home +106 2 - - 2

Software-Defined Radio
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 (38.10%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 19 (45.24%) SNMP
2 7 (16.67%) Radio Access Network
3 2 (4.76%) 5G
3 2 (4.76%) 5G NR
3 2 (4.76%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 20 (47.62%) Eclipse
1 20 (47.62%) Git
2 18 (42.86%) GoogleTest
2 18 (42.86%) Robot Framework
3 16 (38.10%) Bitbucket
3 16 (38.10%) JIRA
General
1 10 (23.81%) Aerospace
2 3 (7.14%) Electronics
3 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 24 (57.14%) Software Engineer
2 15 (35.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 15 (35.71%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 13 (30.95%) C++ Software Engineer
4 7 (16.67%) Architect
4 7 (16.67%) Java Engineer
4 7 (16.67%) Java Software Engineer
4 7 (16.67%) Software Architect
5 5 (11.90%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 5 (11.90%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Analyst
6 2 (4.76%) C++ Developer
6 2 (4.76%) Designer
6 2 (4.76%) Developer
6 2 (4.76%) Linux Developer
6 2 (4.76%) Linux Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Software Test Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Test Analyst
6 2 (4.76%) Test Engineer
7 1 (2.38%) C Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (40.48%) CSS
1 17 (40.48%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.14%) FPGA
2 1 (2.38%) Verilog
2 1 (2.38%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 21 (50.00%) Linux
2 9 (21.43%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (73.81%) Software Engineering
2 23 (54.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 17 (40.48%) SysML
3 17 (40.48%) UML
4 16 (38.10%) Agile
4 16 (38.10%) Scrum
5 14 (33.33%) Prototyping
5 14 (33.33%) Validation
5 14 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
6 4 (9.52%) Software Testing
7 1 (2.38%) Electronic Design Automation
7 1 (2.38%) FPGA Design
7 1 (2.38%) Signal Processing
7 1 (2.38%) UVM
Programming Languages
1 21 (50.00%) C++
2 17 (40.48%) JavaScript
3 9 (21.43%) Java
4 3 (7.14%) C
5 1 (2.38%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 7 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 7 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) DO-254
1 1 (2.38%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 27 (64.29%) Firmware
Vendors
1 18 (42.86%) Google
2 16 (38.10%) Atlassian
3 3 (7.14%) Xilinx
4 1 (2.38%) Actel
4 1 (2.38%) Lattice Semiconductor
4 1 (2.38%) Microsemi
4 1 (2.38%) Siemens