TCP/IP Contracts in England

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring TCP/IP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited TCP/IP over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 275 237 264
Rank change year-on-year -38 +27 +22
Contract jobs citing TCP/IP 303 528 763
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.81% 1.12% 1.09%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.28% 8.91% 9.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 340 498
10th Percentile £186 £208 £185
25th Percentile £300 £313 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +2.70% +6.08%
75th Percentile £560 £650 £575
90th Percentile £650 £775 £725
UK median daily rate £488 £485 £475
% change year-on-year +0.52% +2.11% +7.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 44 34
10th Percentile £16.25 £19.23 -
25th Percentile £20.81 £26.25 £20.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £56.33 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.40% +25.17% +13.92%
75th Percentile - £66.00 £52.50
90th Percentile - £77.68 £68.06
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £56.33 £45.00
% change year-on-year +15.40% +25.17% +13.21%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

TCP/IP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 4,823 5,925 8,036
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.86% 12.60% 11.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,875 3,842 5,326
10th Percentile £213 £240 £228
25th Percentile £350 £381 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £607 £645 £619
90th Percentile £690 £737 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 387 408 318
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.28 £10.63 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.37 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year +117.75% -23.17% +3.02%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £48.48
90th Percentile £72.66 £75.00 £63.63
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £19.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +110.53% -26.92% +4.00%

TCP/IP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing TCP/IP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for TCP/IP in England

TCP/IP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing TCP/IP in England.

Daily rate trend for TCP/IP in England

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing TCP/IP in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for TCP/IP in England

TCP/IP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing TCP/IP in England.

Hourly rate trend for TCP/IP in England

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing TCP/IP in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for TCP/IP in England

TCP/IP
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing TCP/IP within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
London -30 106 £475 -9.52% 51
South East -19 60 £450 +3.24% 56
Midlands +24 41 £488 +30.00% 36
North of England -9 39 £456 +30.36% 63
South West -23 32 £600 +23.08% 30
East Midlands +24 23 £375 -11.76% 22
Yorkshire +15 20 £360 -20.00% 20
East of England -5 20 £375 -11.76% 28
North West -10 19 £456 +30.36% 38
West Midlands +8 18 £525 +61.54% 14
TCP/IP
UK

TCP/IP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 29 (9.57%) Confluence
2 22 (7.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (3.63%) SharePoint
4 10 (3.30%) IIS
5 9 (2.97%) Apache
6 8 (2.64%) nginx
7 5 (1.65%) Tomcat
8 4 (1.32%) Apache Solr
9 3 (0.99%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.33%) MQSeries
10 1 (0.33%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.33%) Traefik
10 1 (0.33%) WebSphere
Applications
1 12 (3.96%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.99%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.66%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 1 (0.33%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 67 (22.11%) Azure
2 56 (18.48%) AWS
3 38 (12.54%) GCP
4 37 (12.21%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (4.62%) GitHub
6 13 (4.29%) Cloud Computing
7 11 (3.63%) PaaS
7 11 (3.63%) SaaS
8 9 (2.97%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (2.97%) Kong
9 8 (2.64%) IaaS
10 6 (1.98%) Amazon EC2
10 6 (1.98%) Apigee
10 6 (1.98%) Entra ID
10 6 (1.98%) Nutanix
11 5 (1.65%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 5 (1.65%) Amazon S3
11 5 (1.65%) Rubrik
11 5 (1.65%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 4 (1.32%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 136 (44.88%) DNS
2 102 (33.66%) Firewall
3 90 (29.70%) DHCP
4 69 (22.77%) VPN
5 63 (20.79%) HTTP
6 49 (16.17%) VLAN
7 42 (13.86%) BGP
8 36 (11.88%) Network Security
9 34 (11.22%) WAN
10 33 (10.89%) OSPF
11 31 (10.23%) LAN
12 27 (8.91%) SAN
13 26 (8.58%) SSL
14 20 (6.60%) Wireless
15 18 (5.94%) SNMP
15 18 (5.94%) Wireshark
16 17 (5.61%) Ethernet
16 17 (5.61%) MPLS
17 13 (4.29%) IPsec
17 13 (4.29%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.29%) Elasticsearch
2 10 (3.30%) MySQL
2 10 (3.30%) NoSQL
3 7 (2.31%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
4 4 (1.32%) Apache Cassandra
4 4 (1.32%) Couchbase
4 4 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.99%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.66%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.66%) RDBMS
6 2 (0.66%) Redis
7 1 (0.33%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.33%) CouchDB
7 1 (0.33%) Hadoop
7 1 (0.33%) InfluxDB
7 1 (0.33%) Power BI
7 1 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 39 (12.87%) JIRA
2 36 (11.88%) Jenkins
3 30 (9.90%) Git
4 11 (3.63%) CircleCI
4 11 (3.63%) Eclipse
4 11 (3.63%) GitLab
4 11 (3.63%) Visual Studio
5 10 (3.30%) Travis CI
6 9 (2.97%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 8 (2.64%) Bitbucket
8 6 (1.98%) Artifactory
9 5 (1.65%) Fiddler
9 5 (1.65%) TeamCity
10 4 (1.32%) Sonatype Nexus
10 4 (1.32%) TestRail
11 2 (0.66%) Rational DOORS
12 1 (0.33%) Cucumber
12 1 (0.33%) Mercurial
12 1 (0.33%) Metasploit
12 1 (0.33%) Selenium
General
1 71 (23.43%) Social Skills
2 34 (11.22%) Analytical Skills
3 33 (10.89%) Finance
4 27 (8.91%) Telecoms
5 16 (5.28%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.62%) Manufacturing
6 14 (4.62%) Military
7 12 (3.96%) Legal
7 12 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
8 6 (1.98%) Banking
9 5 (1.65%) Financial Institution
9 5 (1.65%) Front Office
10 4 (1.32%) Automotive
10 4 (1.32%) Electronics
10 4 (1.32%) Mandarin Language
10 4 (1.32%) Marketing
11 3 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.99%) Retail
12 2 (0.66%) Cantonese Language
12 2 (0.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 49 (16.17%) Network Engineer
2 32 (10.56%) Developer
3 30 (9.90%) Support Engineer
4 24 (7.92%) Python Developer
5 23 (7.59%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 22 (7.26%) IT Support
7 20 (6.60%) 2nd Line Support
8 18 (5.94%) Senior
9 17 (5.61%) Analyst
10 16 (5.28%) DevOps Engineer
11 15 (4.95%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 15 (4.95%) Linux Engineer
12 14 (4.62%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 14 (4.62%) Software Engineer
13 13 (4.29%) Server Engineer
14 12 (3.96%) Architect
15 11 (3.63%) C# Software Engineer
15 11 (3.63%) C++ Software Engineer
15 11 (3.63%) Linux Server Engineer
15 11 (3.63%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (5.94%) Elastic Stack
2 17 (5.61%) JSON
3 14 (4.62%) XML
3 14 (4.62%) YAML
4 13 (4.29%) .NET
4 13 (4.29%) LDAP
4 13 (4.29%) Web Services
5 11 (3.63%) Node.js
6 8 (2.64%) SAML
7 6 (1.98%) RESTful
8 5 (1.65%) .NET Framework
9 4 (1.32%) LEMP Stack
9 4 (1.32%) RabbitMQ
9 4 (1.32%) SOAP
10 3 (0.99%) OAuth
10 3 (0.99%) OpenID
10 3 (0.99%) REST
10 3 (0.99%) SPML
11 2 (0.66%) AngularJS
11 2 (0.66%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.93%) Data Centre
2 19 (6.27%) Management Information System
3 14 (4.62%) Clustering
4 10 (3.30%) Data Structures
5 7 (2.31%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (2.31%) PKI
6 6 (1.98%) iPad
6 6 (1.98%) Replication
7 5 (1.65%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (1.32%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.32%) IoT
8 4 (1.32%) IVR
8 4 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
8 4 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.99%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.66%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.66%) CCTV
10 2 (0.66%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.66%) Linux Command Line
10 2 (0.66%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 115 (37.95%) Windows
2 95 (31.35%) Linux
3 38 (12.54%) Windows Server
4 28 (9.24%) Unix
5 27 (8.91%) Windows 10
6 18 (5.94%) Ubuntu
7 17 (5.61%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 13 (4.29%) Debian
9 8 (2.64%) Windows Server 2012
10 7 (2.31%) Mac OS
10 7 (2.31%) Windows Server 2016
11 6 (1.98%) Solaris
11 6 (1.98%) Windows Server 2019
12 5 (1.65%) CentOS
12 5 (1.65%) Embedded Linux
12 5 (1.65%) Oracle Linux
13 3 (0.99%) Apple iOS
13 3 (0.99%) Mac OS X
13 3 (0.99%) VMS
14 2 (0.66%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (21.78%) Agile
2 47 (15.51%) CI/CD
3 45 (14.85%) Problem-Solving
4 39 (12.87%) Infrastructure as Code
5 36 (11.88%) Continuous Integration
6 35 (11.55%) Customer Service
7 34 (11.22%) DevOps
8 32 (10.56%) ITIL
9 31 (10.23%) Cybersecurity
10 27 (8.91%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 26 (8.58%) Software Engineering
12 25 (8.25%) Configuration Management
13 24 (7.92%) Scrum
14 23 (7.59%) Computer Science
14 23 (7.59%) Validation
15 22 (7.26%) SIEM
16 21 (6.93%) Collaborative Working
17 20 (6.60%) Change Management
17 20 (6.60%) Containerisation
18 19 (6.27%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 71 (23.43%) Python
2 47 (15.51%) PowerShell
3 30 (9.90%) C#
4 23 (7.59%) Bash
4 23 (7.59%) C++
5 20 (6.60%) Java
6 18 (5.94%) SQL
7 15 (4.95%) JavaScript
8 9 (2.97%) C
9 7 (2.31%) Go
10 6 (1.98%) PHP
11 5 (1.65%) Shell Script
12 4 (1.32%) Perl
13 3 (0.99%) ActionScript
13 3 (0.99%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.99%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.66%) Ruby
15 1 (0.33%) Rust
15 1 (0.33%) VB
Qualifications
1 69 (22.77%) Security Cleared
2 44 (14.52%) Degree
3 42 (13.86%) Cisco Certification
4 39 (12.87%) DV Cleared
5 38 (12.54%) SC Cleared
6 32 (10.56%) CCNP
7 29 (9.57%) CCNA
8 13 (4.29%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (2.97%) MCSE
10 7 (2.31%) CCDP
10 7 (2.31%) CCIE
10 7 (2.31%) CISSP
11 5 (1.65%) GIAC
11 5 (1.65%) Master's Degree
11 5 (1.65%) SANS
12 4 (1.32%) CISM
12 4 (1.32%) GCIA
12 4 (1.32%) GCIH
12 4 (1.32%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (7.26%) QA
2 18 (5.94%) NIST
3 12 (3.96%) GDPR
4 10 (3.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (2.97%) SLA
6 7 (2.31%) HIPAA
6 7 (2.31%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.99%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 2 (0.66%) NCSC
10 1 (0.33%) COPPA
10 1 (0.33%) ISA99
10 1 (0.33%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.33%) NIST 800
System Software
1 73 (24.09%) Active Directory
2 54 (17.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 28 (9.24%) Docker
4 18 (5.94%) vSphere
5 17 (5.61%) VMware ESXi
6 15 (4.95%) Virtual Machines
7 13 (4.29%) VMware NSX
8 9 (2.97%) Virtual Servers
9 7 (2.31%) Firmware
9 7 (2.31%) Hyper-V
10 6 (1.98%) NFS
11 5 (1.65%) Virtual Desktop
11 5 (1.65%) XenApp
12 4 (1.32%) VirtualBox
13 3 (0.99%) Terminal Services
14 2 (0.66%) iptables
14 2 (0.66%) Samba
14 2 (0.66%) Slurm Workload Manager
14 2 (0.66%) Snort
14 2 (0.66%) Squid
Systems Management
1 40 (13.20%) Terraform
2 36 (11.88%) Ansible
3 32 (10.56%) Kubernetes
4 27 (8.91%) SCCM
5 26 (8.58%) Puppet
6 22 (7.26%) Progress Chef
7 17 (5.61%) Kibana
8 15 (4.95%) Microsoft Intune
9 13 (4.29%) logstash
9 13 (4.29%) Prometheus
10 12 (3.96%) Grafana
11 11 (3.63%) Docker Swarm
11 11 (3.63%) WSUS
12 9 (2.97%) FortiGate
13 8 (2.64%) Nessus
13 8 (2.64%) Single Sign-On
14 7 (2.31%) vCenter Server
15 6 (1.98%) SCOM
16 5 (1.65%) EMC NetWorker
16 5 (1.65%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 96 (31.68%) Microsoft
2 75 (24.75%) VMware
3 70 (23.10%) Cisco
4 29 (9.57%) Splunk
5 22 (7.26%) Palo Alto
6 18 (5.94%) Red Hat
7 16 (5.28%) F5
8 14 (4.62%) Qualys
9 13 (4.29%) Oracle
10 12 (3.96%) Google
11 11 (3.63%) Fortinet
11 11 (3.63%) SolarWinds
12 10 (3.30%) Avaya
12 10 (3.30%) Dell
12 10 (3.30%) Veeam
13 9 (2.97%) Citrix
13 9 (2.97%) HP
14 8 (2.64%) Atlassian
14 8 (2.64%) Remedy
14 8 (2.64%) ServiceNow