Telecoms Contracts in the South East

Telecommunications
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 24 20
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +2
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 365 432 683
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 8.00% 7.67% 8.54%
As % of the General category 15.55% 13.42% 14.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 266 327
10th Percentile £279 £203 £185
25th Percentile £400 £334 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% - +6.25%
75th Percentile £634 £502 £528
90th Percentile £725 £575 £633
England median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 5 1
10th Percentile £17.50 - -
25th Percentile £28.00 £14.00 £21.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £19.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +136.84% -13.64% -51.65%
75th Percentile - £25.50 £23.00
90th Percentile £48.00 £33.45 -
England median hourly rate £67.50 £52.50 £27.75
% change year-on-year +28.57% +89.19% -39.01%

All General Skills
South East

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,347 3,220 4,606
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 51.44% 57.17% 57.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,316 2,133 3,120
10th Percentile £213 £213 £225
25th Percentile £363 £381 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £600
90th Percentile £688 £706 £683
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 179 173 188
10th Percentile £14.91 £15.21 £13.19
25th Percentile £27.00 £22.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £57.35 £52.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.24% +133.33% -8.16%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.25 £47.50
90th Percentile £77.09 £75.00 £65.00
England median hourly rate £38.31 £29.50 £24.75
% change year-on-year +29.86% +19.19% +30.26%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in the South East

Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in the South East

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the South East over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in the South East

Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in the South East

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms in the South East over the 6 months to 20 September 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Telecoms in the South East

Telecoms
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 September 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
Thames Valley +3 251 £500 +17.65% 58
Berkshire -4 231 £500 +17.65% 43
Hampshire +43 70 £575 +45.57% 18
Surrey +29 21 £350 +22.81% 12
Buckinghamshire +41 20 £475 +131.71% 13
Kent +2 14 £205 - 14
West Sussex -13 7 £495 -4.44% 5
East Sussex 0 1 £675 +255.26% 3
Oxfordshire - 1 £625 - 2
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (0.82%) Appian
1 3 (0.82%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.55%) ArcGIS
2 2 (0.55%) Confluence
2 2 (0.55%) OpenStack
3 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
Applications
1 24 (6.58%) Microsoft Excel
1 24 (6.58%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.82%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.82%) CANalyzer
5 2 (0.55%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.55%) Sketch
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.27%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 4 (1.10%) SmartPlant
2 3 (0.82%) SAP BRIM
2 3 (0.82%) SAP Hybris
2 3 (0.82%) SAP PSCD
3 1 (0.27%) Infor M3
3 1 (0.27%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 16 (4.38%) AWS
2 15 (4.11%) Azure
3 11 (3.01%) GCP
4 10 (2.74%) SaaS
5 7 (1.92%) OCI
6 6 (1.64%) PaaS
7 5 (1.37%) Power Platform
8 3 (0.82%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.82%) Figma
8 3 (0.82%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (0.82%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 3 (0.82%) Serverless
9 2 (0.55%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.55%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.27%) Azure AKS
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.27%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.27%) dbt
10 1 (0.27%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.27%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 47 (12.88%) 5G
2 36 (9.86%) 4G
3 34 (9.32%) Radio Access Network
4 23 (6.30%) 3G
5 16 (4.38%) BGP
6 15 (4.11%) Ethernet
6 15 (4.11%) LTE
7 10 (2.74%) 3GPP
7 10 (2.74%) Broadband
7 10 (2.74%) DNS
7 10 (2.74%) Firewall
8 9 (2.47%) 2G
8 9 (2.47%) Diameter Protocol
8 9 (2.47%) MPLS
8 9 (2.47%) VPN
9 8 (2.19%) LAN
9 8 (2.19%) OSPF
9 8 (2.19%) VoIP
9 8 (2.19%) Wireless
9 8 (2.19%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.37%) GIS
1 5 (1.37%) Power BI
2 4 (1.10%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.82%) NoSQL
3 3 (0.82%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.55%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.55%) MySQL
4 2 (0.55%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.55%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.27%) Big Data
5 1 (0.27%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.27%) Looker
5 1 (0.27%) Neo4j
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.27%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.27%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (3.56%) JIRA
2 8 (2.19%) Robot Framework
3 3 (0.82%) Bugzilla
3 3 (0.82%) CANoe
4 2 (0.55%) MSI
5 1 (0.27%) Git
5 1 (0.27%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 128 (35.07%) Finance
2 104 (28.49%) Marketing
3 95 (26.03%) Social Skills
4 86 (23.56%) Public Sector
5 82 (22.47%) Electronics
5 82 (22.47%) Manufacturing
6 40 (10.96%) Analytical Skills
7 38 (10.41%) Legal
8 26 (7.12%) Law
9 18 (4.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 12 (3.29%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (3.01%) Retail
12 9 (2.47%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (2.19%) Local Government
14 6 (1.64%) Multimedia
15 5 (1.37%) Billing
16 4 (1.10%) Aerospace
17 3 (0.82%) Automotive
17 3 (0.82%) Military
18 1 (0.27%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 53 (14.52%) Architect
2 29 (7.95%) Senior
3 24 (6.58%) Network Engineer
4 23 (6.30%) Designer
5 21 (5.75%) Consultant
6 19 (5.21%) Analyst
7 17 (4.66%) Telecoms Manager
8 14 (3.84%) Developer
9 12 (3.29%) Cloud Architect
9 12 (3.29%) Coordinator
9 12 (3.29%) Senior Architect
10 11 (3.01%) Senior Cloud Architect
11 10 (2.74%) Support Engineer
12 9 (2.47%) IT Manager
12 9 (2.47%) Security Architect
13 8 (2.19%) ServiceNow Developer
14 7 (1.92%) Compliance Specialist
14 7 (1.92%) Network Architect
14 7 (1.92%) Product Owner
14 7 (1.92%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.19%) JSON
2 5 (1.37%) CSS
2 5 (1.37%) HTML
2 5 (1.37%) REST
2 5 (1.37%) XML
3 3 (0.82%) AngularJS
3 3 (0.82%) Django
3 3 (0.82%) RESTful
3 3 (0.82%) Web Services
4 2 (0.55%) React
4 2 (0.55%) SOAP
4 2 (0.55%) Vue
5 1 (0.27%) .NET
5 1 (0.27%) ADO
5 1 (0.27%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.27%) ASP.NET Core
5 1 (0.27%) Lightning Web Components
5 1 (0.27%) Pandas
5 1 (0.27%) SVG
5 1 (0.27%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.66%) Data Protection Act
2 16 (4.38%) Product Ownership
3 11 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (2.19%) Cloud Native
4 8 (2.19%) Public Cloud
4 8 (2.19%) Virtual Team
5 7 (1.92%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.37%) Blackberry
6 5 (1.37%) NHS
6 5 (1.37%) PKI
6 5 (1.37%) Social Media
6 5 (1.37%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (1.10%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (0.82%) IoT
8 3 (0.82%) Smart Energy
9 2 (0.55%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.55%) TM Forum
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.21%) Windows
2 10 (2.74%) Linux
3 3 (0.82%) Windows 10
3 3 (0.82%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.82%) Windows Server 2019
4 2 (0.55%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.55%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (23.56%) Business Intelligence
2 83 (22.74%) Programme Management
3 81 (22.19%) Digital Marketing
4 55 (15.07%) Problem-Solving
5 50 (13.70%) Agile
6 37 (10.14%) Information Security
7 35 (9.59%) Migration
8 28 (7.67%) Continuous Improvement
8 28 (7.67%) Customer Experience
9 27 (7.40%) Project Delivery
9 27 (7.40%) Project Management
9 27 (7.40%) Risk Management
10 26 (7.12%) Stakeholder Management
10 26 (7.12%) Validation
11 21 (5.75%) Customer Requirements
12 20 (5.48%) Collaborative Working
12 20 (5.48%) Data Protection
13 19 (5.21%) Roadmaps
14 18 (4.93%) Scrum
14 18 (4.93%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 31 (8.49%) Python
2 11 (3.01%) PowerShell
3 9 (2.47%) SQL
4 8 (2.19%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.92%) Shell Script
6 6 (1.64%) C
7 4 (1.10%) Java
8 3 (0.82%) C++
9 2 (0.55%) Bash
9 2 (0.55%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.27%) ABAP
10 1 (0.27%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.27%) C#
10 1 (0.27%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 76 (20.82%) Security Cleared
2 53 (14.52%) DV Cleared
3 33 (9.04%) Degree
4 24 (6.58%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.84%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (3.56%) CISSP
7 12 (3.29%) Cisco Certification
8 10 (2.74%) ISEB
9 9 (2.47%) CCNP
9 9 (2.47%) CISM
10 8 (2.19%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 6 (1.64%) CISA
11 6 (1.64%) CISMP
11 6 (1.64%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
11 6 (1.64%) Master's Degree
12 5 (1.37%) CPIM
13 4 (1.10%) CCNA
13 4 (1.10%) TOGAF Certification
14 3 (0.82%) CCIE
14 3 (0.82%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (5.48%) QA
2 18 (4.93%) GDPR
3 16 (4.38%) SLA
4 12 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 10 (2.74%) GRC
6 9 (2.47%) NIST
7 2 (0.55%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.55%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.55%) P3O
7 2 (0.55%) PMO
8 1 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.27%) COBIT
8 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.27%) RMADS
System Software
1 17 (4.66%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (2.47%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.82%) VMware NSX
3 3 (0.82%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (2.19%) Ansible
2 6 (1.64%) FortiGate
3 4 (1.10%) Terraform
4 3 (0.82%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.82%) vRealize
4 3 (0.82%) vRealize Orchestrator
5 2 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.55%) WMI
6 1 (0.27%) Amdocs OSS
6 1 (0.27%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.27%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.27%) Nagios
6 1 (0.27%) Nessus
Vendors
1 90 (24.66%) SAP
2 27 (7.40%) Cisco
3 25 (6.85%) Juniper
3 25 (6.85%) Microsoft
4 20 (5.48%) VMware
5 19 (5.21%) BT
6 13 (3.56%) Nokia
7 12 (3.29%) Oracle
8 10 (2.74%) Fortinet
9 8 (2.19%) Empirix
9 8 (2.19%) Ericsson
9 8 (2.19%) NetScout
9 8 (2.19%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.92%) IFS
10 7 (1.92%) Palo Alto
11 6 (1.64%) F5
11 6 (1.64%) McAfee
12 5 (1.37%) CA
12 5 (1.37%) Ribbon
12 5 (1.37%) Splunk