Wireless Contracts

Wireless
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Wireless skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Wireless over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 251 223 323
Rank change year-on-year -28 +100 +24
Contract jobs citing Wireless 394 673 743
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.93% 1.18% 0.84%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 7.29% 9.44% 7.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 246 458 460
10th Percentile £168 £200 £185
25th Percentile £252 £273 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £410
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +3.66% +6.84%
75th Percentile £536 £500 £538
90th Percentile £650 £619 £638
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £400 £325
% change year-on-year - +23.08% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 24 41
10th Percentile £12.75 £16.10 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.00 £19.36 £17.64
Median hourly rate £18.93 £50.00 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.14% +61.29% -4.62%
75th Percentile £23.80 £80.25 £44.50
90th Percentile £59.90 £83.84 £52.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.69 £22.26 £24.53
% change year-on-year -20.53% -9.24% -24.53%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Wireless 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 5,406 7,129 9,690
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.71% 12.45% 10.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,227 4,606 6,336
10th Percentile £205 £235 £233
25th Percentile £350 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £518 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.31% +3.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £613
90th Percentile £690 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £450
% change year-on-year - +5.56% +11.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 416 460 376
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £26.75
Median % change year-on-year +116.22% -30.84% +7.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.09 £50.83
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.55 £65.77
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.22 £21.50
% change year-on-year +151.88% -15.28% -5.49%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Wireless as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Wireless.

Daily rate trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Wireless.

Hourly rate trend for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wireless over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the UK

Wireless
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Wireless within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 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 -6 364 £400 -4.19% 366
UK excluding London -60 224 £400 - 319
London +70 134 £386 -9.12% 75
Work from Home -18 81 £450 -2.70% 141
South East -43 70 £350 - 86
North of England +11 57 £416 +11.03% 59
North West -4 42 £396 -16.63% 25
South West -17 34 £523 +22.94% 46
Midlands +1 32 £270 -36.09% 39
East of England -18 26 £420 +20.00% 62
West Midlands +4 17 £425 -2.30% 17
East Midlands +18 12 £275 -27.63% 22
Yorkshire +21 11 £605 +154.74% 29
Scotland +16 5 £225 -41.94% 30
North East +13 4 £600 +185.71% 7
Wales +3 3 £263 -4.55% 5

Wireless
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 14 (3.55%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.03%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.27%) IIS
4 3 (0.76%) WordPress
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.25%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 53 (13.45%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.30%) MS Visio
3 8 (2.03%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.25%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 52 (13.20%) Microsoft 365
2 45 (11.42%) AWS
3 43 (10.91%) Azure
4 12 (3.05%) GCP
5 6 (1.52%) WhatsApp
6 5 (1.27%) OCI
7 4 (1.02%) Amazon EC2
7 4 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
7 4 (1.02%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.76%) Nutanix
8 3 (0.76%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.51%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 2 (0.51%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.51%) Rubrik
9 2 (0.51%) SaaS
9 2 (0.51%) Virtual Private Cloud
10 1 (0.25%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.25%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.25%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.25%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 132 (33.50%) LAN
2 114 (28.93%) WAN
3 105 (26.65%) Firewall
4 90 (22.84%) VPN
5 57 (14.47%) OSPF
6 45 (11.42%) BGP
7 44 (11.17%) Cisco Nexus
8 43 (10.91%) DNS
9 42 (10.66%) Network Security
9 42 (10.66%) SD-WAN
10 40 (10.15%) WLAN
11 38 (9.64%) DHCP
12 31 (7.87%) IPsec
13 27 (6.85%) Wi-Fi
14 26 (6.60%) Cisco ASA
15 25 (6.35%) Cisco ISE
16 24 (6.09%) VLAN
17 21 (5.33%) MPLS
18 20 (5.08%) Ethernet
19 19 (4.82%) 4G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.52%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
2 1 (0.25%) Big Data
2 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 14 (3.55%) JIRA
2 6 (1.52%) Git
2 6 (1.52%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.02%) Subversion
4 2 (0.51%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio
General
1 83 (21.07%) Social Skills
2 55 (13.96%) Finance
3 49 (12.44%) Telecoms
4 43 (10.91%) Public Sector
5 36 (9.14%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (3.81%) Electronics
7 12 (3.05%) Legal
7 12 (3.05%) Organisational Skills
8 11 (2.79%) Financial Institution
9 9 (2.28%) Banking
9 9 (2.28%) Manufacturing
9 9 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (2.03%) Marketing
10 8 (2.03%) Military
11 5 (1.27%) Aerospace
12 4 (1.02%) Retail
13 3 (0.76%) Billing
14 2 (0.51%) Back Office
14 2 (0.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.51%) Law
Job Titles
1 133 (33.76%) Network Engineer
2 32 (8.12%) Analyst
3 25 (6.35%) IT Support
4 23 (5.84%) Support Engineer
5 22 (5.58%) Senior
6 21 (5.33%) Network Specialist
7 19 (4.82%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
8 18 (4.57%) Consultant
9 17 (4.31%) Senior Network Engineer
10 14 (3.55%) Cisco Engineer
10 14 (3.55%) Network Support
10 14 (3.55%) Service Analyst
10 14 (3.55%) Test Engineer
11 13 (3.30%) Architect
11 13 (3.30%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 12 (3.05%) Desktop Support
12 12 (3.05%) IT Engineer
12 12 (3.05%) Lead
12 12 (3.05%) Service Desk Analyst
12 12 (3.05%) Wireless Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.54%) 802.1X
2 3 (0.76%) .NET
2 3 (0.76%) LAMP
3 2 (0.51%) Software Packaging
4 1 (0.25%) JSON
4 1 (0.25%) MFC
4 1 (0.25%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 61 (15.48%) Data Centre
2 18 (4.57%) Operational Technology
3 16 (4.06%) PKI
4 14 (3.55%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.79%) iPad
5 11 (2.79%) NHS
6 10 (2.54%) Mobile App
6 10 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (2.03%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (2.03%) Cyber Threat
7 8 (2.03%) Hedge funds
7 8 (2.03%) Smartphone
8 6 (1.52%) Algorithms
8 6 (1.52%) IoT
8 6 (1.52%) Onboarding
8 6 (1.52%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (1.27%) iPhone
9 5 (1.27%) PDA
10 4 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (1.02%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 97 (24.62%) Windows
2 40 (10.15%) Linux
3 24 (6.09%) Windows 10
4 19 (4.82%) Windows Server
5 10 (2.54%) Windows 7
6 7 (1.78%) Android
6 7 (1.78%) Windows Server 2019
7 6 (1.52%) Apple iOS
8 5 (1.27%) Mac OS
8 5 (1.27%) Windows Server 2008
9 4 (1.02%) Unix
9 4 (1.02%) Windows Server 2016
10 3 (0.76%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.76%) VMS
10 3 (0.76%) Windows XP
11 2 (0.51%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.25%) Mac OS X
12 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (16.50%) Problem-Solving
2 40 (10.15%) Customer Service
3 39 (9.90%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 30 (7.61%) ITIL
4 30 (7.61%) Network Design
5 28 (7.11%) Migration
6 27 (6.85%) ITSM
7 25 (6.35%) Cybersecurity
8 24 (6.09%) High Availability
9 23 (5.84%) Computer Science
10 20 (5.08%) Problem Management
11 19 (4.82%) Project Management
12 18 (4.57%) Change Management
13 17 (4.31%) Agile
14 16 (4.06%) Information Security
14 16 (4.06%) Network Monitoring
15 14 (3.55%) Incident Management
15 14 (3.55%) Penetration Testing
16 12 (3.05%) Root Cause Analysis
17 11 (2.79%) Kalman Filter
Programming Languages
1 35 (8.88%) Python
2 14 (3.55%) C++
2 14 (3.55%) PowerShell
3 8 (2.03%) C#
4 7 (1.78%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.27%) C
5 5 (1.27%) Go
6 4 (1.02%) Assembly Language
6 4 (1.02%) MATLAB
6 4 (1.02%) Shell Script
7 3 (0.76%) Bash
7 3 (0.76%) Java
8 2 (0.51%) Ruby
8 2 (0.51%) SQL
9 1 (0.25%) Embedded C
9 1 (0.25%) R
Qualifications
1 79 (20.05%) Security Cleared
2 75 (19.04%) Cisco Certification
3 61 (15.48%) SC Cleared
4 52 (13.20%) CCNP
5 43 (10.91%) CCNA
6 28 (7.11%) Degree
7 12 (3.05%) CCIE
8 11 (2.79%) DV Cleared
9 10 (2.54%) CREST Certified
9 10 (2.54%) GIAC
9 10 (2.54%) OSCP
10 8 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
11 7 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (1.78%) CEH
11 7 (1.78%) GPEN
11 7 (1.78%) JNCIA
12 6 (1.52%) AWS Certification
13 5 (1.27%) CCSA
13 5 (1.27%) Master's Degree
13 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (10.41%) SLA
2 10 (2.54%) NIST
3 4 (1.02%) JTAG
4 3 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.51%) QA
6 1 (0.25%) GDPR
System Software
1 54 (13.71%) Active Directory
2 28 (7.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (4.82%) Firmware
3 19 (4.82%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.27%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.27%) vSphere
5 4 (1.02%) Embedded Firmware
6 3 (0.76%) BitLocker
6 3 (0.76%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.51%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.51%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.25%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.25%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 30 (7.61%) SCCM
2 19 (4.82%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (3.55%) FortiGate
4 13 (3.30%) WSUS
5 9 (2.28%) Terraform
6 7 (1.78%) Ansible
6 7 (1.78%) SolarWinds Orion
7 5 (1.27%) OpenView
8 4 (1.02%) Iperf
9 3 (0.76%) TrustSec
10 2 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.51%) AirWatch
10 2 (0.51%) Grafana
10 2 (0.51%) Nessus
10 2 (0.51%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.51%) SCOM
10 2 (0.51%) SCVMM
10 2 (0.51%) VxRail
10 2 (0.51%) WhatsUp Gold
11 1 (0.25%) Avamar
Vendors
1 142 (36.04%) Cisco
2 87 (22.08%) Microsoft
3 65 (16.50%) Palo Alto
4 38 (9.64%) F5
4 38 (9.64%) VMware
5 37 (9.39%) Juniper
6 29 (7.36%) CheckPoint
7 27 (6.85%) Fortinet
8 26 (6.60%) Aruba
9 20 (5.08%) Infoblox
9 20 (5.08%) SolarWinds
10 18 (4.57%) Meraki
11 13 (3.30%) Ericsson
11 13 (3.30%) MobileIron
12 12 (3.05%) Actix
12 12 (3.05%) Huawei
12 12 (3.05%) Nokia
12 12 (3.05%) ServiceNow
13 11 (2.79%) Extreme Networks
14 10 (2.54%) Google