RS-485
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for RS-485 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RS-485 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 | 538 | 657 | 825 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +119 | +168 | -115 |
| Contract jobs citing RS-485 | 37 | 25 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.086% | 0.045% | 0.015% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.68% | 0.35% | 0.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £615 | £595 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £619 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £638 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.73% | -8.93% | +129.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £656 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £660 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £638 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.73% | -8.93% | +129.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 10 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £55.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £61.25 | £70.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £70.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.80% | +63.01% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £70.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70.63 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £70.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.80% | +63.01% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
RS-485 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-485 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-485.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing RS-485.
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Top 4 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing RS-485 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 | +100 | 37 | £550 | - | 18 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 37 | £550 | -13.73% | 22 |
| East of England | +20 | 36 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | +11 | 1 | £550 | - | 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: