Software-Defined Radio Contracts in England

Software-Defined Radio
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Software-Defined Radio skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software-Defined Radio 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 505 624 785
Rank change year-on-year +119 +161 -132
Contract jobs citing Software-Defined Radio 45 12 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.12% 0.026% 0.003%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.93% 0.20% 0.025%
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 median daily rate £575 £579 £810
% change year-on-year -0.69% -28.52% +90.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 7 1
10th Percentile £51.06 £51.25 -
25th Percentile £60.94 £51.31 £52.50
Median hourly rate £62.50 £57.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% +4.55% -2.65%
75th Percentile £70.00 £59.01 £57.50
90th Percentile £72.93 £65.96 -
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £57.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +8.70% +4.55% -2.65%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Software-Defined Radio 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%

Software-Defined Radio
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Software-Defined Radio in England

Software-Defined Radio
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Software-Defined Radio in England

Software-Defined Radio
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software-Defined Radio in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Software-Defined Radio in England

Software-Defined Radio
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Software-Defined Radio in England

Software-Defined Radio
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software-Defined Radio in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software-Defined Radio in England

Software-Defined Radio
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 Software-Defined Radio 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
South East +43 35 £63 - 6
East of England - 10 £575 - 2
Software-Defined Radio
UK

Software-Defined Radio
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 17 (37.78%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 20 (44.44%) SNMP
2 7 (15.56%) Radio Access Network
3 2 (4.44%) 5G
3 2 (4.44%) 5G NR
3 2 (4.44%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 21 (46.67%) Eclipse
1 21 (46.67%) Git
2 19 (42.22%) GoogleTest
2 19 (42.22%) Robot Framework
3 17 (37.78%) Bitbucket
3 17 (37.78%) JIRA
General
1 10 (22.22%) Aerospace
2 3 (6.67%) Electronics
3 1 (2.22%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 29 (64.44%) Software Engineer
2 20 (44.44%) Embedded Engineer
2 20 (44.44%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 15 (33.33%) C++ Software Engineer
4 7 (15.56%) Architect
4 7 (15.56%) Embedded C++ Engineer
4 7 (15.56%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
4 7 (15.56%) Java Engineer
4 7 (15.56%) Java Software Engineer
4 7 (15.56%) Software Architect
5 2 (4.44%) Analyst
5 2 (4.44%) Designer
5 2 (4.44%) Linux Engineer
5 2 (4.44%) Software Test Engineer
5 2 (4.44%) Test Analyst
5 2 (4.44%) Test Engineer
6 1 (2.22%) C Software Engineer
6 1 (2.22%) FPGA Engineer
6 1 (2.22%) SC Cleared Test Analyst
6 1 (2.22%) Software Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (40.00%) CSS
1 18 (40.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.67%) FPGA
2 1 (2.22%) Verilog
2 1 (2.22%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 22 (48.89%) Linux
2 9 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (75.56%) Software Engineering
2 23 (51.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 18 (40.00%) SysML
3 18 (40.00%) UML
4 17 (37.78%) Agile
4 17 (37.78%) Scrum
5 13 (28.89%) Prototyping
5 13 (28.89%) Validation
5 13 (28.89%) Verification and Validation
6 4 (8.89%) Software Testing
7 1 (2.22%) Electronic Design Automation
7 1 (2.22%) FPGA Design
7 1 (2.22%) Signal Processing
7 1 (2.22%) UVM
Programming Languages
1 22 (48.89%) C++
2 18 (40.00%) JavaScript
3 9 (20.00%) Java
4 3 (6.67%) C
5 1 (2.22%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 5 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 5 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.22%) DO-254
1 1 (2.22%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 27 (60.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 19 (42.22%) Google
2 17 (37.78%) Atlassian
3 3 (6.67%) Xilinx
4 1 (2.22%) Actel
4 1 (2.22%) Lattice Semiconductor
4 1 (2.22%) Microsemi
4 1 (2.22%) Siemens