Wireless Contracts in the South East

Wireless
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Wireless skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Wireless 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 124 75 137
Rank change year-on-year -49 +62 +13
Contract jobs citing Wireless 76 159 131
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 1.32% 2.81% 1.71%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.38% 16.19% 9.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 111 72
10th Percentile £183 £213 £174
25th Percentile £198 £263 £288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £267 £395 £333
Median % change year-on-year -32.34% +18.80% -7.64%
75th Percentile £469 £455 £450
90th Percentile £655 £638 £548
England median daily rate £400 £425 £400
% change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% +3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 9 8
10th Percentile £16.39 £15.20 £11.84
25th Percentile - £15.50 £12.95
Median hourly rate £17.69 £20.00 £31.75
Median % change year-on-year -11.55% -37.01% -2.31%
75th Percentile £65.00 £80.25 £33.75
90th Percentile - £80.40 -
England median hourly rate £19.35 £50.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -61.31% +53.85% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

Wireless 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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,192 982 1,315
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 20.72% 17.34% 17.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 576 578 777
10th Percentile £214 £246 £210
25th Percentile £390 £363 £343
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £481 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.05% +6.79% +5.88%
75th Percentile £608 £588 £560
90th Percentile £650 £700 £651
England median daily rate £500 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 70 85
10th Percentile £17.26 £18.20 £14.27
25th Percentile £29.81 £42.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £22.10
Median % change year-on-year -4.42% +171.49% -48.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £74.81 £47.50
90th Percentile £85.65 £80.25 £63.25
England median hourly rate £40.00 £18.37 £23.91
% change year-on-year +117.75% -23.17% +3.02%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Wireless in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wireless in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Wireless in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Wireless in the South East

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wireless in the South East over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the South East

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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 Wireless within the South East 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
Surrey +20 33 £267 -13.79% 17
Hampshire -45 25 £210 -45.45% 13
Thames Valley -25 13 £425 -24.44% 26
Oxfordshire +8 7 £425 +21.43% 5
Kent +10 5 £425 +36.00% 12
Berkshire -49 4 - - 15
Buckinghamshire +25 2 £425 -32.00% 6
Wireless
England

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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 6 (7.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.32%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 19 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (10.53%) AWS
3 6 (7.89%) Azure
4 3 (3.95%) WhatsApp
5 2 (2.63%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (1.32%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.32%) GCP
6 1 (1.32%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 29 (38.16%) Firewall
2 16 (21.05%) VPN
3 15 (19.74%) LAN
4 12 (15.79%) TCP/IP
4 12 (15.79%) WAN
5 11 (14.47%) Network Security
5 11 (14.47%) VLAN
6 9 (11.84%) DHCP
6 9 (11.84%) DNS
7 6 (7.89%) Cisco ISE
8 5 (6.58%) Cisco ASA
9 2 (2.63%) 4G
9 2 (2.63%) 5G
9 2 (2.63%) DVB
9 2 (2.63%) MPLS
9 2 (2.63%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (2.63%) SAN
9 2 (2.63%) SD-WAN
9 2 (2.63%) Software-Defined Radio
9 2 (2.63%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 6 (7.89%) JIRA
2 5 (6.58%) Git
3 4 (5.26%) Subversion
General
1 13 (17.11%) Social Skills
2 11 (14.47%) Electronics
2 11 (14.47%) Telecoms
3 9 (11.84%) Finance
4 6 (7.89%) Aerospace
5 5 (6.58%) Marketing
6 4 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (5.26%) Financial Institution
6 4 (5.26%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.63%) Law
7 2 (2.63%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.32%) Legal
8 1 (1.32%) Military
8 1 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (22.37%) Network Engineer
2 13 (17.11%) IT Support
3 8 (10.53%) IT Technician
3 8 (10.53%) Support Technician
4 7 (9.21%) Designer
5 6 (7.89%) 2nd Line Support
5 6 (7.89%) IT Support Technician
5 6 (7.89%) Support Engineer
6 5 (6.58%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 5 (6.58%) Analyst
6 5 (6.58%) IT Engineer
6 5 (6.58%) IT Support Specialist
6 5 (6.58%) Network Specialist
6 5 (6.58%) Network Support
6 5 (6.58%) Network Support Specialist
6 5 (6.58%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
6 5 (6.58%) Support Specialist
7 4 (5.26%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 4 (5.26%) Embedded Engineer
7 4 (5.26%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.89%) Data Centre
2 4 (5.26%) Algorithms
2 4 (5.26%) Device Driver
2 4 (5.26%) NHS
3 2 (2.63%) CCTV
3 2 (2.63%) Embedded Systems
3 2 (2.63%) FPGA
3 2 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (2.63%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.32%) GNSS
4 1 (1.32%) Life Science
4 1 (1.32%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.32%) PKI
4 1 (1.32%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 28 (36.84%) Windows
2 18 (23.68%) Linux
3 7 (9.21%) Windows Server
4 6 (7.89%) Windows 10
5 4 (5.26%) Windows Server 2019
6 3 (3.95%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (2.63%) Apple iOS
7 2 (2.63%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (1.32%) Unix
8 1 (1.32%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (15.79%) Customer Service
2 10 (13.16%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (10.53%) Computer Science
4 7 (9.21%) Proactive Monitoring
5 6 (7.89%) Collaborative Working
5 6 (7.89%) ITIL
5 6 (7.89%) Validation
6 5 (6.58%) Business Case
6 5 (6.58%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 5 (6.58%) Problem Management
6 5 (6.58%) Service Management
7 4 (5.26%) Change Control
7 4 (5.26%) Defect Tracking
7 4 (5.26%) Disaster Recovery
7 4 (5.26%) Incident Management
7 4 (5.26%) Information Security
7 4 (5.26%) Mathematics
7 4 (5.26%) Signal Processing
7 4 (5.26%) Software Engineering
7 4 (5.26%) Software Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.21%) C
2 6 (7.89%) Python
2 6 (7.89%) Shell Script
3 4 (5.26%) Assembly Language
3 4 (5.26%) C++
3 4 (5.26%) MATLAB
3 4 (5.26%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.32%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 16 (21.05%) Security Cleared
2 15 (19.74%) SC Cleared
3 10 (13.16%) Cisco Certification
3 10 (13.16%) Degree
4 9 (11.84%) CCNP
5 6 (7.89%) CCNA
6 4 (5.26%) CCSA
6 4 (5.26%) JNCIA
6 4 (5.26%) Master's Degree
6 4 (5.26%) PhD
7 3 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (2.63%) DBS Check
8 2 (2.63%) HND
9 1 (1.32%) DV Cleared
9 1 (1.32%) MCSA
9 1 (1.32%) MCSE
9 1 (1.32%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (13.16%) SLA
2 4 (5.26%) JTAG
System Software
1 26 (34.21%) Active Directory
2 13 (17.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (9.21%) Firmware
4 5 (6.58%) Hyper-V
5 4 (5.26%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (5.26%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (5.26%) vSphere
6 1 (1.32%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 17 (22.37%) SCCM
2 11 (14.47%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (9.21%) WSUS
4 6 (7.89%) Nessus
5 2 (2.63%) FortiGate
6 1 (1.32%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (1.32%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 26 (34.21%) Microsoft
2 16 (21.05%) Cisco
3 13 (17.11%) VMware
4 11 (14.47%) Palo Alto
5 10 (13.16%) MobileIron
6 8 (10.53%) Juniper
7 6 (7.89%) CheckPoint
7 6 (7.89%) Qualys
8 5 (6.58%) Blue Coat
9 4 (5.26%) Apple
9 4 (5.26%) Avaya
9 4 (5.26%) Fortinet
10 3 (3.95%) SolarWinds
11 2 (2.63%) Dell
11 2 (2.63%) Extreme Networks
11 2 (2.63%) Genesys
11 2 (2.63%) Meraki
11 2 (2.63%) SAP
11 2 (2.63%) Xilinx
12 1 (1.32%) Sophos