Ciena Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Ciena
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London citing Ciena products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Ciena over the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the Ciena Corporation.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 389 | 346 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -43 | +63 |
| Contract jobs citing Ciena | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | - | 0.012% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Vendors category | - | 0.025% | 0.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £293 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £413 | £399 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £425 | £412 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.28% | -41.21% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £438 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £525 |
| UK median daily rate | £435 | £425 | £408 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.35% | +4.17% | -41.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £20.00 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £49.00 | £20.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +145.00% | - | - |
All Vendors
UK excluding London
Ciena falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing vendor products and services in the UK excluding London.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 11,438 | 8,007 | 7,490 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 40.62% | 48.02% | 44.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,422 | 5,077 | 4,325 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £221 | £223 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £367 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £492 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.63% | -1.60% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £581 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £657 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £518 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.50% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,355 | 633 | 435 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.47 | £14.75 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.31 | £17.30 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £22.50 | £29.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -24.42% | -29.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.31 | £39.43 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £71.19 | £70.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £24.16 | £25.15 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.92% | -22.63% | -25.86% |
Ciena Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Ciena relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Ciena Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Ciena.
Ciena Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Ciena.
