Telecoms Contracts in the UK excluding London

Telecommunications
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms 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 45 55 54
Rank change year-on-year +10 -1 +5
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 839 870 1,263
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.93% 3.83% 4.16%
As % of the General category 7.39% 6.83% 7.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 370 523 736
10th Percentile £180 £205 £194
25th Percentile £300 £346 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £438 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -2.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £606 £575 £550
90th Percentile £725 £688 £669
UK median daily rate £450 £491 £500
% change year-on-year -8.40% -1.75% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 34 12
10th Percentile £12.15 £14.45 £15.29
25th Percentile £12.75 £20.22 £18.25
Median hourly rate £45.00 £52.50 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +138.64% -12.00%
75th Percentile £72.50 £80.00 £32.59
90th Percentile £77.00 £97.88 £55.94
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £52.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year -14.29% +101.92% +4.00%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,359 12,744 17,014
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.27% 56.16% 55.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,395 8,644 11,704
10th Percentile £205 £230 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +7.95%
75th Percentile £594 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £656
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,713 737 1,038
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £29.50 £27.50 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% +40.36% +3.12%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £67.50 £69.25 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £31.96 £23.00
% change year-on-year -4.57% +38.96% +9.26%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Telecoms in the UK excluding London

Telecoms
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the UK excluding London 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 -3 368 £425 +3.03% 168
South West +18 210 £600 +2.56% 65
North of England +24 84 £345 -23.33% 101
Midlands +23 69 £440 +17.40% 104
East of England +11 61 £375 -18.92% 52
West Midlands +24 51 £470 +7.43% 70
Yorkshire +41 47 £450 -10.00% 19
North West -7 30 £300 -33.33% 66
Scotland +44 28 £448 -0.56% 32
Wales +37 22 £365 +71.76% 14
East Midlands +7 15 £388 +19.23% 34
Northern Ireland -4 8 £600 +65.52% 7
North East +10 7 £493 +84.11% 17
Channel Islands - 3 £575 -
Telecoms
UK

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 12 (1.43%) SharePoint
2 10 (1.19%) SAS
3 8 (0.95%) Confluence
4 5 (0.60%) Apache
4 5 (0.60%) OpenStack
5 4 (0.48%) IIS
5 4 (0.48%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.36%) CMS
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Appian
7 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.12%) Drupal
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.12%) MTS
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Spatial
7 1 (0.12%) Smallworld
Applications
1 70 (8.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (7.27%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.43%) MS Visio
5 10 (1.19%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.36%) SPSS
8 2 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.24%) Maya
9 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.12%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.12%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.12%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 8 (0.95%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (0.60%) SmartPlant
3 2 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.12%) iTrent
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.12%) SAP BRIM
4 1 (0.12%) SAP Business ByDesign
4 1 (0.12%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.12%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 33 (3.93%) Azure
2 22 (2.62%) Power Platform
3 21 (2.50%) AWS
4 20 (2.38%) SaaS
5 18 (2.15%) Microsoft 365
6 15 (1.79%) PaaS
7 8 (0.95%) Snowflake
8 6 (0.72%) GCP
9 5 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
9 5 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (0.60%) Serverless
10 4 (0.48%) Azure Functions
11 3 (0.36%) Google Sheets
11 3 (0.36%) IaaS
11 3 (0.36%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.12%) Cloud Computing
12 1 (0.12%) dbt
12 1 (0.12%) Oracle Service Cloud
12 1 (0.12%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 1 (0.12%) SurveyMonkey
Communications & Networking
1 57 (6.79%) 5G
2 47 (5.60%) Radio Access Network
3 45 (5.36%) 4G
4 43 (5.13%) PBX
4 43 (5.13%) WAN
5 41 (4.89%) VoIP
6 40 (4.77%) Wireless
7 34 (4.05%) Firewall
8 31 (3.69%) Wireshark
9 30 (3.58%) LTE
10 28 (3.34%) LAN
11 24 (2.86%) MPLS
12 23 (2.74%) VPN
13 22 (2.62%) 3G
14 21 (2.50%) DNS
15 18 (2.15%) SDH
16 17 (2.03%) Internet
17 13 (1.55%) Cisco Nexus
17 13 (1.55%) Ethernet
18 12 (1.43%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (1.79%) Power BI
1 15 (1.79%) Tableau
2 9 (1.07%) Electronic Patient Records
3 7 (0.83%) Crystal Reports
3 7 (0.83%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.72%) GIS
4 6 (0.72%) Ingres
5 5 (0.60%) Oracle Database
5 5 (0.60%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (0.48%) Oracle Database 11g
7 3 (0.36%) Big Data
7 3 (0.36%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.36%) Qlik Sense
8 2 (0.24%) MySQL
8 2 (0.24%) NonStop SQL
8 2 (0.24%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.12%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 29 (3.46%) JIRA
2 21 (2.50%) Rational DOORS
3 10 (1.19%) Git
4 8 (0.95%) Subversion
5 6 (0.72%) Gradle
6 4 (0.48%) gcov
6 4 (0.48%) GDB
7 3 (0.36%) Maven
8 2 (0.24%) Capybara
8 2 (0.24%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.24%) MSI
9 1 (0.12%) Cucumber
9 1 (0.12%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.12%) GitLab
9 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.12%) NUnit
9 1 (0.12%) Postman
9 1 (0.12%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.12%) TestRail
9 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 230 (27.41%) Finance
2 211 (25.15%) Social Skills
3 162 (19.31%) Marketing
4 160 (19.07%) Public Sector
5 149 (17.76%) Manufacturing
6 147 (17.52%) Electronics
7 58 (6.91%) Analytical Skills
8 33 (3.93%) Legal
9 32 (3.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 30 (3.58%) Mandarin Language
11 27 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
12 24 (2.86%) Retail
13 18 (2.15%) Aerospace
14 17 (2.03%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (1.31%) Law
15 11 (1.31%) Multimedia
16 8 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
17 7 (0.83%) Aeronautics
17 7 (0.83%) Digital Economy
17 7 (0.83%) Military
Job Titles
1 139 (16.57%) Architect
2 81 (9.65%) Analyst
3 68 (8.10%) Lead
4 67 (7.99%) Solutions Architect
5 47 (5.60%) Senior
6 45 (5.36%) Project Manager
7 41 (4.89%) Support Engineer
8 39 (4.65%) Network Engineer
9 37 (4.41%) Network Architect
10 34 (4.05%) Telecoms Manager
11 33 (3.93%) Developer
12 32 (3.81%) Lead Architect
13 27 (3.22%) Systems Architect
14 26 (3.10%) Consultant
15 20 (2.38%) Coordinator
15 20 (2.38%) Senior Analyst
16 17 (2.03%) Data Analyst
16 17 (2.03%) Desktop Engineer
17 16 (1.91%) Desktop Support Engineer
17 16 (1.91%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.67%) XML
2 11 (1.31%) Web Services
3 8 (0.95%) HTML
3 8 (0.95%) RESTful
4 7 (0.83%) React
4 7 (0.83%) REST
5 5 (0.60%) AngularJS
5 5 (0.60%) CSS
5 5 (0.60%) JSON
6 4 (0.48%) Django
7 3 (0.36%) 802.1X
7 3 (0.36%) D3.js
7 3 (0.36%) Node.js
7 3 (0.36%) React Native
7 3 (0.36%) Spring Boot
7 3 (0.36%) YANG
8 2 (0.24%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.24%) Lightning Web Components
8 2 (0.24%) Playwright
8 2 (0.24%) WebKit
Miscellaneous
1 50 (5.96%) Data Centre
2 36 (4.29%) Management Information System
3 34 (4.05%) NHS
4 33 (3.93%) Self-Motivation
5 31 (3.69%) Data Protection Act
6 24 (2.86%) Driving Licence
7 21 (2.50%) Product Ownership
8 20 (2.38%) Video Conferencing
9 16 (1.91%) Cyber Threat
10 11 (1.31%) Cyber Defence
11 10 (1.19%) Blackberry
11 10 (1.19%) Cyber Kill Chain
11 10 (1.19%) Fibre Optics
11 10 (1.19%) Operational Technology
12 8 (0.95%) LIMS
12 8 (0.95%) SCADA
13 6 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
13 6 (0.72%) Onboarding
14 5 (0.60%) Verilog
14 5 (0.60%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 72 (8.58%) Windows
2 42 (5.01%) Linux
3 22 (2.62%) Windows 10
4 14 (1.67%) Unix
5 11 (1.31%) Windows 7
6 9 (1.07%) Windows Server
7 7 (0.83%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.48%) Android
10 3 (0.36%) Windows 8
10 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
11 2 (0.24%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.24%) Windows XP
12 1 (0.12%) Solaris
12 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 160 (19.07%) Programme Management
2 159 (18.95%) Business Intelligence
3 144 (17.16%) Digital Marketing
4 86 (10.25%) ITIL
5 83 (9.89%) Agile
6 82 (9.77%) Problem-Solving
7 80 (9.54%) Project Management
8 65 (7.75%) Project Delivery
9 63 (7.51%) Continuous Improvement
10 60 (7.15%) Stakeholder Management
11 56 (6.67%) Roadmaps
12 44 (5.24%) Computer Science
12 44 (5.24%) Decision-Making
13 43 (5.13%) Customer Service
14 42 (5.01%) Customer Experience
15 36 (4.29%) Mentoring
15 36 (4.29%) Root Cause Analysis
16 35 (4.17%) TOGAF
17 34 (4.05%) Analytics
17 34 (4.05%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 44 (5.24%) Python
2 31 (3.69%) SQL
3 20 (2.38%) C
4 18 (2.15%) C++
5 17 (2.03%) JavaScript
6 12 (1.43%) Java
7 10 (1.19%) PowerShell
8 7 (0.83%) C#
8 7 (0.83%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.60%) Bash
10 4 (0.48%) Assembly Language
10 4 (0.48%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.36%) R
12 2 (0.24%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.24%) Embedded C
12 2 (0.24%) Ruby
12 2 (0.24%) Rust
12 2 (0.24%) Swift
12 2 (0.24%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.24%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 208 (24.79%) Security Cleared
2 141 (16.81%) Degree
3 137 (16.33%) SC Cleared
4 87 (10.37%) DV Cleared
5 36 (4.29%) Cisco Certification
6 20 (2.38%) CCNP
7 18 (2.15%) Computer Science Degree
8 17 (2.03%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.67%) CCNA
9 14 (1.67%) TOGAF Certification
10 13 (1.55%) HND
10 13 (1.55%) Master's Degree
11 9 (1.07%) CCIE
11 9 (1.07%) CCIE Data Center
12 7 (0.83%) CIPD
12 7 (0.83%) CISSP
12 7 (0.83%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.83%) PhD
12 7 (0.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 5 (0.60%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (5.48%) SLA
2 31 (3.69%) QA
3 15 (1.79%) NIST
3 15 (1.79%) PMO
4 12 (1.43%) GDPR
5 10 (1.19%) NIST 800
6 8 (0.95%) HL7
7 7 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (0.72%) Data Quality
9 4 (0.48%) GAAP
9 4 (0.48%) IFRS
9 4 (0.48%) JSP 440
9 4 (0.48%) JTAG
9 4 (0.48%) RMADS
10 3 (0.36%) COBIT
11 2 (0.24%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.24%) ITGC
11 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 17 (2.03%) VMware Infrastructure
2 13 (1.55%) Docker
3 11 (1.31%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.48%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (0.48%) Firmware
4 4 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (0.48%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.24%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.24%) KVM
5 2 (0.24%) QEMU
5 2 (0.24%) vSphere
6 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.12%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 9 (1.07%) Kubernetes
1 9 (1.07%) OpenView
2 8 (0.95%) SCCM
3 5 (0.60%) Ansible
4 3 (0.36%) Nagios
4 3 (0.36%) Nessus
4 3 (0.36%) Terraform
5 2 (0.24%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.24%) Puppet
5 2 (0.24%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.24%) vRealize
5 2 (0.24%) vRealize Orchestrator
5 2 (0.24%) WMI
6 1 (0.12%) Amdocs OSS
6 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.12%) Grafana
6 1 (0.12%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.12%) VxRail
Vendors
1 150 (17.88%) SAP
2 110 (13.11%) Microsoft
3 75 (8.94%) Cisco
4 40 (4.77%) Nokia
5 37 (4.41%) Juniper
6 31 (3.69%) BT
7 25 (2.98%) Ericsson
8 22 (2.62%) VMware
9 21 (2.50%) IBM
10 19 (2.26%) Palo Alto
11 15 (1.79%) Google
12 14 (1.67%) Avaya
12 14 (1.67%) Oracle
12 14 (1.67%) ServiceNow
13 12 (1.43%) Actix
13 12 (1.43%) Huawei
13 12 (1.43%) IFS
13 12 (1.43%) Ribbon
14 11 (1.31%) Salesforce
15 9 (1.07%) Splunk