Wireless Contracts in the UK excluding London

Wireless
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Wireless skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Wireless over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 181 134 179
Rank change year-on-year -47 +45 +36
Contract jobs citing Wireless 226 438 437
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.11% 1.90% 1.43%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.90% 12.59% 10.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 141 305 262
10th Percentile £184 £200 £173
25th Percentile £256 £273 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £325
Median % change year-on-year - +23.08% -
75th Percentile £520 £486 £450
90th Percentile £650 £538 £555
UK median daily rate £400 £425 £410
% change year-on-year -5.88% +3.66% +5.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 13 28
10th Percentile £12.50 £15.50 £12.72
25th Percentile £15.76 £17.50 £15.33
Median hourly rate £17.69 £22.26 £24.53
Median % change year-on-year -20.53% -9.24% -24.53%
75th Percentile £26.00 £52.50 £33.75
90th Percentile £65.00 £80.25 £44.73
UK median hourly rate £18.93 £50.00 £31.75
% change year-on-year -62.14% +57.48% -2.31%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London

Wireless 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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,273 3,480 4,127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.12% 15.12% 13.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,855 2,191 2,661
10th Percentile £203 £206 £185
25th Percentile £348 £350 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £550
90th Percentile £675 £688 £638
UK median daily rate £490 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -4.85% +3.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 359 308 244
10th Percentile £13.25 - £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £9.80 £15.94
Median hourly rate £45.88 £18.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +154.89% -16.28% -7.37%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.85 £47.50
90th Percentile £70.66 £73.98 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.33
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.70% +13.32%

Wireless
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Wireless in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Wireless in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Wireless in the UK excluding London

Wireless
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 Wireless within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 May 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 -30 71 £350 -3.45% 77
North of England +14 57 £416 +11.03% 59
North West +1 42 £396 -16.63% 27
South West -19 34 £523 +22.94% 44
Midlands +7 33 £275 -34.91% 39
East of England -25 26 £420 +13.90% 61
West Midlands +7 18 £425 -2.30% 18
East Midlands +15 12 £275 -27.63% 21
Yorkshire +17 11 £605 +154.74% 27
Scotland +16 5 £225 -41.94% 25
North East +13 4 £600 +185.71% 7
Wales +2 3 £263 -4.55% 5
Wireless
UK

Wireless
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 6 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.33%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.88%) IIS
3 2 (0.88%) WordPress
4 1 (0.44%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 21 (9.29%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.21%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.44%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.44%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 27 (11.95%) Microsoft 365
2 16 (7.08%) Azure
3 14 (6.19%) AWS
4 3 (1.33%) WhatsApp
5 2 (0.88%) OneDrive
5 2 (0.88%) SaaS
6 1 (0.44%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (0.44%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.44%) GCP
6 1 (0.44%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 55 (24.34%) LAN
2 48 (21.24%) WAN
3 37 (16.37%) Firewall
4 32 (14.16%) VPN
5 26 (11.50%) Network Security
6 23 (10.18%) DNS
7 21 (9.29%) DHCP
8 20 (8.85%) SD-WAN
9 19 (8.41%) Cisco Nexus
10 18 (7.96%) Wireshark
11 17 (7.52%) 4G
12 16 (7.08%) Ethernet
13 14 (6.19%) DMZ
13 14 (6.19%) Radio Access Network
14 13 (5.75%) Cisco IOS
15 12 (5.31%) 3GPP
15 12 (5.31%) LTE
15 12 (5.31%) OSPF
15 12 (5.31%) Wireless Security
16 10 (4.42%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.44%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 7 (3.10%) JIRA
2 6 (2.65%) Git
3 4 (1.77%) Subversion
4 1 (0.44%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.44%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio
General
1 52 (23.01%) Social Skills
2 40 (17.70%) Telecoms
3 24 (10.62%) Finance
4 17 (7.52%) Public Sector
5 14 (6.19%) Electronics
6 13 (5.75%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (3.98%) Legal
8 8 (3.54%) Marketing
8 8 (3.54%) Military
9 7 (3.10%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.21%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.77%) Aerospace
11 4 (1.77%) Banking
12 3 (1.33%) Financial Institution
12 3 (1.33%) Retail
13 2 (0.88%) Back Office
13 2 (0.88%) Law
14 1 (0.44%) Automotive
14 1 (0.44%) Games
14 1 (0.44%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 74 (32.74%) Network Engineer
2 17 (7.52%) Analyst
3 14 (6.19%) IT Support
3 14 (6.19%) Support Engineer
4 12 (5.31%) Network Support
5 11 (4.87%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 10 (4.42%) SC Cleared Network Engineer
7 9 (3.98%) Support Technician
7 9 (3.98%) Threat Intelligence Analyst
8 8 (3.54%) Cisco Engineer
8 8 (3.54%) Field Engineer
8 8 (3.54%) Network Infrastructure Engineer
8 8 (3.54%) Test Engineer
9 7 (3.10%) Designer
9 7 (3.10%) Network Support Engineer
9 7 (3.10%) Senior
9 7 (3.10%) Senior Network Engineer
10 6 (2.65%) IT Engineer
10 6 (2.65%) IT Support Technician
10 6 (2.65%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.88%) LAMP
2 1 (0.44%) .NET
2 1 (0.44%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 38 (16.81%) Data Centre
2 15 (6.64%) Operational Technology
3 11 (4.87%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.98%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (3.10%) NHS
5 7 (3.10%) Smartphone
6 6 (2.65%) Algorithms
6 6 (2.65%) Mobile App
7 5 (2.21%) PDA
7 5 (2.21%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.77%) Cyber Defence
8 4 (1.77%) Device Driver
8 4 (1.77%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.77%) Video Conferencing
9 3 (1.33%) Blog
9 3 (1.33%) Driving Licence
9 3 (1.33%) IoT
9 3 (1.33%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.33%) Solar Power
10 2 (0.88%) Distributed Applications
Operating Systems
1 56 (24.78%) Windows
2 32 (14.16%) Linux
3 11 (4.87%) Windows Server
4 7 (3.10%) Windows 10
5 5 (2.21%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (1.77%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.77%) Windows Server 2008
7 3 (1.33%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.88%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.88%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.88%) VMS
9 1 (0.44%) Android
9 1 (0.44%) Unix
9 1 (0.44%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.44%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (11.95%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (10.18%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 22 (9.73%) Customer Service
4 18 (7.96%) Cybersecurity
4 18 (7.96%) Network Design
5 17 (7.52%) High Availability
6 16 (7.08%) Computer Science
7 14 (6.19%) Project Management
8 13 (5.75%) ITSM
9 12 (5.31%) ITIL
10 11 (4.87%) Software Engineering
11 9 (3.98%) Actionable Insight
11 9 (3.98%) Cyber Intelligence
11 9 (3.98%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 9 (3.98%) Information Security
11 9 (3.98%) Migration
11 9 (3.98%) Open Source
11 9 (3.98%) Problem Management
11 9 (3.98%) Threat Intelligence
12 8 (3.54%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (7.08%) Python
2 13 (5.75%) C++
3 6 (2.65%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.21%) C
4 5 (2.21%) PowerShell
5 4 (1.77%) Assembly Language
5 4 (1.77%) MATLAB
5 4 (1.77%) Shell Script
6 3 (1.33%) C#
7 1 (0.44%) Bash
7 1 (0.44%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.44%) Java
7 1 (0.44%) R
Qualifications
1 53 (23.45%) Security Cleared
2 39 (17.26%) SC Cleared
3 35 (15.49%) Cisco Certification
4 28 (12.39%) CCNA
5 21 (9.29%) Degree
6 18 (7.96%) CCNP
7 10 (4.42%) DV Cleared
8 7 (3.10%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (3.10%) JNCIA
9 6 (2.65%) CEH
9 6 (2.65%) CREST Certified
9 6 (2.65%) GIAC
9 6 (2.65%) GPEN
9 6 (2.65%) OSCP
10 5 (2.21%) CCSA
10 5 (2.21%) Master's Degree
10 5 (2.21%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.77%) PhD
12 3 (1.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.52%) SLA
2 6 (2.65%) NIST
3 4 (1.77%) JTAG
4 2 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 35 (15.49%) Active Directory
2 18 (7.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 14 (6.19%) Hyper-V
4 7 (3.10%) Firmware
5 4 (1.77%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (1.77%) vSphere
6 2 (0.88%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.88%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.44%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 17 (7.52%) SCCM
2 15 (6.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (2.21%) OpenView
4 3 (1.33%) FortiGate
4 3 (1.33%) WSUS
5 2 (0.88%) Nessus
5 2 (0.88%) Terraform
6 1 (0.44%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.44%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 58 (25.66%) Cisco
2 40 (17.70%) Microsoft
3 28 (12.39%) Palo Alto
4 24 (10.62%) VMware
5 15 (6.64%) F5
6 12 (5.31%) Actix
6 12 (5.31%) Ericsson
6 12 (5.31%) Huawei
6 12 (5.31%) Juniper
6 12 (5.31%) Nokia
7 11 (4.87%) MobileIron
8 10 (4.42%) Aruba
9 9 (3.98%) SolarWinds
10 8 (3.54%) CheckPoint
10 8 (3.54%) Meraki
11 6 (2.65%) Blue Coat
12 5 (2.21%) Fortinet
13 3 (1.33%) Brocade
13 3 (1.33%) Citrix
13 3 (1.33%) Veeam