Internet Contracts

Internet
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Internet skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Internet over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 336 318 313
Rank change year-on-year -18 -5 -1
Contract jobs citing Internet 249 449 778
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.59% 0.79% 0.89%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.62% 6.34% 8.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 303 553
10th Percentile £205 £213 £250
25th Percentile £336 £366 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.75% -4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £599 £600 £603
90th Percentile £750 £674 £724
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +11.76% -5.56% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 19 32
10th Percentile £12.28 £12.90 £13.54
25th Percentile £13.25 £15.88 £15.98
Median hourly rate £22.25 £20.00 £27.88
Median % change year-on-year +11.25% -28.25% +88.98%
75th Percentile £51.75 £35.00 £35.44
90th Percentile £64.15 £56.70 £51.31
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.00 £18.66 £17.80
% change year-on-year -24.97% +4.82% +36.94%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Internet 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 with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,394 7,082 9,559
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.68% 12.40% 10.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,215 4,571 6,235
10th Percentile £205 £235 £232
25th Percentile £350 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.68% +3.90% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £613
90th Percentile £694 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £450
% change year-on-year - +5.56% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 417 464 368
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £15.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.33
Median % change year-on-year +116.22% -34.70% +6.91%
75th Percentile £63.75 £59.85 £50.77
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.54
UK excluding London median hourly rate £46.14 £18.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +156.31% -16.28% -8.99%

Internet
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Internet as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Internet in the UK

Internet
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Internet.

Daily rate trend for Internet in the UK

Internet
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Internet over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Internet in the UK

Internet
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Internet.

Hourly rate trend for Internet in the UK

Internet
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Internet over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Internet in the UK

Internet
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Internet within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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
England -12 228 £488 -7.14% 528
London +30 129 £500 -9.09% 194
UK excluding London -24 106 £475 +11.76% 371
Work from Home -19 71 £450 -18.18% 231
South East -1 29 £475 -5.00% 64
Midlands +44 28 £675 +20.00% 85
West Midlands +27 20 £750 +25.00% 50
Scotland +29 14 £245 +29.80% 24
South West -5 14 £500 +17.65% 53
North of England +2 13 £325 -35.00% 92
East Midlands +19 8 £250 -33.33% 35
North West +6 7 £475 +35.71% 42
Yorkshire +16 6 £325 -35.00% 41
East of England +2 5 £215 -58.95% 50
Northern Ireland +4 3 £563 +155.68% 4

Internet
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 20 (8.03%) IIS
2 8 (3.21%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.01%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.20%) Apache
4 3 (1.20%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 3 (1.20%) CMS
4 3 (1.20%) Confluence
5 2 (0.80%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.80%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.40%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.40%) Oracle Spatial
6 1 (0.40%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.40%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.40%) WebSphere
Applications
1 21 (8.43%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (7.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.61%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.80%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.80%) InVision
4 2 (0.80%) Sketch
5 1 (0.40%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.40%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 6 (2.41%) Distributed Ledger
2 3 (1.20%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle E-Business Tax
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle Internet Expenses
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle iProcurement
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.80%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.40%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.40%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.40%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 30 (12.05%) Azure
2 18 (7.23%) AWS
3 14 (5.62%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (4.02%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (3.21%) PaaS
6 7 (2.81%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (2.81%) GCP
7 6 (2.41%) SaaS
8 5 (2.01%) IaaS
8 5 (2.01%) OneDrive
9 4 (1.61%) Azure Monitor
9 4 (1.61%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.61%) GitHub
10 3 (1.20%) Azure ExpressRoute
10 3 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (1.20%) Serverless
11 2 (0.80%) Apigee
11 2 (0.80%) Figma
11 2 (0.80%) Mimecast
11 2 (0.80%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 45 (18.07%) Firewall
2 32 (12.85%) DNS
3 31 (12.45%) MPLS
4 30 (12.05%) WAN
5 26 (10.44%) VPN
6 25 (10.04%) LAN
7 21 (8.43%) Network Security
8 19 (7.63%) Wireless
9 13 (5.22%) SD-WAN
9 13 (5.22%) TCP/IP
10 12 (4.82%) BGP
10 12 (4.82%) HTTP
10 12 (4.82%) Wi-Fi
11 10 (4.02%) Ethernet
11 10 (4.02%) VoIP
11 10 (4.02%) WLAN
12 9 (3.61%) DHCP
13 8 (3.21%) Broadband
13 8 (3.21%) OSPF
13 8 (3.21%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (8.03%) SQL Server
2 13 (5.22%) Oracle Database
3 6 (2.41%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (1.20%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.80%) Apache Cassandra
5 2 (0.80%) Big Data
5 2 (0.80%) Hadoop
5 2 (0.80%) MySQL
5 2 (0.80%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.80%) Power BI
5 2 (0.80%) Redis
5 2 (0.80%) Tableau
6 1 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.40%) GIS
6 1 (0.40%) OLAP
6 1 (0.40%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.40%) Oracle Database 12c
6 1 (0.40%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.40%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 20 (8.03%) JIRA
2 7 (2.81%) Git
3 6 (2.41%) Sonatype Nexus
4 4 (1.61%) Cucumber
4 4 (1.61%) GitLab
5 3 (1.20%) Postman
6 2 (0.80%) TestComplete
6 2 (0.80%) Toad
6 2 (0.80%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.40%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.40%) GoCD
7 1 (0.40%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.40%) Selenium
General
1 85 (34.14%) Social Skills
2 34 (13.65%) Finance
3 30 (12.05%) Telecoms
4 27 (10.84%) Public Sector
5 24 (9.64%) Banking
6 22 (8.84%) Analytical Skills
7 16 (6.43%) Marketing
8 12 (4.82%) Legal
9 10 (4.02%) Financial Institution
10 8 (3.21%) Law
10 8 (3.21%) Manufacturing
10 8 (3.21%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (2.81%) Electronics
12 5 (2.01%) Billing
13 4 (1.61%) Automotive
13 4 (1.61%) Back Office
13 4 (1.61%) Investment Banking
13 4 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.61%) Retail
13 4 (1.61%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 38 (15.26%) Network Engineer
2 25 (10.04%) Senior
3 24 (9.64%) Analyst
4 22 (8.84%) Support Engineer
5 21 (8.43%) Architect
6 16 (6.43%) Developer
7 13 (5.22%) Software Engineer
8 12 (4.82%) IT Support
8 12 (4.82%) Project Manager
9 11 (4.42%) IT Engineer
9 11 (4.42%) Solutions Architect
10 10 (4.02%) Desktop Support
11 9 (3.61%) C# Developer
11 9 (3.61%) C# WCF Developer
11 9 (3.61%) C# WPF Developer
11 9 (3.61%) WCF Developer
11 9 (3.61%) WPF Developer
12 8 (3.21%) IT Support Engineer
12 8 (3.21%) Support Officer
12 8 (3.21%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (9.24%) .NET
2 17 (6.83%) .NET Framework
3 14 (5.62%) Web Services
4 10 (4.02%) WPF
5 9 (3.61%) WCF
5 9 (3.61%) WinForms
6 8 (3.21%) ASP.NET
7 7 (2.81%) JSON
7 7 (2.81%) LDAP
8 3 (1.20%) ADO
8 3 (1.20%) Blazor
8 3 (1.20%) FIX Protocol
8 3 (1.20%) Middleware
8 3 (1.20%) Node.js
8 3 (1.20%) OAuth
8 3 (1.20%) OpenGL
8 3 (1.20%) OpenID
8 3 (1.20%) pytest
8 3 (1.20%) REST
8 3 (1.20%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 32 (12.85%) Data Centre
2 22 (8.84%) IoT
3 7 (2.81%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.81%) Social Media
4 6 (2.41%) Algorithms
4 6 (2.41%) Blockchain
4 6 (2.41%) Operational Technology
5 5 (2.01%) Cloud Native
5 5 (2.01%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
5 5 (2.01%) Public Cloud
5 5 (2.01%) Smartphone
6 4 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.61%) Device Driver
6 4 (1.61%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (1.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (1.61%) Hedge funds
6 4 (1.61%) PCIe
6 4 (1.61%) Verilog
6 4 (1.61%) VHDL
7 3 (1.20%) CBDC
Operating Systems
1 59 (23.69%) Windows
2 17 (6.83%) Unix
3 16 (6.43%) Linux
4 13 (5.22%) Windows Server
5 6 (2.41%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.61%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (1.61%) VxWorks
7 2 (0.80%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.40%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.40%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.40%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (19.68%) Agile
2 46 (18.47%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (9.64%) DevOps
4 23 (9.24%) Computer Science
5 22 (8.84%) Configuration Management
5 22 (8.84%) Customer Service
6 19 (7.63%) ITIL
7 18 (7.23%) Disaster Recovery
7 18 (7.23%) E-Commerce
7 18 (7.23%) Mentoring
7 18 (7.23%) Migration
7 18 (7.23%) Software Engineering
8 17 (6.83%) Data Analysis
8 17 (6.83%) Project Management
9 16 (6.43%) Change Management
9 16 (6.43%) Programme Management
10 14 (5.62%) Test Automation
11 13 (5.22%) Validation
12 12 (4.82%) Software Deployment
13 11 (4.42%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 34 (13.65%) SQL
2 27 (10.84%) Python
3 24 (9.64%) C#
4 14 (5.62%) Java
4 14 (5.62%) PowerShell
5 11 (4.42%) JavaScript
5 11 (4.42%) T-SQL
6 10 (4.02%) PL/SQL
7 9 (3.61%) VB
7 9 (3.61%) VBA
8 5 (2.01%) C
9 4 (1.61%) C++
9 4 (1.61%) Embedded C
10 3 (1.20%) Bash
10 3 (1.20%) Embedded C++
11 2 (0.80%) Go
11 2 (0.80%) Ruby
11 2 (0.80%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.40%) Swift
Qualifications
1 42 (16.87%) Degree
2 31 (12.45%) Security Cleared
3 29 (11.65%) SC Cleared
4 25 (10.04%) Cisco Certification
5 13 (5.22%) CCNP
6 11 (4.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (4.02%) CCIE
8 7 (2.81%) BC Cleared
8 7 (2.81%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (2.81%) Master's Degree
9 5 (2.01%) CCIE Data Center
10 4 (1.61%) AWS Certification
10 4 (1.61%) CCNA
10 4 (1.61%) CISM
10 4 (1.61%) CISSP
10 4 (1.61%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 3 (1.20%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (1.20%) CCSP
11 3 (1.20%) DV Cleared
11 3 (1.20%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (8.84%) QA
2 14 (5.62%) SLA
3 9 (3.61%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.61%) MISRA
5 4 (1.61%) MISRA C
5 4 (1.61%) NIST
6 3 (1.20%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.20%) GRC
6 3 (1.20%) WCAG
7 2 (0.80%) COBIT
7 2 (0.80%) Disclosure Scotland
7 2 (0.80%) GDPR
7 2 (0.80%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.40%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.40%) NCSC
8 1 (0.40%) RMADS
System Software
1 15 (6.02%) Active Directory
2 13 (5.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (4.02%) Firmware
4 6 (2.41%) Hyper-V
4 6 (2.41%) Virtual Servers
5 5 (2.01%) NFS
6 4 (1.61%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.80%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.80%) Docker
7 2 (0.80%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.80%) vSphere
8 1 (0.40%) OpenIDM
8 1 (0.40%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (4.82%) Ansible
2 7 (2.81%) WSUS
3 6 (2.41%) Puppet
3 6 (2.41%) SCCM
4 3 (1.20%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.20%) SCOM
5 2 (0.80%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.80%) NetBackup
5 2 (0.80%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.80%) SCVMM
5 2 (0.80%) Terraform
5 2 (0.80%) VxRail
6 1 (0.40%) Data Guard
6 1 (0.40%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.40%) Grafana
6 1 (0.40%) PaperCut
6 1 (0.40%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 43 (17.27%) Cisco
2 35 (14.06%) Microsoft
3 28 (11.24%) Oracle
4 19 (7.63%) Juniper
5 17 (6.83%) Palo Alto
5 17 (6.83%) VMware
6 15 (6.02%) F5
7 12 (4.82%) Citrix
8 10 (4.02%) CheckPoint
8 10 (4.02%) Zscaler
9 9 (3.61%) Symantec
10 8 (3.21%) SAP
11 7 (2.81%) Dell
11 7 (2.81%) Fortinet
12 6 (2.41%) Infoblox
13 5 (2.01%) Arista
13 5 (2.01%) Openreach
13 5 (2.01%) Qualys
13 5 (2.01%) Veracode
14 4 (1.61%) Atlassian