Telecoms Contracts with Work from Home Options

Telecommunications
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Telecoms over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 68 75 83
Rank change year-on-year +7 +8 -4
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 429 721 1,312
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 2.91% 2.93% 2.98%
As % of the General category 4.94% 5.01% 5.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 469 908
10th Percentile £256 £311 £338
25th Percentile £383 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £613
90th Percentile £738 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 30 9
10th Percentile £13.63 £19.40 £20.22
25th Percentile £36.88 £47.50 £21.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year - +150.00% -16.18%
75th Percentile £72.50 £68.75 £30.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £90.75 £52.43
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year +4.76% +40.00% +50.00%

All General Skills
Work from Home

Telecoms is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,690 14,404 24,087
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 58.87% 58.46% 54.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,713 10,150 17,491
10th Percentile £330 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £638
90th Percentile £775 £775 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 457 323 345
10th Percentile £14.00 £18.80 £13.50
25th Percentile £22.50 £25.71 £19.50
Median hourly rate £38.12 £50.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.76% +42.86% +52.17%
75th Percentile £52.50 £67.50 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £80.00 £65.54
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.69% +44.44% -

Telecoms
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Telecoms trend for jobs with a WFH option

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Telecoms.

Telecoms daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Telecoms
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Telecoms over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Telecoms daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Telecoms.

Telecoms hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Telecoms over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Telecoms hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 8 (1.86%) SAS
1 8 (1.86%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.40%) Confluence
2 6 (1.40%) OpenStack
3 2 (0.47%) Apache
3 2 (0.47%) CMS
4 1 (0.23%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.23%) Drupal
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.23%) nginx
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Self-Service HR
Applications
1 22 (5.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.96%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.63%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.23%) Maya
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.23%) Revit
5 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.17%) SmartPlant
2 2 (0.47%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 2 (0.47%) SAP BRIM
2 2 (0.47%) SAP HCM
2 2 (0.47%) SAP Hybris
2 2 (0.47%) SAP PSCD
3 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.23%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.23%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 42 (9.79%) Azure
2 32 (7.46%) AWS
3 19 (4.43%) GCP
4 16 (3.73%) Azure DevOps
5 13 (3.03%) Power Platform
6 11 (2.56%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (1.40%) PaaS
8 5 (1.17%) Twilio
9 4 (0.93%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (0.93%) OCI
10 3 (0.70%) IaaS
11 2 (0.47%) AWS IoT
11 2 (0.47%) Azure Cognitive Services
11 2 (0.47%) ChatGPT
11 2 (0.47%) ClickUp
11 2 (0.47%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 2 (0.47%) Serverless
11 2 (0.47%) SuccessFactors
11 2 (0.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 2 (0.47%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.43%) WAN
2 16 (3.73%) 4G
3 15 (3.50%) SD-WAN
3 15 (3.50%) VoIP
4 13 (3.03%) Firewall
5 12 (2.80%) MPLS
5 12 (2.80%) Wireless
6 11 (2.56%) 5G
6 11 (2.56%) LAN
6 11 (2.56%) VPN
7 10 (2.33%) Radio Access Network
8 9 (2.10%) 3G
8 9 (2.10%) Internet
8 9 (2.10%) Network Security
9 8 (1.86%) Ethernet
9 8 (1.86%) LTE
9 8 (1.86%) SDH
10 6 (1.40%) Broadband
10 6 (1.40%) Diameter Protocol
10 6 (1.40%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.03%) Power BI
2 10 (2.33%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.10%) Metadata
3 9 (2.10%) Tableau
4 6 (1.40%) Crystal Reports
4 6 (1.40%) Ingres
4 6 (1.40%) Qlik Sense
4 6 (1.40%) QlikView
5 4 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.70%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.70%) NonStop SQL
7 2 (0.47%) Big Data
7 2 (0.47%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.47%) GIS
7 2 (0.47%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.47%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.47%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 1 (0.23%) MySQL
8 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (3.26%) JIRA
2 13 (3.03%) Git
3 9 (2.10%) ERwin
4 7 (1.63%) Cypress.io
4 7 (1.63%) Postman
5 5 (1.17%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.93%) Subversion
7 3 (0.70%) NUnit
7 3 (0.70%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.47%) Jenkins
9 1 (0.23%) Appium
9 1 (0.23%) GitLab
9 1 (0.23%) JMeter
9 1 (0.23%) Newman
General
1 153 (35.66%) Finance
2 97 (22.61%) Marketing
2 97 (22.61%) Social Skills
3 93 (21.68%) Public Sector
4 90 (20.98%) Electronics
5 89 (20.75%) Manufacturing
6 37 (8.62%) Analytical Skills
7 28 (6.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 19 (4.43%) Banking
9 14 (3.26%) Legal
9 14 (3.26%) Retail
10 10 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (1.86%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.63%) Billing
13 6 (1.40%) Police
14 5 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
15 4 (0.93%) Aeronautics
15 4 (0.93%) French Language
16 3 (0.70%) German Language
17 2 (0.47%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 96 (22.38%) Architect
2 43 (10.02%) Lead
3 41 (9.56%) Analyst
4 34 (7.93%) Developer
5 31 (7.23%) Project Manager
6 30 (6.99%) Network Architect
7 29 (6.76%) Senior
8 26 (6.06%) Lead Architect
9 25 (5.83%) Systems Architect
10 24 (5.59%) Consultant
11 23 (5.36%) Solutions Architect
11 23 (5.36%) Telecoms Manager
12 16 (3.73%) IT Architect
12 16 (3.73%) Support Engineer
13 15 (3.50%) Enterprise Architect
14 13 (3.03%) Software Engineer
15 12 (2.80%) Azure Engineer
15 12 (2.80%) Network Engineer
15 12 (2.80%) Technical Support
16 11 (2.56%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.80%) AngularJS
1 12 (2.80%) RESTful
2 11 (2.56%) Web Services
3 9 (2.10%) .NET
3 9 (2.10%) CSS
4 8 (1.86%) HTML
4 8 (1.86%) REST
5 7 (1.63%) JSON
5 7 (1.63%) Kafka
5 7 (1.63%) Middleware
5 7 (1.63%) XML
6 5 (1.17%) SOAP
7 4 (0.93%) Elastic Stack
8 3 (0.70%) Django
8 3 (0.70%) GraphQL
8 3 (0.70%) Playwright
8 3 (0.70%) YANG
9 2 (0.47%) Hugging Face
9 2 (0.47%) PyTorch
9 2 (0.47%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 23 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
2 12 (2.80%) Management Information System
3 11 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
4 10 (2.33%) Public Cloud
5 9 (2.10%) Data Centre
5 9 (2.10%) Wiki
6 8 (1.86%) Product Ownership
7 7 (1.63%) IVR
8 6 (1.40%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.17%) NHS
10 4 (0.93%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.93%) Device Driver
10 4 (0.93%) Operational Technology
11 3 (0.70%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.70%) Fibre Optics
11 3 (0.70%) IoT
11 3 (0.70%) Verilog
11 3 (0.70%) VHDL
12 2 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
12 2 (0.47%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 28 (6.53%) Linux
2 21 (4.90%) Windows
3 6 (1.40%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.93%) Unix
4 4 (0.93%) Windows 7
5 3 (0.70%) CentOS
6 2 (0.47%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.23%) Android
7 1 (0.23%) Debian
7 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.23%) VMS
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (24.94%) Business Intelligence
2 95 (22.14%) Programme Management
3 87 (20.28%) Digital Marketing
4 53 (12.35%) Agile
5 50 (11.66%) Continuous Improvement
6 49 (11.42%) Problem-Solving
7 43 (10.02%) Project Management
8 40 (9.32%) Stakeholder Management
9 37 (8.62%) ITIL
10 33 (7.69%) DevOps
11 31 (7.23%) Change Management
12 29 (6.76%) Network Management
13 23 (5.36%) Project Delivery
13 23 (5.36%) Roadmaps
13 23 (5.36%) Strategic Thinking
13 23 (5.36%) Systems Engineering
14 22 (5.13%) Analytics
15 20 (4.66%) Computer Science
16 19 (4.43%) Customer Experience
16 19 (4.43%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 27 (6.29%) SQL
2 25 (5.83%) Python
3 17 (3.96%) JavaScript
4 13 (3.03%) Java
5 12 (2.80%) C
5 12 (2.80%) C++
6 8 (1.86%) PowerShell
7 6 (1.40%) C#
7 6 (1.40%) Kusto Query Language
7 6 (1.40%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.17%) Bash
8 5 (1.17%) PHP
9 4 (0.93%) Assembly Language
9 4 (0.93%) MATLAB
9 4 (0.93%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.93%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.23%) Bicep
10 1 (0.23%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.23%) Solidity
10 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 90 (20.98%) Security Cleared
2 75 (17.48%) SC Cleared
3 66 (15.38%) Degree
4 25 (5.83%) DV Cleared
5 14 (3.26%) Cisco Certification
6 13 (3.03%) CCNP
6 13 (3.03%) Master's Degree
7 12 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (2.56%) AWS Certification
9 10 (2.33%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
11 6 (1.40%) BC Cleared
11 6 (1.40%) CIPD
11 6 (1.40%) HND
11 6 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (1.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 5 (1.17%) ISTQB
13 4 (0.93%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.93%) JNCIA
13 4 (0.93%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.66%) QA
2 19 (4.43%) SLA
3 16 (3.73%) GDPR
4 12 (2.80%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.86%) PMO
6 4 (0.93%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.93%) GAAP
6 4 (0.93%) HIPAA
6 4 (0.93%) IFRS
6 4 (0.93%) JTAG
6 4 (0.93%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.93%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.23%) COBIT
7 1 (0.23%) GRC
7 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.23%) NCSC
7 1 (0.23%) NIST
System Software
1 19 (4.43%) Docker
2 11 (2.56%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.17%) Firmware
4 4 (0.93%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (3.73%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.63%) Terraform
3 5 (1.17%) Ansible
4 3 (0.70%) Nagios
5 2 (0.47%) Grafana
5 2 (0.47%) OpenView
5 2 (0.47%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.47%) Puppet
5 2 (0.47%) SCCM
6 1 (0.23%) Cisco CUCM
6 1 (0.23%) Cisco UCCX
6 1 (0.23%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.23%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.23%) Icinga
6 1 (0.23%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 94 (21.91%) SAP
2 42 (9.79%) Microsoft
3 37 (8.62%) Cisco
4 31 (7.23%) BT
5 11 (2.56%) Oracle
6 10 (2.33%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.10%) Sparx
8 8 (1.86%) Genesys
8 8 (1.86%) Google
9 7 (1.63%) IFS
9 7 (1.63%) Juniper
9 7 (1.63%) Nokia
9 7 (1.63%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.40%) Avaya
10 6 (1.40%) VMware
11 5 (1.17%) IBM
11 5 (1.17%) Salesforce
12 4 (0.93%) Ciena
12 4 (0.93%) NetCracker
12 4 (0.93%) Splunk