4G
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for 4G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited 4G over the 6 months to 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 809 843 1160
Rank change year-on-year +34 +317 -330
Permanent jobs citing 4G 113 102 121
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.10% 0.11% 0.070%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.82% 0.67% 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 80 65 78
10th Percentile £29,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -19.23% +44.44%
75th Percentile £57,500 £72,500 £99,063
90th Percentile £67,500 £87,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

4G is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,776 15,239 22,877
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.70% 16.37% 13.31%
Number of salaries quoted 9,405 7,647 11,856
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £86,850 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,886 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -0.25% -5.26% +5.56%

4G
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing 4G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 4G in the UK

4G
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 4G.

Salary trend for 4G in the UK

4G
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 4G over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for 4G in the UK

4G
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 4G within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +38 112 £45,000 -12.20% 34
UK excluding London -43 108 £45,000 -10.00% 28
South East +1 49 £42,500 -8.60% 14
Work from Home +19 28 £55,000 +4.76% 13
East of England - 25 £52,500 - 3
North of England +15 21 £45,000 +20.00% 5
Yorkshire +57 16 £27,500 -45.00% 2
Midlands - 9 £50,000 - 3
West Midlands - 6 £55,000 - 2
London +58 4 £35,000 -68.18% 5
South West -41 4 £57,500 -17.86% 2
North East -19 3 £80,000 +113.33%
East Midlands - 3 £32,501 - 1
North West -7 2 £45,000 -48.28% 3

4G
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 10 (8.85%) SharePoint
2 9 (7.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.88%) SharePoint 2013
3 1 (0.88%) Site Server
Applications
1 7 (6.19%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.42%) OrCAD
3 2 (1.77%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.88%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 9 (7.96%) Azure
1 9 (7.96%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (7.08%) Entra ID
2 8 (7.08%) OneDrive
3 5 (4.42%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (0.88%) AWS
4 1 (0.88%) GCP
4 1 (0.88%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 53 (46.90%) 5G
2 44 (38.94%) Wireless
3 38 (33.63%) 3G
4 27 (23.89%) LTE
5 25 (22.12%) Wi-Fi
6 19 (16.81%) Firewall
6 19 (16.81%) WAN
7 17 (15.04%) MPLS
8 14 (12.39%) GPRS
8 14 (12.39%) MQTT
8 14 (12.39%) RS-485
9 11 (9.73%) Bluetooth
9 11 (9.73%) GSM
10 8 (7.08%) DSL
10 8 (7.08%) TCP/IP
11 6 (5.31%) VSAT
12 5 (4.42%) Modbus
12 5 (4.42%) VPN
13 3 (2.65%) DHCP
13 3 (2.65%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.08%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (1.77%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 7 (6.19%) JIRA
2 4 (3.54%) Eclipse
2 4 (3.54%) GCC
2 4 (3.54%) Subversion
3 2 (1.77%) Apache Continuum
3 2 (1.77%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.77%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.88%) TeamCity
General
1 60 (53.10%) Telecoms
2 39 (34.51%) Social Skills
3 18 (15.93%) Manufacturing
4 15 (13.27%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (11.50%) Finance
6 12 (10.62%) Mandarin Language
7 9 (7.96%) Electronics
7 9 (7.96%) Marketing
7 9 (7.96%) Public Sector
8 8 (7.08%) Legal
8 8 (7.08%) Military
9 7 (6.19%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.65%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.77%) Dutch Language
11 2 (1.77%) French Language
11 2 (1.77%) Games
11 2 (1.77%) Retail
11 2 (1.77%) Swedish Language
12 1 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.88%) Law
Job Titles
1 19 (16.81%) Embedded Engineer
1 19 (16.81%) Technical Engineer
1 19 (16.81%) Technical Support
2 17 (15.04%) Senior
3 16 (14.16%) Support Engineer
3 16 (14.16%) Technical Support Engineer
4 15 (13.27%) Software Engineer
5 14 (12.39%) Embedded Software Engineer
6 12 (10.62%) Field Engineer
6 12 (10.62%) Systems Engineer
7 8 (7.08%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 8 (7.08%) Senior Manager
8 7 (6.19%) Delivery Manager
8 7 (6.19%) Network Engineer
8 7 (6.19%) Senior Delivery Manager
8 7 (6.19%) Telecoms Manager
9 6 (5.31%) Design Engineer
9 6 (5.31%) Network Field Engineer
9 6 (5.31%) Systems Support Engineer
10 5 (4.42%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (11.50%) REST
2 4 (3.54%) Flash
3 1 (0.88%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 26 (23.01%) IoT
2 19 (16.81%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (15.93%) Driving Licence
4 13 (11.50%) ARM Cortex
5 10 (8.85%) Management Information System
5 10 (8.85%) Smartphone
6 6 (5.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 5 (4.42%) FPGA
7 5 (4.42%) NB-IoT
8 3 (2.65%) Algorithms
8 3 (2.65%) CCTV
8 3 (2.65%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.77%) Digital Signage
9 2 (1.77%) Embedded Systems
9 2 (1.77%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.77%) Verilog
9 2 (1.77%) VHDL
10 1 (0.88%) Cloud Native
10 1 (0.88%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.88%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (23.89%) Linux
2 24 (21.24%) Windows
3 14 (12.39%) Embedded Linux
3 14 (12.39%) Windows 10
4 9 (7.96%) Android
4 9 (7.96%) Windows Server
5 8 (7.08%) Apple iOS
6 3 (2.65%) VMS
7 2 (1.77%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.88%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.88%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.88%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (23.01%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (20.35%) Software Engineering
3 22 (19.47%) Cybersecurity
4 20 (17.70%) User Experience
5 18 (15.93%) Project Management
5 18 (15.93%) Software Testing
6 17 (15.04%) Data Management
7 16 (14.16%) Agile
8 14 (12.39%) Test Automation
9 13 (11.50%) OO
9 13 (11.50%) OOD
10 11 (9.73%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 10 (8.85%) Business Development
11 10 (8.85%) Customer Service
12 8 (7.08%) Logistics
12 8 (7.08%) Project Delivery
13 7 (6.19%) Validation
14 6 (5.31%) Business Intelligence
14 6 (5.31%) Digital Marketing
14 6 (5.31%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (20.35%) C++
2 16 (14.16%) C
3 13 (11.50%) JavaScript
4 7 (6.19%) C#
5 5 (4.42%) Assembly Language
6 3 (2.65%) SQL
7 2 (1.77%) Embedded C++
7 2 (1.77%) Python
8 1 (0.88%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 24 (21.24%) Security Cleared
2 10 (8.85%) BPSS Clearance
3 9 (7.96%) CTC Cleared
3 9 (7.96%) Degree
4 6 (5.31%) GCSC
5 4 (3.54%) Master's Degree
6 3 (2.65%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.77%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.88%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (19.47%) GDPR
2 17 (15.04%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (7.96%) COSHH
4 6 (5.31%) SLA
5 4 (3.54%) IEC 61131
5 4 (3.54%) JTAG
6 2 (1.77%) ISO 22301
6 2 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.88%) PMO
7 1 (0.88%) QA
System Software
1 25 (22.12%) Hyper-V
2 10 (8.85%) Active Directory
3 6 (5.31%) Firmware
4 2 (1.77%) Docker
5 1 (0.88%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 17 (15.04%) FortiGate
2 4 (3.54%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 24 (21.24%) Cisco
2 23 (20.35%) HP
3 17 (15.04%) Darktrace
3 17 (15.04%) NEC
4 16 (14.16%) Microsoft
5 9 (7.96%) Mitel
5 9 (7.96%) Ribbon
6 8 (7.08%) Citrix
7 6 (5.31%) SAP
8 4 (3.54%) EMC
9 2 (1.77%) Thales
10 1 (0.88%) Apple
10 1 (0.88%) Atmel
10 1 (0.88%) Autodesk
10 1 (0.88%) CA
10 1 (0.88%) Freescale
10 1 (0.88%) NCR
10 1 (0.88%) Oracle
10 1 (0.88%) Remedy
10 1 (0.88%) Sparx