The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for 5G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 5G over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 3 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
59
76
78
Rank change year-on-year
+17
+2
-16
Contract jobs citing 5G
6
2
13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
5G 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 Birmingham with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
147
145
162
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
19.34%
16.35%
12.17%
Number of daily rates quoted
92
68
101
10th Percentile
£206
£313
£163
25th Percentile
£305
£394
£213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£350
£506
£400
Median % change year-on-year
-30.86%
+26.56%
-11.11%
75th Percentile
£488
£700
£496
90th Percentile
£600
£731
£593
West Midlands median daily rate
£400
£485
£400
% change year-on-year
-17.53%
+21.25%
-5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
5
3
10th Percentile
£13.25
-
£12.57
25th Percentile
£14.00
£12.50
£15.36
Median hourly rate
£19.95
£15.00
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
+33.00%
-25.00%
+27.11%
75th Percentile
£28.75
£18.75
-
90th Percentile
£72.90
£20.21
-
West Midlands median hourly rate
£19.95
£16.75
£16.50
% change year-on-year
+19.10%
+1.52%
+10.00%
5G Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing 5G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
5G Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 5G in Birmingham.
5G Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing 5G also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for 5G.
5G Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
