The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
32 |
31 |
31 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne |
15.17% |
9.45% |
8.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
20 |
22 |
23 |
| 10th Percentile |
£327 |
£134 |
£199 |
| 25th Percentile |
£363 |
£245 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£299 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+50.63% |
-43.10% |
+31.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£563 |
£588 |
£688 |
| 90th Percentile |
£644 |
£698 |
£730 |
| Tyne and Wear median daily rate |
£431 |
£284 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
+51.89% |
-45.95% |
+31.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29.98 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£40.44 |
- |
£10.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£47.50 |
- |
£11.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-45.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48.75 |
- |
£11.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Tyne and Wear median hourly rate |
£47.50 |
- |
£11.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-40.54% |
