5G Contracts in the North West

5G
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West 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.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 161 168
Rank change year-on-year +29 +7 -30
Contract jobs citing 5G 7 5 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.26% 0.16% 0.15%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.95% 1.18% 1.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 4
10th Percentile £333 £452 £376
25th Percentile £344 £454 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 £468 £414
Median % change year-on-year -21.93% +12.99% -
75th Percentile £371 £481 £423
90th Percentile £374 £484 -
England median daily rate £475 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +12.50%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North West

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 the North West with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 359 424 530
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 13.08% 13.34% 13.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 300 353
10th Percentile £199 £288 £183
25th Percentile £313 £363 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% +20.00%
75th Percentile £653 £575 £586
90th Percentile £825 £650 £638
England median daily rate £490 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -6.67% +5.00% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 10 13
10th Percentile £17.72 £17.92 £12.07
25th Percentile £18.48 £19.17 £16.23
Median hourly rate £26.75 £31.25 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.40% +68.92% -65.09%
75th Percentile £45.88 £51.45 £42.20
90th Percentile £83.76 £52.13 £63.75
England median hourly rate £40.00 £18.66 £23.91
% change year-on-year +114.36% -21.96% -4.36%

5G
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing 5G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for 5G in the North West

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 5G in the North West.

Daily rate trend for 5G in the North West

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Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 5G within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 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
Merseyside - 4 - -
Manchester +22 3 £365 -20.44% 1
5G
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) 3G
1 3 (42.86%) 4G
2 2 (28.57%) 2G
3 1 (14.29%) Radio Access Network
General
1 7 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Lead
1 4 (57.14%) Team Leader
2 2 (28.57%) Radio Planner
3 1 (14.29%) Radio Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Business Case
1 2 (28.57%) Customer Experience
1 2 (28.57%) Customer-Centricity
1 2 (28.57%) Network Design
1 2 (28.57%) Network Optimisation
1 2 (28.57%) Network Planning
1 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (28.57%) Project Management
1 2 (28.57%) Radio Network Optimisation
1 2 (28.57%) Statistics
1 2 (28.57%) Supplier Management