5G Contracts in the Thames Valley

5G
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 82 105 96
Rank change year-on-year +23 -9 -5
Contract jobs citing 5G 62 43 69
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.32% 1.46% 1.98%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 10.30% 9.01% 11.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 28 33
10th Percentile £344 £280 £267
25th Percentile £366 £357 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £481 £410
Median % change year-on-year -12.99% +17.38% +9.33%
75th Percentile £458 £571 £444
90th Percentile £514 £591 £493
South East median daily rate £419 £400 £410
% change year-on-year +4.69% -2.44% +13.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24.25 - -
Median hourly rate £24.50 - -
75th Percentile £24.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £24.50 £66.25 -
% change year-on-year -63.02% - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 602 477 601
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 22.53% 16.24% 17.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 292 293 344
10th Percentile £205 £313 £200
25th Percentile £350 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £464
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +4.99% +16.08%
75th Percentile £600 £570 £552
90th Percentile £650 £648 £645
South East median daily rate £488 £486 £450
% change year-on-year +0.26% +8.06% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 15 18
10th Percentile £17.79 £19.70 £12.19
25th Percentile £23.78 £25.75 £13.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.52% +288.24% -47.29%
75th Percentile £85.65 £80.25 £23.75
90th Percentile £87.47 £81.22 £38.80
South East median hourly rate £57.35 £53.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +8.21% +146.51% -34.85%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for 5G in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 5G in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for 5G in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 5G in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 5G in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 5G in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for 5G in the Thames Valley

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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 5G within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
Berkshire +14 62 £419 -12.99% 8
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South East

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 1 (1.61%) OpenStack
Applications
1 5 (8.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.45%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 26 (41.94%) IaaS
1 26 (41.94%) PaaS
1 26 (41.94%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 28 (45.16%) Broadband
2 20 (32.26%) 4G
2 20 (32.26%) Radio Access Network
3 19 (30.65%) 3G
4 9 (14.52%) LTE
5 5 (8.06%) DNS
5 5 (8.06%) VoLTE
6 4 (6.45%) Diameter Protocol
6 4 (6.45%) GGSN
6 4 (6.45%) RANAP
6 4 (6.45%) SGSN
6 4 (6.45%) Wireshark
7 3 (4.84%) 2G
8 2 (3.23%) DSL
8 2 (3.23%) Ethernet
8 2 (3.23%) GPRS
8 2 (3.23%) WAN
9 1 (1.61%) EIGRP
9 1 (1.61%) ICMP
9 1 (1.61%) MPLS
General
1 32 (51.61%) Law
2 26 (41.94%) Organisational Skills
3 25 (40.32%) Telecoms
4 7 (11.29%) Finance
4 7 (11.29%) Social Skills
5 6 (9.68%) Legal
6 4 (6.45%) Multimedia
6 4 (6.45%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.23%) Analytical Skills
8 1 (1.61%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 26 (41.94%) Penetration Tester
1 26 (41.94%) Security Penetration Tester
1 26 (41.94%) Security Specialist
1 26 (41.94%) Security Tester
1 26 (41.94%) Tester
1 26 (41.94%) Testing Specialist
2 10 (16.13%) Telecoms Manager
3 7 (11.29%) Consultant
4 6 (9.68%) Network Manager
4 6 (9.68%) Performance Specialist
4 6 (9.68%) Procurement Manager
5 5 (8.06%) Build Manager
5 5 (8.06%) Performance Consultant
5 5 (8.06%) Senior
5 5 (8.06%) Senior Consultant
5 5 (8.06%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 5 (8.06%) Senior Performance Consultant
6 3 (4.84%) Health and Safety Manager
6 3 (4.84%) Project Manager
7 2 (3.23%) Mobile Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (41.94%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 26 (41.94%) Mobile App
2 6 (9.68%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (1.61%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.61%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (48.39%) Stakeholder Management
2 26 (41.94%) Application Security
2 26 (41.94%) Cybersecurity
2 26 (41.94%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 26 (41.94%) OWASP
2 26 (41.94%) Penetration Testing
2 26 (41.94%) Security Testing
3 16 (25.81%) Customer Experience
4 10 (16.13%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (16.13%) Roadmaps
5 8 (12.90%) Capacity Planning
6 7 (11.29%) Performance Management
6 7 (11.29%) Technical Leadership
7 6 (9.68%) Contract Management
7 6 (9.68%) Decision-Making
7 6 (9.68%) Edge Computing
7 6 (9.68%) Line Management
8 5 (8.06%) Conflict Resolution
9 4 (6.45%) Computer Science
9 4 (6.45%) Network Architecture
Qualifications
1 27 (43.55%) Security Cleared
2 26 (41.94%) CREST Certified
2 26 (41.94%) GIAC
2 26 (41.94%) GPEN
2 26 (41.94%) OSCP
2 26 (41.94%) SANS
3 5 (8.06%) Degree
4 4 (6.45%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.61%) BC Cleared
5 1 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.61%) CSPO
5 1 (1.61%) HNC
5 1 (1.61%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (41.94%) GDPR
1 26 (41.94%) NCSC
1 26 (41.94%) PCI DSS
2 2 (3.23%) SLA
3 1 (1.61%) QA
System Software
1 2 (3.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (1.61%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 26 (41.94%) Virgin Media
2 4 (6.45%) Empirix
2 4 (6.45%) NetScout
3 2 (3.23%) Cisco
4 1 (1.61%) ADVA
4 1 (1.61%) Juniper
4 1 (1.61%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.61%) Nokia
4 1 (1.61%) Nokia Networks
4 1 (1.61%) Tellabs