5G Contracts with Work from Home Options

5G
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 296 401 501
Rank change year-on-year +105 +100 -101
Contract jobs citing 5G 43 64 116
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.29% 0.26% 0.26%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.80% 2.24% 2.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 37 36
10th Percentile £425 £280 £313
25th Percentile £444 £350 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +20.63% -11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £531 £519 £534
90th Percentile £608 £574 £641
UK median daily rate £475 £430 £450
% change year-on-year +10.47% -4.44% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - £54.71 -
25th Percentile £24.25 £59.72 -
Median hourly rate £24.50 £66.25 -
Median % change year-on-year -63.02% - -
75th Percentile £24.75 £69.06 -
90th Percentile - £69.63 -
UK median hourly rate £40.50 £68.75 £63.00
% change year-on-year -41.09% +9.13% +40.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,535 2,854 4,295
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.35% 11.54% 9.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 997 1,889 2,908
10th Percentile £300 £350 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £600
90th Percentile £700 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £490 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -5.68% +3.90% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 94 104
10th Percentile £12.75 £22.50 £18.55
25th Percentile £14.20 £42.50 £26.44
Median hourly rate £24.13 £58.75 £48.04
Median % change year-on-year -58.94% +22.29% +11.08%
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.19 £63.25
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.33
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.70% +6.91%

5G
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing 5G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

5G trend for jobs with a WFH option

5G
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing 5G.

5G daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

5G
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing 5G over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

5G daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

5G
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing 5G.

5G hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

5G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 4 (9.30%) ArcGIS
2 2 (4.65%) OpenStack
Applications
1 4 (9.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (6.98%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.30%) Power Platform
2 3 (6.98%) Smartsheet
3 1 (2.33%) AWS
3 1 (2.33%) Azure
3 1 (2.33%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 33 (76.74%) 4G
2 16 (37.21%) Radio Access Network
3 12 (27.91%) 3G
4 11 (25.58%) Network Security
5 9 (20.93%) Firewall
5 9 (20.93%) VPN
6 6 (13.95%) LTE
7 5 (11.63%) 2G
8 4 (9.30%) 3GPP
8 4 (9.30%) 5G NR
8 4 (9.30%) VoIP
9 3 (6.98%) Wireless
10 2 (4.65%) BGP
10 2 (4.65%) MPLS
11 1 (2.33%) DSL
11 1 (2.33%) EIGRP
11 1 (2.33%) Ethernet
11 1 (2.33%) ICMP
11 1 (2.33%) OSPF
11 1 (2.33%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.30%) GIS
1 4 (9.30%) Power BI
1 4 (9.30%) QGIS
1 4 (9.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (6.98%) JIRA
2 1 (2.33%) Git
General
1 14 (32.56%) Telecoms
2 12 (27.91%) Social Skills
3 5 (11.63%) Finance
3 5 (11.63%) Marketing
4 3 (6.98%) Aerospace
4 3 (6.98%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (6.98%) Military
4 3 (6.98%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.33%) Local Government
5 1 (2.33%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 7 (16.28%) Design Engineer
1 7 (16.28%) Network Engineer
1 7 (16.28%) Senior
2 6 (13.95%) Performance Specialist
2 6 (13.95%) Project Manager
3 5 (11.63%) Consultant
3 5 (11.63%) Performance Consultant
3 5 (11.63%) Senior Consultant
3 5 (11.63%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 5 (11.63%) Senior Performance Consultant
4 4 (9.30%) Core Network Specialist
4 4 (9.30%) IP Engineer
4 4 (9.30%) Mobile Specialist
4 4 (9.30%) Network Design Specialist
4 4 (9.30%) Network Specialist
4 4 (9.30%) Radio Design Engineer
4 4 (9.30%) Radio Engineer
4 4 (9.30%) Radio Specialist
5 3 (6.98%) Health and Safety Manager
5 3 (6.98%) IP Design Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) JSON
1 1 (2.33%) NETCONF
1 1 (2.33%) XML
1 1 (2.33%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.33%) Housing Association
1 1 (2.33%) NHS
1 1 (2.33%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 6 (13.95%) Linux
2 5 (11.63%) Windows
3 1 (2.33%) CentOS
3 1 (2.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (27.91%) Roadmaps
2 8 (18.60%) Customer Experience
3 7 (16.28%) Load Balancing
3 7 (16.28%) Network Design
3 7 (16.28%) Network Virtualisation
4 6 (13.95%) Capacity Planning
4 6 (13.95%) Technical Leadership
5 5 (11.63%) Conflict Resolution
5 5 (11.63%) Data Analysis
5 5 (11.63%) Decision-Making
5 5 (11.63%) Performance Management
5 5 (11.63%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (11.63%) Systems Engineering
6 4 (9.30%) Agile
6 4 (9.30%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (9.30%) Network Architecture
6 4 (9.30%) Network Management
6 4 (9.30%) Project Management
6 4 (9.30%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (9.30%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.95%) Python
2 1 (2.33%) Perl
Qualifications
1 13 (30.23%) Security Cleared
2 6 (13.95%) SC Cleared
3 4 (9.30%) Degree
4 1 (2.33%) BC Cleared
4 1 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.33%) CCIE
4 1 (2.33%) CCNP
4 1 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.33%) Def Stans
1 1 (2.33%) NCSC
1 1 (2.33%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (4.65%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.33%) Check_MK
2 1 (2.33%) FortiGate
2 1 (2.33%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 11 (25.58%) Cisco
2 9 (20.93%) Juniper
3 4 (9.30%) Microsoft
4 3 (6.98%) Nokia
5 2 (4.65%) Sparx
6 1 (2.33%) ADVA
6 1 (2.33%) F5
6 1 (2.33%) Fortinet
6 1 (2.33%) Nokia Networks
6 1 (2.33%) Splunk
6 1 (2.33%) Tellabs
6 1 (2.33%) VMware