Radio Access Network (RAN)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Radio Access Network skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Radio Access Network over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 871 980 1175
Rank change year-on-year +109 +195 -301
Permanent jobs citing Radio Access Network 23 13 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.023% 0.012% 0.024%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.17% 0.081% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 15 3 9
10th Percentile - £69,000 -
25th Percentile £60,000 £71,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +15.38% +36.84%
75th Percentile £81,250 £90,625 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £100,000 £116,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.66% +51.43%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Radio Access Network is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,628 16,029 20,652
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.88% 15.30% 13.40%
Number of salaries quoted 9,526 8,241 11,792
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -

Radio Access Network
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Radio Access Network as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Radio Access Network in the UK

Radio Access Network
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Radio Access Network.

Salary trend for Radio Access Network in the UK

Radio Access Network
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Radio Access Network over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Radio Access Network in the UK

Radio Access Network
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Radio Access Network within the UK over the 6 months to 26 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +130 23 £75,000 - 20
UK excluding London +1 13 £60,000 -14.29% 13
London +148 9 £75,000 -15.49% 4
Work from Home +90 8 £60,000 -14.29% 5
South West -18 6 £60,000 - 3
South East +29 5 - - 7
East of England - 2 £75,000 - 2

Radio Access Network
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.35%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 14 (60.87%) 5G
2 6 (26.09%) Internet
3 4 (17.39%) GSM
4 3 (13.04%) DNS
5 2 (8.70%) Network Security
5 2 (8.70%) VoIP
5 2 (8.70%) Wireless
6 1 (4.35%) DHCP
6 1 (4.35%) LAN
6 1 (4.35%) LTE
6 1 (4.35%) SNMP
6 1 (4.35%) TCP/IP
6 1 (4.35%) tcpdump
6 1 (4.35%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (4.35%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) MS Access
1 1 (4.35%) Power BI
General
1 12 (52.17%) Telecoms
2 5 (21.74%) Finance
2 5 (21.74%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Aerospace
3 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (8.70%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.35%) Electronics
4 1 (4.35%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Legal
Job Titles
1 6 (26.09%) Technical Advisor
2 5 (21.74%) Engineering Manager
2 5 (21.74%) Network Engineering Manager
2 5 (21.74%) Network Manager
2 5 (21.74%) Senior
3 2 (8.70%) Business Development Manager
3 2 (8.70%) Business Manager
3 2 (8.70%) Consultant
3 2 (8.70%) Developer
3 2 (8.70%) Development Manager
3 2 (8.70%) Security Advisor
4 1 (4.35%) Analyst
4 1 (4.35%) Business Information Analyst
4 1 (4.35%) Commercial Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Implementation Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Information Analyst
4 1 (4.35%) MI Analyst
4 1 (4.35%) Network Engineer
4 1 (4.35%) Operations Manager
4 1 (4.35%) Senior Information Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) NETCONF
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.04%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.70%) IoT
2 2 (8.70%) NB-IoT
3 1 (4.35%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.35%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (4.35%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Linux
1 1 (4.35%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (30.43%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (30.43%) Project Management
2 5 (21.74%) Risk Management
3 4 (17.39%) Business Continuity
3 4 (17.39%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 4 (17.39%) Remediation Plan
3 4 (17.39%) Risk Assessment
3 4 (17.39%) Situational Awareness
3 4 (17.39%) Threat Intelligence
4 3 (13.04%) Energy Management
4 3 (13.04%) Impact Assessments
4 3 (13.04%) Network Architecture
4 3 (13.04%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (13.04%) Process Improvement
5 2 (8.70%) Business Development
5 2 (8.70%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (8.70%) Cyber Resilience
5 2 (8.70%) Decision-Making
5 2 (8.70%) Presales
5 2 (8.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.35%) Python
1 1 (4.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) Security Cleared
2 4 (17.39%) Degree
3 2 (8.70%) CISM
3 2 (8.70%) CISSP
4 1 (4.35%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (4.35%) CCNA
4 1 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) SLA
2 2 (8.70%) NCSC
2 2 (8.70%) NIST
Systems Management
1 1 (4.35%) Ansible
1 1 (4.35%) Nmap
1 1 (4.35%) OpenNMS
Vendors
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.35%) Cisco
2 1 (4.35%) SAP