5G NR Contract Job Trends in Bristol

5G NR (5G New Radio)
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring 5G NR skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing 5G NR 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.12% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
South West median daily rate £450 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Bristol

5G NR falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 46 96 136
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 5.66% 12.20% 13.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 53 88
10th Percentile £235 £350 £230
25th Percentile £330 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £585
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -18.80% +23.42%
75th Percentile £563 £565 £675
90th Percentile £575 £663 £703
South West median daily rate £533 £525 £538
% change year-on-year +1.43% -2.33% +13.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 14 12
10th Percentile - £11.75 £65.00
25th Percentile £15.62 £64.06 £67.81
Median hourly rate £17.25 £66.25 £73.75
Median % change year-on-year -73.97% -10.17% +13.46%
75th Percentile £29.59 £74.69 £76.44
90th Percentile £50.84 £75.00 £79.70
South West median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -23.08% +15.06% -13.09%

5G NR
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) 4G
1 1 (100.00%) 5G
1 1 (100.00%) LTE
1 1 (100.00%) MIMO
1 1 (100.00%) Radio Access Network
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Ericsson Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) RAN Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) RAN Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Network Design
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Ericsson
1 1 (100.00%) Mapinfo
1 1 (100.00%) Nokia