The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cambridgeshire requiring 5G skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited 5G over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
40
52
-
Rank change year-on-year
+12
-
-
Contract jobs citing 5G
5
3
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire
5G 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 Cambridgeshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
73
73
96
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire
26.45%
14.75%
16.16%
Number of daily rates quoted
36
22
42
10th Percentile
£363
£203
£278
25th Percentile
£414
£235
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£474
£400
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+18.44%
-11.11%
+5.88%
75th Percentile
£500
£475
£500
90th Percentile
£581
£583
£533
East of England median daily rate
£475
£415
£475
% change year-on-year
+14.46%
-12.63%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
22
48
21
10th Percentile
-
£14.16
-
25th Percentile
£14.99
£15.85
£15.25
Median hourly rate
£15.44
£18.84
£15.50
Median % change year-on-year
-18.02%
+21.52%
-
75th Percentile
£20.17
£21.39
£16.77
90th Percentile
£21.46
£63.75
£52.50
East of England median hourly rate
£39.32
£22.50
£52.50
% change year-on-year
+74.76%
-57.14%
+238.71%
5G Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings citing 5G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
5G Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 5G in Cambridgeshire.
5G Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing 5G also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridgeshire region with a requirement for 5G.
5G Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:
