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 24 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 24 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
37
37
46
Rank change year-on-year
0
+9
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing 5G
5
9
4
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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
74
56
90
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire
22.36%
13.21%
16.48%
Number of daily rates quoted
27
15
58
10th Percentile
£295
£262
£226
25th Percentile
£371
£326
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£515
£538
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-4.19%
+13.16%
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£619
£588
£519
90th Percentile
£710
-
£575
East of England median daily rate
£525
£400
£450
% change year-on-year
+31.25%
-11.11%
+5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
28
10
10th Percentile
-
-
£15.25
25th Percentile
£14.99
£14.16
£15.81
Median hourly rate
£16.30
£16.30
£17.25
Median % change year-on-year
-
-5.48%
+11.26%
75th Percentile
£31.00
£21.37
£30.14
90th Percentile
£69.75
£21.40
£37.30
East of England median hourly rate
£62.25
£49.28
£65.00
% change year-on-year
+26.32%
-24.18%
+136.41%
5G Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings citing 5G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
5G Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing 5G.
5G Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 24 August 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:
