The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for 5G NR skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 5G NR over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
5G NR 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 advertised in London with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
1,664 |
2,582 |
3,649 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London |
9.56% |
10.07% |
9.44% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
1,122 |
1,822 |
2,536 |
10th Percentile |
£213 |
£250 |
£313 |
25th Percentile |
£350 |
£425 |
£450 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£564 |
£550 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-11.31% |
+2.50% |
+15.79% |
75th Percentile |
£619 |
£675 |
£653 |
90th Percentile |
£738 |
£775 |
£750 |
England median daily rate |
£498 |
£525 |
£500 |
% change year-on-year |
-5.24% |
+5.00% |
+13.64% |
Number of hourly rates quoted |
50 |
52 |
87 |
10th Percentile |
£14.46 |
£19.04 |
£20.96 |
25th Percentile |
£16.40 |
£22.60 |
£23.91 |
Median hourly rate |
£23.65 |
£36.27 |
£29.12 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-34.79% |
+24.55% |
-38.47% |
75th Percentile |
£41.25 |
£69.63 |
£46.81 |
90th Percentile |
£60.00 |
£75.00 |
£67.50 |
England median hourly rate |
£40.00 |
£17.50 |
£23.91 |
% change year-on-year |
+128.57% |
-26.81% |
+2.38% |