The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Newport requiring 5G skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Newport.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
15 |
24 |
6 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport |
21.43% |
40.00% |
6.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
12 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£513 |
£146 |
£189 |
| 25th Percentile |
£525 |
£176 |
£273 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£288 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+91.30% |
-32.35% |
-19.05% |
| 75th Percentile |
£594 |
£387 |
£456 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
£437 |
£468 |
| South Wales median daily rate |
£425 |
£325 |
£356 |
| % change year-on-year |
+30.77% |
-8.77% |
-28.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
6 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
£83.25 |
£30.00 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£84.38 |
£33.75 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£87.50 |
£37.50 |
£14.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+133.33% |
+161.14% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£89.38 |
£44.06 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£89.75 |
£51.25 |
- |
| South Wales median hourly rate |
£46.41 |
£37.50 |
£14.36 |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.76% |
+161.14% |
- |
