5G
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring 5G skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 152 | 184 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +32 | +52 |
| Contract jobs citing 5G | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North of England | - | 0.28% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 1.81% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £304 | £330 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £316 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £336 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.93% | -37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £356 | £363 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £367 | £370 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +9.47% | +10.14% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England
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 the North of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 563 | 553 | 694 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 11.91% | 15.40% | 14.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 346 | 311 | 513 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £163 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £305 | £255 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £459 | £450 | £486 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -7.41% | +5.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £556 | £593 |
| 90th Percentile | £672 | £675 | £671 |
| England median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 12 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.59 | £15.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.33 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.50 | £32.88 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.57% | +85.55% | -17.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £51.23 | £24.39 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £51.91 | £46.88 |
| England median hourly rate | £34.00 | £41.00 | £55.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.07% | -26.39% | +23.78% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing 5G relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing 5G.
