The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Reading requiring 5G NR skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited 5G NR over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
5G NR 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 Reading.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
87
243
176
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading
14.65%
20.42%
17.10%
Number of daily rates quoted
34
112
94
10th Percentile
£221
£205
£331
25th Percentile
£307
£346
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£506
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-11.11%
-3.57%
+10.53%
75th Percentile
£495
£608
£650
90th Percentile
£576
-
£721
Berkshire median daily rate
£450
£490
£488
% change year-on-year
-8.16%
+0.51%
+4.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
13
3
10th Percentile
-
£77.22
-
25th Percentile
-
-
-
Median hourly rate
-
£87.46
£66.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+32.52%
+153.85%
75th Percentile
-
£87.53
£73.69
90th Percentile
-
-
£78.30
Berkshire median hourly rate
£24.66
£83.77
£66.00
% change year-on-year
-70.56%
+26.92%
+288.24%
5G NR Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Job postings citing 5G NR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.
5G NR Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing 5G NR 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 Reading region with a requirement for 5G NR.
5G NR Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:
