5G
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring 5G skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 116 | 133 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +17 | +33 |
| Contract jobs citing 5G | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Scotland | - | 0.060% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 0.45% | 2.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £411 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £306 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £313 | £553 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -43.44% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £319 | £589 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £590 |
| UK median daily rate | £469 | £515 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.98% | +14.44% | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £26.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £56.25 | £30.00 | £65.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +87.50% | -54.53% | +1.51% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 200 | 221 | 299 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 12.72% | 13.16% | 12.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 148 | 132 | 168 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £152 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £270 | £313 | £439 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £434 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.02% | -21.14% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £545 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £618 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +2.56% | -5.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £21.00 | £20.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £23.77 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +215.56% | -60.39% | +355.93% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £43.22 | £60.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £71.50 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £28.38 | £32.50 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.68% | -31.58% | +143.59% |
5G
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing 5G relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing 5G.
