The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Slough requiring 5G skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited 5G over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period 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 Slough.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
29
25
33
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough
40.85%
32.89%
16.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
23
19
10th Percentile
£225
-
£308
25th Percentile
£283
£280
-
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£310
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+45.16%
-22.50%
-5.88%
75th Percentile
-
£550
£465
90th Percentile
-
£577
£519
Berkshire median daily rate
£450
£490
£488
% change year-on-year
-8.16%
+0.51%
+4.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
Median hourly rate
£24.66
-
-
Berkshire median hourly rate
£24.66
£83.77
£66.00
% change year-on-year
-70.56%
+26.92%
+288.24%
5G Job Vacancy Trend in Slough
Job postings citing 5G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Slough.
5G Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Slough
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 5G in Slough.
5G Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing 5G 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 Slough region with a requirement for 5G.
5G Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Slough 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:
