5G Contracts in the South East

5G
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for 5G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 5G over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 145 153 190
Rank change year-on-year +8 +37 -25
Contract jobs citing 5G 46 59 76
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.83% 1.02% 0.98%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.75% 6.17% 6.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 38 34
10th Percentile £350 £225 £286
25th Percentile £389 £228 £377
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £400 £418
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -4.19% +11.33%
75th Percentile £519 £548 £448
90th Percentile £540 £582 £490
England median daily rate £475 £430 £450
% change year-on-year +10.47% -4.44% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £63.25 -
25th Percentile £24.25 £64.38 -
Median hourly rate £24.50 £67.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -63.70% - -
75th Percentile £24.75 £69.38 -
90th Percentile - £69.75 -
England median hourly rate £46.63 £67.50 £63.00
% change year-on-year -30.93% +7.14% +40.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

5G is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,227 956 1,265
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 22.13% 16.55% 16.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 614 579 774
10th Percentile £205 £241 £188
25th Percentile £365 £366 £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £488 £450
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% +8.44% +5.88%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £560
90th Percentile £646 £700 £657
England median daily rate £495 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -5.71% +5.00% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 131 73 69
10th Percentile £16.25 £18.25 £15.54
25th Percentile £27.50 £42.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £57.35 £53.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.20% +148.84% -44.16%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £85.65 £80.25 £60.65
England median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £23.91
% change year-on-year +116.22% -22.63% -4.36%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing 5G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for 5G in the South East

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 5G in the South East.

Daily rate trend for 5G in the South East

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing 5G in the South East over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for 5G in the South East

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 5G in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for 5G in the South East

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Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing 5G within the South East region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +12 42 £438 -14.63% 18
Berkshire -6 42 £438 -14.63% 14
Surrey +13 2 £513 +105.00% 6
Hampshire -8 2 - - 1
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.17%) OpenStack
Applications
1 7 (15.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (13.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 28 (60.87%) 4G
2 27 (58.70%) Radio Access Network
3 24 (52.17%) 3G
4 11 (23.91%) LTE
5 7 (15.22%) DNS
5 7 (15.22%) VoLTE
6 6 (13.04%) Diameter Protocol
6 6 (13.04%) GGSN
6 6 (13.04%) RANAP
6 6 (13.04%) SGSN
6 6 (13.04%) Wireshark
7 4 (8.70%) 2G
8 3 (6.52%) GPRS
8 3 (6.52%) Wireless
9 2 (4.35%) Broadband
9 2 (4.35%) DSL
9 2 (4.35%) Ethernet
9 2 (4.35%) GSM
9 2 (4.35%) WAN
10 1 (2.17%) EIGRP
General
1 27 (58.70%) Telecoms
2 9 (19.57%) Social Skills
3 7 (15.22%) Finance
4 6 (13.04%) Law
4 6 (13.04%) Legal
4 6 (13.04%) Multimedia
4 6 (13.04%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (6.52%) Marketing
6 2 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (21.74%) Telecoms Manager
2 9 (19.57%) Consultant
3 6 (13.04%) Network Manager
3 6 (13.04%) Performance Specialist
3 6 (13.04%) Procurement Manager
4 5 (10.87%) Build Manager
4 5 (10.87%) Performance Consultant
4 5 (10.87%) Senior
4 5 (10.87%) Senior Consultant
4 5 (10.87%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 5 (10.87%) Senior Performance Consultant
5 3 (6.52%) Health and Safety Manager
5 3 (6.52%) Project Manager
6 2 (4.35%) Author
6 2 (4.35%) Mobile Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Network Engineer
6 2 (4.35%) Technical Author
7 1 (2.17%) Cisco Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Cisco Network Engineer
7 1 (2.17%) Project Planner
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.04%) Hybrid Cloud
2 3 (6.52%) IoT
2 3 (6.52%) NB-IoT
3 1 (2.17%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.17%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (39.13%) Customer Experience
2 11 (23.91%) Capacity Planning
3 10 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (21.74%) Roadmaps
4 9 (19.57%) Performance Management
5 7 (15.22%) Technical Leadership
6 6 (13.04%) Computer Science
6 6 (13.04%) Contract Management
6 6 (13.04%) Decision-Making
6 6 (13.04%) Edge Computing
6 6 (13.04%) Line Management
6 6 (13.04%) Network Architecture
6 6 (13.04%) Performance Improvement
6 6 (13.04%) Statistics
7 5 (10.87%) B2B
7 5 (10.87%) Conflict Resolution
8 4 (8.70%) Planning and Forecasting
8 4 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (6.52%) Technical Architecture
10 2 (4.35%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 7 (15.22%) Degree
2 6 (13.04%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (2.17%) BC Cleared
3 1 (2.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.17%) CSPO
3 1 (2.17%) HNC
3 1 (2.17%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.35%) SLA
2 1 (2.17%) QA
System Software
1 2 (4.35%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (2.17%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (13.04%) Empirix
1 6 (13.04%) NetScout
2 2 (4.35%) Cisco
3 1 (2.17%) ADVA
3 1 (2.17%) Juniper
3 1 (2.17%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.17%) Nokia
3 1 (2.17%) Nokia Networks
3 1 (2.17%) Tellabs