5G NR (5G New Radio)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring 5G NR skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 115 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing 5G NR | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley | - | 0.30% | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 1.59% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £520 | - |
| South East median daily rate | - | £610 | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley
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 the Thames Valley.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 301 | 378 | 567 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 14.53% | 18.82% | 22.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 194 | 189 | 357 |
| 10th Percentile | £225 | £230 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £400 | £295 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £427 | £500 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.60% | +7.53% | -7.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £608 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £611 | £650 | £650 |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | -6.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £22.28 | £23.74 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.50 | £27.94 | £24.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £77.00 | £38.25 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +101.31% | +27.50% | +42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £89.63 | £48.94 | £75.36 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £54.83 | £81.01 |
| South East median hourly rate | £70.16 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.26% | +4.17% | +33.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing 5G NR relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing 5G NR.
