5G Contract Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

5G
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring 5G skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing 5G 0 0 14
As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear - - 7.69%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - 48.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North East median daily rate £363 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 50 13 29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 6.99% 5.78% 15.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 10 12
10th Percentile £181 £146 £413
25th Percentile £250 £228 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £340 £593
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -42.62% +48.13%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £645
90th Percentile £643 £528 £805
North East median daily rate £425 £340 £585
% change year-on-year +25.00% -41.88% +46.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £22.93 - -
25th Percentile £25.33 - -
Median hourly rate £26.66 - -
75th Percentile £32.50 - -
90th Percentile £43.00 - -
North East median hourly rate £26.66 - £43.00
% change year-on-year - - +145.71%

5G
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing 5G relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

5G job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear