The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for 5G NR skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 5G NR over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
5G NR 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 with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
1,622
2,951
4,349
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
10.62%
11.38%
9.76%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,034
1,968
2,970
10th Percentile
£300
£350
£313
25th Percentile
£410
£425
£406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£505
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-3.81%
+5.00%
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£613
£650
£600
90th Percentile
£702
£725
£675
UK median daily rate
£490
£519
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.59%
+3.80%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
76
102
102
10th Percentile
£12.75
£25.20
£18.55
25th Percentile
£14.20
£42.50
£25.69
Median hourly rate
£24.13
£60.00
£49.29
Median % change year-on-year
-59.79%
+21.73%
+15.98%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£73.19
£63.19
90th Percentile
£87.46
£80.93
£66.00
UK median hourly rate
£38.00
£19.00
£28.33
% change year-on-year
+100.00%
-32.93%
-0.60%
5G NR Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing 5G NR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
5G NR Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing 5G NR also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for 5G NR.
5G NR Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
