5G Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

5G
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 276 269 401
Rank change year-on-year -7 +132 +115
Contract jobs citing 5G 28 76 76
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.28% 0.50% 0.29%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 2.68% 4.72% 2.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 21 41
10th Percentile £193 £425 £280
25th Percentile £350 £431 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +18.75% -11.11%
75th Percentile £478 £495 £540
90th Percentile £613 £548 £580
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £400
% change year-on-year -5.26% +18.75% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - £55.82
25th Percentile - £24.25 £62.50
Median hourly rate - £24.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year - -62.31% -
75th Percentile - £24.75 £68.75
90th Percentile - - £69.50
UK median hourly rate - £25.25 £67.50
% change year-on-year - -62.59% +7.14%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,043 1,610 2,954
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.53% 10.49% 11.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 667 1,029 1,967
10th Percentile £325 £300 £350
25th Percentile £400 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.99% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £615 £650
90th Percentile £700 £703 £725
UK median daily rate £488 £495 £519
% change year-on-year -1.52% -4.53% +3.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 77 101
10th Percentile £13.78 £12.75 £24.50
25th Percentile £14.20 £14.27 £42.50
Median hourly rate £41.00 £24.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.35% -59.17% +23.51%
75th Percentile £64.38 £65.00 £71.50
90th Percentile £73.75 £87.46 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £40.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year -27.50% +110.53% -32.74%

5G
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing 5G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

5G trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

5G
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing 5G.

5G daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

5G
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing 5G over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

5G daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

5G
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing 5G.

5G hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

5G
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:

Applications
1 4 (14.29%) MS Visio
2 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Primavera
Communications & Networking
1 18 (64.29%) 4G
2 15 (53.57%) Radio Access Network
3 11 (39.29%) 2G
4 9 (32.14%) 3G
5 5 (17.86%) LTE
6 4 (14.29%) Ethernet
6 4 (14.29%) MPLS
6 4 (14.29%) Network Security
7 3 (10.71%) Wireless
8 2 (7.14%) 3GPP
9 1 (3.57%) 5G NR
9 1 (3.57%) GSM
9 1 (3.57%) Packet Switching
9 1 (3.57%) Structured Cabling
9 1 (3.57%) TCP/IP
9 1 (3.57%) VoLTE
9 1 (3.57%) VoWiFi
9 1 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (3.57%) WLAN
General
1 21 (75.00%) Telecoms
2 5 (17.86%) Social Skills
3 4 (14.29%) Billing
4 3 (10.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.57%) Electronics
5 1 (3.57%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (25.00%) Designer
2 4 (14.29%) Design Engineer
2 4 (14.29%) Project Manager
2 4 (14.29%) Solutions Designer
3 3 (10.71%) IP Designer
3 3 (10.71%) OSS Project Manager
3 3 (10.71%) Telecoms Manager
3 3 (10.71%) Telecoms Project Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Developer
4 2 (7.14%) Network Specialist
4 2 (7.14%) Radio Design Engineer
4 2 (7.14%) Radio Engineer
4 2 (7.14%) Senior
4 2 (7.14%) Software Developer
5 1 (3.57%) Analyst
5 1 (3.57%) IP Network Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Network Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (3.57%) Technical Project Manager
5 1 (3.57%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.14%) OpenAPI
1 2 (7.14%) REST
1 2 (7.14%) RESTful
1 2 (7.14%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) Cloud Native
2 3 (10.71%) IoT
2 3 (10.71%) Smartphone
3 1 (3.57%) CCTV
3 1 (3.57%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (3.57%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.57%) Fibre Optics
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.71%) Android
1 3 (10.71%) Apple iOS
2 2 (7.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (35.71%) Network Design
2 6 (21.43%) Network Management
2 6 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (17.86%) Agile
3 5 (17.86%) Fault Management
3 5 (17.86%) Network Architecture
3 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (14.29%) CRM
4 4 (14.29%) Edge Computing
4 4 (14.29%) Performance Optimisation
4 4 (14.29%) Project Management
4 4 (14.29%) Validation
5 3 (10.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (10.71%) Data Security
5 3 (10.71%) Mobile Device Management
5 3 (10.71%) PRINCE2
5 3 (10.71%) Scrum
5 3 (10.71%) Time Management
5 3 (10.71%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 4 (14.29%) Python
2 2 (7.14%) C++
2 2 (7.14%) Go
2 2 (7.14%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (25.00%) Degree
2 3 (10.71%) PMI Certification
2 3 (10.71%) PMP
3 1 (3.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (7.14%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (10.71%) Amdocs OSS
2 2 (7.14%) Ansible
2 2 (7.14%) Kubernetes
2 2 (7.14%) NSN NetAct
Vendors
1 8 (28.57%) Nokia
2 7 (25.00%) Ericsson
3 3 (10.71%) Amdocs
3 3 (10.71%) Ciena
3 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
3 3 (10.71%) NetCracker
3 3 (10.71%) ServiceNow
4 1 (3.57%) Cisco
4 1 (3.57%) Huawei
4 1 (3.57%) Oracle