The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring 5G skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited 5G over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 12 Jun 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
84
137
129
Rank change year-on-year
+53
-8
-
Permanent jobs citing 5G
22
12
2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
5G falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Birmingham.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
231
389
270
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
17.33%
12.45%
15.06%
Number of salaries quoted
141
299
194
10th Percentile
£35,500
£26,750
£27,575
25th Percentile
£44,000
£32,500
£38,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£45,475
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
+26.44%
-17.32%
-
75th Percentile
£73,750
£62,500
£66,250
90th Percentile
£85,000
£79,000
£77,500
West Midlands median annual salary
£47,500
£42,500
£45,000
% change year-on-year
+11.76%
-5.56%
-5.26%
5G Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing 5G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
5G Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 5G in Birmingham.
5G Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 12 June 2025, job vacancies citing 5G also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for 5G.
5G Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
