The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring 5G skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Reading.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
66
110
135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading
12.20%
10.81%
13.80%
Number of salaries quoted
31
51
112
10th Percentile
£31,250
£40,013
£32,500
25th Percentile
£35,000
£49,375
£34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£57,500
£60,000
£56,525
Median % change year-on-year
-4.17%
+6.15%
+0.49%
75th Percentile
£67,500
£73,750
£74,250
90th Percentile
£69,203
£80,000
£84,875
Berkshire median annual salary
£45,000
£55,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-18.18%
+4.76%
-4.55%
5G Job Vacancy Trend in Reading
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing 5G relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Reading.
5G Salary Trend in Reading
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing 5G.
5G Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading
For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, job vacancies citing 5G also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Reading region with a requirement for 5G.
5G Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
