5G
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring 5G skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 89 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -12 |
| Permanent jobs citing 5G | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales | - | - | 0.093% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 0.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -23.88% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £51,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median annual salary | - | - | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -23.88% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 130 | 64 | 152 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 14.44% | 19.10% | 14.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 82 | 50 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,620 | £23,504 | £24,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,087 | £30,125 | £28,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £30,500 | £47,500 | £41,067 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.79% | +15.66% | -8.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £57,500 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £66,838 | £65,000 |
| Wales median annual salary | £30,750 | £50,000 | £40,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.50% | +23.46% | -7.95% |
5G
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing 5G relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
5G
Salary Trend in South Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing 5G.
