5G NR (5G New Radio)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring 5G NR skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited 5G NR over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 768 | 754 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -14 | +114 |
| Permanent jobs citing 5G NR | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | - | 0.009% | 0.002% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 0.071% | 0.009% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £69,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £80,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +33.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £82,000 | - |
| UK median annual salary | - | £80,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +33.33% | -7.69% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK excluding London
5G NR 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 the UK excluding London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 6,902 | 9,823 | 10,747 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 17.70% | 13.27% | 18.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,211 | 7,114 | 4,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £25,750 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £25,087 | £31,250 | £32,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £44,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.45% | -2.22% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,750 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | £68,750 | £75,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £42,500 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
5G NR
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing 5G NR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
5G NR
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 5G NR in the UK excluding London.