2G
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring 2G skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 743 680 884
Rank change year-on-year -63 +204 -8
Permanent jobs citing 2G 5 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.005% 0.002% 0.003%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.069% 0.014% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -50.00%
75th Percentile - - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £55,000

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

2G 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 7,275 7,153 12,620
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.40% 14.59% 12.44%
Number of salaries quoted 4,685 4,130 8,843
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,250 £30,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -7.50%
75th Percentile £69,390 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,600 £82,500 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £39,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year +7.59% -10.23% -2.22%

2G
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing 2G relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

2G job vacancy trend in the UK

2G
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing 2G.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing 2G

2G
Top 3 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 2G within the UK over the 6 months to 11 July 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -67 5 - - 12
London - 5 - - 8
Work from Home - 3 - - 4

2G
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) 3G
1 3 (60.00%) 4G
1 3 (60.00%) 5G
1 3 (60.00%) Structured Cabling
1 3 (60.00%) TETRA
General
1 3 (60.00%) Aviation
1 3 (60.00%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Retail
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Local Government
2 2 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Agile
1 3 (60.00%) Architecture Roadmap
1 3 (60.00%) IT Strategy
1 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
1 3 (60.00%) Project Management
1 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (60.00%) Technology Strategy
2 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving