3G
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring 3G skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited 3G over the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jan 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 724 750 961
Rank change year-on-year +26 +211 +14
Permanent jobs citing 3G 45 16 53
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.069% 0.024% 0.049%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.43% 0.17% 0.38%
Number of salaries quoted 22 15 46
10th Percentile £38,000 £29,050 £36,250
25th Percentile £52,500 £29,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -25.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £71,625 £89,250
90th Percentile £64,250 £75,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year +22.22% +20.00% -40.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

3G 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 10,486 9,313 13,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 16.05% 13.95% 13.04%
Number of salaries quoted 3,782 7,260 9,101
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% +3.96%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% - -

3G
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing 3G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 3G in the UK

3G
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 3G.

Salary trend for 3G in the UK

3G
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 3G over the 6 months to 23 January 2025.

Salary histogram for 3G in the UK

3G
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 3G within the UK over the 6 months to 23 January 2025. 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 +50 45 £55,000 +22.22% 6
UK excluding London +31 45 £55,000 +22.22% 7
East of England - 32 £55,000 - 2
Work from Home +63 16 £55,000 +77.42% 5
South East +1 9 £60,000 +88.98% 3
North of England +16 3 - -
North East - 3 - -
South West - 1 £24,500 -

3G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 14 (31.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (11.11%) AWS
1 5 (11.11%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 36 (80.00%) 4G
2 32 (71.11%) 2G
3 29 (64.44%) 5G
4 18 (40.00%) Wireless
5 14 (31.11%) Radio Access Network
6 13 (28.89%) LTE
7 12 (26.67%) GPRS
8 9 (20.00%) Modbus
9 6 (13.33%) Bluetooth
10 3 (6.67%) GSM
11 1 (2.22%) VSAT
Development Applications
1 9 (20.00%) JIRA
2 3 (6.67%) LabVIEW
General
1 36 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 14 (31.11%) Electronics
2 14 (31.11%) Manufacturing
3 11 (24.44%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (20.00%) Marketing
5 6 (13.33%) Finance
5 6 (13.33%) Public Sector
5 6 (13.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (31.11%) Databuild Engineer
2 12 (26.67%) Build Engineer
2 12 (26.67%) Data Engineer
3 8 (17.78%) Design Engineer
3 8 (17.78%) Hardware Design Engineer
3 8 (17.78%) Hardware Engineer
3 8 (17.78%) Product Manager
4 7 (15.56%) RF Engineer
5 5 (11.11%) Engineering Manager
5 5 (11.11%) RAN Engineer
6 4 (8.89%) Support Engineer
6 4 (8.89%) Technical Support
6 4 (8.89%) Technical Support Engineer
7 3 (6.67%) Junior
7 3 (6.67%) Junior Test Engineer
7 3 (6.67%) Technical Engineer
7 3 (6.67%) Test Engineer
8 1 (2.22%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 1 (2.22%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
8 1 (2.22%) 3rd Line Technical Support
Miscellaneous
1 24 (53.33%) IoT
2 9 (20.00%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.67%) Android
1 3 (6.67%) Windows
1 3 (6.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (66.67%) Validation
2 19 (42.22%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (31.11%) Workflow
4 8 (17.78%) Computer Science
4 8 (17.78%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (17.78%) Design for Manufacturing
4 8 (17.78%) Design for Test
4 8 (17.78%) Innovative Thinking
4 8 (17.78%) Performance Metrics
4 8 (17.78%) Product Management
4 8 (17.78%) Product Requirements
4 8 (17.78%) Product Roadmap
4 8 (17.78%) Roadmaps
4 8 (17.78%) Strategic Thinking
4 8 (17.78%) User Experience
5 6 (13.33%) Business Intelligence
5 6 (13.33%) Digital Marketing
5 6 (13.33%) Programme Management
6 5 (11.11%) Agile
6 5 (11.11%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.67%) C
1 3 (6.67%) C++
1 3 (6.67%) Java
1 3 (6.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 31 (68.89%) Degree
2 8 (17.78%) Master's Degree
3 3 (6.67%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.22%) GCSC
System Software
1 1 (2.22%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (2.22%) Firmware
Vendors
1 15 (33.33%) EMC
2 14 (31.11%) Nokia
3 6 (13.33%) SAP
4 1 (2.22%) Cisco
4 1 (2.22%) Freshdesk
4 1 (2.22%) HP