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 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 690 861 941
Rank change year-on-year +171 +80 +117
Permanent jobs citing 3G 16 37 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.029% 0.037% 0.040%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.20% 0.27% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 14 19 36
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,350 -
25th Percentile - £29,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £38,000 £83,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% -54.49% +11.33%
75th Percentile £50,625 - £102,500
90th Percentile £57,500 £41,750 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -21.05% +1.33% -43.40%

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 8,011 13,516 15,741
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 14.64% 13.62% 15.58%
Number of salaries quoted 4,348 9,426 8,007
10th Percentile £23,731 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,074 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.11% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £63,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,715 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £43,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year -8.57% -2.78% -3.23%

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 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for 3G in the UK

3G
Top 6 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 11 May 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
UK excluding London +167 16 £30,000 -21.05% 10
England +139 16 £30,000 -21.05% 16
East Midlands - 10 £30,000 - 2
Midlands - 10 £30,000 - 2
East of England +36 4 £55,000 +44.74% 3
South East +90 2 - - 4

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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (62.50%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (12.50%) AWS
2 2 (12.50%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 14 (87.50%) 4G
2 10 (62.50%) ADSL
2 10 (62.50%) TCP/IP
3 6 (37.50%) Wireless
4 4 (25.00%) 2G
4 4 (25.00%) 5G
5 2 (12.50%) GPRS
5 2 (12.50%) LTE
5 2 (12.50%) Modbus
Development Applications
1 2 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 6 (37.50%) Electronics
1 6 (37.50%) Manufacturing
2 2 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Finance
2 2 (12.50%) Marketing
2 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
2 2 (12.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 10 (62.50%) IT Support
2 7 (43.75%) Lead
2 7 (43.75%) Support Team Leader
2 7 (43.75%) Team Leader
3 4 (25.00%) Design Engineer
3 4 (25.00%) Hardware Design Engineer
3 4 (25.00%) Hardware Engineer
4 3 (18.75%) IT Support Technician
4 3 (18.75%) IT Technician
4 3 (18.75%) Support Technician
5 2 (12.50%) Engineering Manager
5 2 (12.50%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 10 (62.50%) Driving Licence
2 6 (37.50%) IoT
3 2 (12.50%) NB-IoT
Operating Systems
1 10 (62.50%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (25.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 4 (25.00%) Design for Test
1 4 (25.00%) Validation
2 2 (12.50%) Agile
2 2 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (12.50%) Computer Science
2 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (12.50%) Innovative Thinking
2 2 (12.50%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (12.50%) Product Management
2 2 (12.50%) Product Requirements
2 2 (12.50%) Product Roadmap
2 2 (12.50%) Programme Management
2 2 (12.50%) Roadmaps
2 2 (12.50%) Scrum
2 2 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (12.50%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 6 (37.50%) Degree
2 4 (25.00%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 10 (62.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) EMC
2 2 (12.50%) SAP