4G
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring 4G skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited 4G over the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 652 700 1052
Rank change year-on-year +48 +352 -105
Permanent jobs citing 4G 126 64 113
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.17% 0.11% 0.080%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.24% 0.71% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 63 52 30
10th Percentile £29,000 £39,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £34,501 £42,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,750 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -13.72% +18.95%
75th Percentile £57,500 £59,813 £76,875
90th Percentile £60,000 £74,700 £78,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,000 £50,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -24.00% -25.93% +50.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

4G 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 10,167 8,963 17,949
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.44% 15.08% 12.77%
Number of salaries quoted 4,126 6,750 10,879
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,768 £28,528
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,800 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%

4G
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing 4G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for 4G in the UK

4G
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 4G.

Salary trend for 4G in the UK

4G
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing 4G over the 6 months to 23 October 2024.

Salary histogram for 4G in the UK

4G
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing 4G within the UK over the 6 months to 23 October 2024. 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 +31 126 £45,000 -6.74% 39
UK excluding London -9 89 £38,000 -24.00% 35
Work from Home +52 53 £55,000 +18.28% 19
East of England -5 40 £55,000 - 10
London +39 37 £45,000 +50.00% 7
South East -15 28 £55,000 +18.28% 12
North of England -27 13 £30,000 -33.33% 3
Yorkshire +32 10 £30,000 -33.33% 1
Midlands -27 5 £32,501 -50.00% 5
East Midlands - 4 £32,501 - 1
South West -12 3 £31,250 -39.61% 3
North East -27 3 - - 1
West Midlands -37 1 - - 4

4G
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (4.76%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.79%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 22 (17.46%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.38%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 27 (21.43%) Azure
2 12 (9.52%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (4.76%) Entra ID
4 5 (3.97%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.79%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 69 (54.76%) 5G
2 41 (32.54%) Wireless
3 39 (30.95%) 3G
4 33 (26.19%) Firewall
5 29 (23.02%) 2G
6 27 (21.43%) LTE
7 26 (20.63%) Radio Access Network
7 26 (20.63%) TCP/IP
8 25 (19.84%) DNS
8 25 (19.84%) Wi-Fi
9 24 (19.05%) WAN
10 21 (16.67%) LAN
11 20 (15.87%) DHCP
11 20 (15.87%) VPN
12 16 (12.70%) Internet
13 13 (10.32%) Bluetooth
14 12 (9.52%) DSL
15 10 (7.94%) MPLS
15 10 (7.94%) Network Security
16 9 (7.14%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.97%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 3 (2.38%) Jenkins
1 3 (2.38%) JIRA
1 3 (2.38%) LabVIEW
2 1 (0.79%) GCC
General
1 56 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 35 (27.78%) Telecoms
3 13 (10.32%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (8.73%) Manufacturing
5 10 (7.94%) Marketing
6 9 (7.14%) Electronics
7 5 (3.97%) Legal
8 4 (3.17%) Public Sector
9 3 (2.38%) Finance
10 1 (0.79%) Billing
10 1 (0.79%) Military
Job Titles
1 24 (19.05%) Network Engineer
2 22 (17.46%) Field Engineer
3 17 (13.49%) Network Field Engineer
4 15 (11.90%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 14 (11.11%) Databuild Engineer
6 12 (9.52%) Build Engineer
6 12 (9.52%) Data Engineer
7 11 (8.73%) RF Engineer
7 11 (8.73%) Support Engineer
7 11 (8.73%) Technical Engineer
8 9 (7.14%) Technical Support
9 7 (5.56%) Senior
9 7 (5.56%) Technical Support Engineer
10 6 (4.76%) Architect
10 6 (4.76%) Chief Operating Officer
10 6 (4.76%) Presales Solution Architect
10 6 (4.76%) Solutions Architect
11 5 (3.97%) RAN Engineer
11 5 (3.97%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (3.97%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.38%) Yocto
2 2 (1.59%) 802.1X
3 1 (0.79%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 26 (20.63%) IoT
2 17 (13.49%) CCTV
3 12 (9.52%) Self-Motivation
3 12 (9.52%) Smartphone
4 11 (8.73%) Driving Licence
5 10 (7.94%) Security Operations Centre
6 3 (2.38%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (2.38%) Management Information System
6 3 (2.38%) NB-IoT
7 1 (0.79%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.79%) Blackberry
7 1 (0.79%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.79%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.79%) FPGA
7 1 (0.79%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 41 (32.54%) Windows
2 24 (19.05%) Windows 10
3 15 (11.90%) Android
4 12 (9.52%) Apple iOS
5 10 (7.94%) Windows Server
6 9 (7.14%) Linux
7 5 (3.97%) VMS
8 4 (3.17%) Embedded Linux
9 2 (1.59%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (22.22%) Validation
2 24 (19.05%) Business Strategy
3 23 (18.25%) High Availability
4 22 (17.46%) Problem-Solving
5 21 (16.67%) Business Continuity
6 16 (12.70%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 14 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
7 14 (11.11%) Workflow
8 11 (8.73%) Cost Management
8 11 (8.73%) ITIL
9 10 (7.94%) Business Development
9 10 (7.94%) Cybersecurity
9 10 (7.94%) Data Management
9 10 (7.94%) Inventory Management
9 10 (7.94%) Preventative Maintenance
9 10 (7.94%) Proactive Maintenance
9 10 (7.94%) Security Operations
10 9 (7.14%) Infrastructure Management
10 9 (7.14%) Proactive Management
10 9 (7.14%) Threat Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 8 (6.35%) C++
2 6 (4.76%) C
2 6 (4.76%) Python
3 3 (2.38%) Assembly Language
3 3 (2.38%) C#
3 3 (2.38%) Java
4 1 (0.79%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (15.08%) CCNA
1 19 (15.08%) Cisco Certification
1 19 (15.08%) Degree
2 9 (7.14%) Azure Certification
3 7 (5.56%) Security Cleared
4 3 (2.38%) Master's Degree
5 2 (1.59%) CCNP
5 2 (1.59%) GCSC
5 2 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (0.79%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.94%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (2.38%) QA
3 2 (1.59%) SLA
4 1 (0.79%) GDPR
System Software
1 19 (15.08%) Active Directory
2 15 (11.90%) Hyper-V
3 4 (3.17%) Firmware
4 3 (2.38%) Docker
4 3 (2.38%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 30 (23.81%) FortiGate
2 4 (3.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.79%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 27 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 24 (19.05%) HP
3 16 (12.70%) Cisco
4 14 (11.11%) Nokia
5 12 (9.52%) EMC
6 11 (8.73%) Intel
7 10 (7.94%) Darktrace
7 10 (7.94%) NEC
8 5 (3.97%) Citrix
9 3 (2.38%) Atmel
9 3 (2.38%) Freescale
9 3 (2.38%) SAP
10 2 (1.59%) Freshdesk
10 2 (1.59%) Meraki
10 2 (1.59%) WatchGuard
11 1 (0.79%) Canon
11 1 (0.79%) VMware