5G NR (5G New Radio)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 887 | 980 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +93 | +239 |
| Permanent jobs citing 5G NR | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.007% | 0.001% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 0.052% | 0.006% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £80,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £80,000 | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 8,582 | 13,531 | 15,733 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 15.57% | 13.64% | 15.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,313 | 9,431 | 7,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,731 | £26,250 | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | £32,500 | £35,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -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 | £44,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -2.22% | -3.23% |
5G NR
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing 5G NR as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
5G NR
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 5G NR.