5G
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales requiring 5G skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited 5G 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 | - | - | 123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +21 |
| Permanent jobs citing 5G | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | - | - | 0.30% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 1.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £37,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.71% |
| UK median annual salary | £25,154 | £62,500 | £42,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.75% | +46.20% | -38.93% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Wales
5G 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 in Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 429 | 257 | 256 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 41.05% | 12.57% | 15.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 267 | 147 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £21,250 | £26,250 | £24,113 |
| 25th Percentile | £23,504 | £28,290 | £30,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £25,087 | £40,500 | £37,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.06% | +7.28% | -16.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £40,000 | £47,500 | £55,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,825 | £57,500 | £69,196 |
| UK median annual salary | £45,074 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.11% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
5G
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing 5G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
5G
Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 5G in Wales.