Hybrid/Remote 3G Job Trends

3G
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring 3G skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 455 - 479
Rank change year-on-year - - +39
Permanent jobs citing 3G 5 0 18
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.020% - 0.078%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.22% - 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 10
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -25.68%
75th Percentile - - £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £35,000 £28,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year +25.00% -26.32% -13.64%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,239 1,784 3,508
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 9.09% 10.91% 15.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,351 1,018 1,559
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,087 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £48,500 £40,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.25% -20.00% -2.91%

3G
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing 3G and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

3G job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

3G
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing 3G.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing 3G

3G
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) 4G
1 5 (100.00%) 5G
2 4 (80.00%) 2G
3 3 (60.00%) Structured Cabling
3 3 (60.00%) TETRA
4 1 (20.00%) Diameter Protocol
4 1 (20.00%) MVNO
General
1 3 (60.00%) Aviation
1 3 (60.00%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Retail
2 1 (20.00%) Billing
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Technical Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Technical Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Design Authority
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Cyber Defence
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) Architecture Roadmap
2 3 (60.00%) IT Strategy
2 3 (60.00%) Process Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (60.00%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) AI
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) Capacity Management
3 1 (20.00%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
3 1 (20.00%) Data Management
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Line Management
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (20.00%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (20.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Broadcom
1 1 (20.00%) Ericsson
1 1 (20.00%) Nokia