Hybrid/Remote 3GPP Job Trends

3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring 3GPP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 371 392 551
Rank change year-on-year +21 +159 +132
Permanent jobs citing 3GPP 1 26 5
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.006% 0.19% 0.017%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.055% 1.48% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £65,400
25th Percentile £87,500 - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -30.00%
75th Percentile £102,500 - £95,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £97,500 £50,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +95.00% -31.03% -16.67%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

3GPP 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 1,808 1,756 3,984
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 10.72% 12.66% 13.30%
Number of salaries quoted 959 1,189 3,459
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,950 £30,750
25th Percentile £32,875 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £54,321 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.56% +3.47% -8.70%
75th Percentile £72,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £40,866 £53,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -22.89% +9.28% -7.62%

3GPP
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

3GPP job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

3GPP
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

3GPP
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 1 (100.00%) MVNO
General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy