The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for 5G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 5G over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
5G is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
101 |
121 |
162 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
11.68% |
10.28% |
8.53% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
58 |
80 |
102 |
10th Percentile |
£179 |
£163 |
£316 |
25th Percentile |
£212 |
£291 |
£413 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£328 |
£475 |
£500 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-30.92% |
-5.00% |
+19.05% |
75th Percentile |
£556 |
£531 |
£575 |
90th Percentile |
£637 |
£573 |
£639 |
Scotland median daily rate |
£423 |
£450 |
£466 |
% change year-on-year |
-6.11% |
-3.49% |
+9.71% |
Number of hourly rates quoted |
16 |
1 |
4 |
10th Percentile |
£12.63 |
- |
£26.41 |
25th Percentile |
£15.56 |
- |
£39.16 |
Median hourly rate |
£18.14 |
£21.26 |
£47.50 |
Median % change year-on-year |
-14.70% |
-55.24% |
-5.00% |
75th Percentile |
£34.69 |
- |
£50.14 |
90th Percentile |
£60.75 |
- |
£52.64 |
Scotland median hourly rate |
£18.27 |
£10.63 |
£49.14 |
% change year-on-year |
+71.87% |
-78.37% |
+176.82% |