Telecoms Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Telecommunications
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 60 31
Rank change year-on-year +17 -29 +40
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 10 7 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 2.06% 0.92% 4.82%
As % of the General category 3.88% 1.65% 8.21%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 3
10th Percentile £29,775 - £46,534
25th Percentile £31,750 - £46,961
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £35,000 £47,672
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% -26.58% +5.94%
75th Percentile £45,000 £35,938 £48,211
90th Percentile £48,750 £37,625 £48,534
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £33,500 £35,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -4.29% +40.00% -44.44%

All General Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 258 423 207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 53.20% 55.37% 58.64%
Number of salaries quoted 167 227 164
10th Percentile £24,570 £30,000 £30,750
25th Percentile £26,500 £33,500 £38,634
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -12.20% -6.82%
75th Percentile £59,652 £64,375 £67,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £84,964 £77,500
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £40,662 £41,774 £47,672
% change year-on-year -2.66% -12.37% -9.20%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in Newcastle upon Tyne

Telecoms
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in Newcastle upon Tyne

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Asterisk PBX
1 4 (40.00%) Firewall
1 4 (40.00%) PSTN
1 4 (40.00%) VoIP
General
1 5 (50.00%) Finance
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Support Specialist
2 3 (30.00%) Account Manager
2 3 (30.00%) Telecoms Account Manager
2 3 (30.00%) Telecoms Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Service Desk Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Service Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Head of Procurement
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (40.00%) FreeSWITCH
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Agile
1 4 (40.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (40.00%) Customer Requirements
1 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (40.00%) Task Automation
2 3 (30.00%) Business Development
3 2 (20.00%) ITIL
4 1 (10.00%) Budgeting
4 1 (10.00%) Co-Creation
4 1 (10.00%) Contract Management
4 1 (10.00%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (10.00%) Line Management
4 1 (10.00%) Problem Management
4 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (10.00%) Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (10.00%) Service Management
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) Bash
1 4 (40.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) CCNP
1 4 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (40.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 4 (40.00%) Degree
1 4 (40.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Cisco