Fibre Optics
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 824 138 1107
Rank change year-on-year -686 +969 -284
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 72 2,696 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.073% 2.58% 0.081%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.21% 6.01% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 58 86 70
10th Percentile £26,600 £16,800 £27,350
25th Percentile £31,250 £17,088 £32,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £37,500 £40,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -7.98% +16.43%
75th Percentile £42,500 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £47,500 £82,500 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £35,500 £24,000 £36,500
% change year-on-year +47.92% -34.25% +4.29%

All Generic Skills
UK

Fibre Optics is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,768 44,861 72,647
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.46% 42.86% 47.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22,918 24,128 34,106
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,107 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Fibre Optics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Fibre Optics in the UK

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Fibre Optics.

Salary trend for Fibre Optics in the UK

Fibre Optics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fibre Optics over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Fibre Optics in the UK

Fibre Optics
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -633 72 £36,000 -15.29% 75
UK excluding London -608 66 £35,500 +47.92% 70
South East -233 24 £32,500 -0.76% 23
North of England -304 18 £35,750 +112.80% 11
North West -209 16 £37,500 +123.21% 4
South West -197 12 £36,000 -30.10% 12
Work from Home +82 8 £46,250 +14.20% 11
London +68 6 £41,000 -34.40% 15
East Midlands -133 6 £33,725 -20.65% 3
East of England -185 6 £42,250 - 5
Midlands -242 6 £33,725 -10.07% 11
Yorkshire -134 2 £33,500 +99.40% 5

Fibre Optics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.78%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 7 (9.72%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (9.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (6.94%) Azure
2 3 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (2.78%) AWS
3 2 (2.78%) AWS Direct Connect
3 2 (2.78%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (16.67%) Structured Cabling
2 10 (13.89%) Broadband
3 9 (12.50%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (9.72%) LAN
5 6 (8.33%) WAN
6 5 (6.94%) Wireless
7 4 (5.56%) 5G
8 3 (4.17%) RS-485
9 2 (2.78%) BGP
9 2 (2.78%) DHCP
9 2 (2.78%) DNS
9 2 (2.78%) Firewall
9 2 (2.78%) Network Security
9 2 (2.78%) OSPF
9 2 (2.78%) SD-WAN
9 2 (2.78%) SSL
9 2 (2.78%) VPN
9 2 (2.78%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.78%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (4.17%) Git
1 3 (4.17%) Subversion
General
1 35 (48.61%) Telecoms
2 21 (29.17%) Social Skills
3 13 (18.06%) Public Sector
4 12 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (13.89%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (9.72%) Military
7 6 (8.33%) Manufacturing
8 5 (6.94%) Electronics
8 5 (6.94%) Finance
9 4 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (5.56%) Marketing
10 1 (1.39%) Advertising
10 1 (1.39%) Legal
10 1 (1.39%) Retail
Job Titles
1 15 (20.83%) Data Engineer
1 15 (20.83%) Lead
1 15 (20.83%) Team Leader
2 13 (18.06%) Cabling Engineer
3 8 (11.11%) Project Manager
4 7 (9.72%) Support Engineer
4 7 (9.72%) Technical Engineer
4 7 (9.72%) Technical Support
4 7 (9.72%) Technical Support Engineer
5 4 (5.56%) Fibre Splicer
5 4 (5.56%) Junior
5 4 (5.56%) Junior Project Manager
6 3 (4.17%) Coordinator
6 3 (4.17%) Electronics Engineer
6 3 (4.17%) QA Coordinator
6 3 (4.17%) Senior
7 2 (2.78%) Communications Engineer
7 2 (2.78%) Design Engineer
7 2 (2.78%) Senior Network Engineer
7 2 (2.78%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.78%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
2 5 (6.94%) Acoustics
3 4 (5.56%) Driving Licence
4 3 (4.17%) CPLD
4 3 (4.17%) FPGA
4 3 (4.17%) Verilog
4 3 (4.17%) VHDL
5 2 (2.78%) CCTV
5 2 (2.78%) Data Centre
5 2 (2.78%) IoT
5 2 (2.78%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.78%) Molecular Biology
5 2 (2.78%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.78%) PKI
5 2 (2.78%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.94%) Linux
2 2 (2.78%) Android
2 2 (2.78%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (18.06%) Project Delivery
3 11 (15.28%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
5 8 (11.11%) Project Management
6 7 (9.72%) Creative Problem-Solving
7 6 (8.33%) Network Management
8 5 (6.94%) Image Processing
8 5 (6.94%) Signal Processing
9 4 (5.56%) Business Strategy
9 4 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 3 (4.17%) Business Intelligence
10 3 (4.17%) DevOps
10 3 (4.17%) Digital Marketing
10 3 (4.17%) FPGA Design
10 3 (4.17%) Mathematics
10 3 (4.17%) Programme Management
10 3 (4.17%) Schematic Capture
11 2 (2.78%) Data Management
11 2 (2.78%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 15 (20.83%) Python
2 7 (9.72%) C#
2 7 (9.72%) Java
3 5 (6.94%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 10 (13.89%) Degree
2 8 (11.11%) HNC
2 8 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 6 (8.33%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (6.94%) Master's Degree
5 4 (5.56%) CCNA
5 4 (5.56%) Network+ Certification
6 2 (2.78%) CCIE
6 2 (2.78%) CCNP
6 2 (2.78%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.94%) QA
2 4 (5.56%) PMO
3 2 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (4.17%) Firmware
Vendors
1 12 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.17%) SAP
3 2 (2.78%) ESRI
3 2 (2.78%) Salesforce