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 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 826 130 1103
Rank change year-on-year -696 +973 -268
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 76 2,692 126
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.077% 2.66% 0.080%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.22% 6.22% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 62 83 70
10th Percentile £26,750 - £25,900
25th Percentile £31,250 £16,800 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £35,000 £40,750
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% -14.11% +16.43%
75th Percentile £42,500 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £48,625 £82,500 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £36,000 £23,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +56.52% -34.29% -

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 35,043 43,311 74,759
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.36% 42.74% 47.65%
Number of salaries quoted 23,056 23,480 33,820
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,250 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
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 £84,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,550 £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 9 May 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 9 May 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 -628 76 £36,000 -15.29% 79
UK excluding London -614 70 £36,000 +56.52% 70
South East -253 25 £32,500 - 26
North of England -298 18 £35,750 +112.80% 12
North West -214 16 £37,500 +123.21% 6
South West -209 14 £36,000 -25.00% 14
Work from Home +63 8 £46,250 +14.20% 11
East of England -174 7 £42,250 - 4
London +43 6 £41,000 -34.40% 12
East Midlands -140 6 £33,725 -20.65% 4
Midlands -248 6 £33,725 -10.07% 9
Yorkshire -138 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 (2.63%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 7 (9.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (9.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (3.95%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (6.58%) Azure
2 3 (3.95%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (2.63%) AWS
3 2 (2.63%) AWS Direct Connect
3 2 (2.63%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 13 (17.11%) Structured Cabling
2 11 (14.47%) Broadband
3 10 (13.16%) Wi-Fi
4 7 (9.21%) LAN
4 7 (9.21%) WAN
5 6 (7.89%) Wireless
6 4 (5.26%) 5G
7 3 (3.95%) Firewall
7 3 (3.95%) RS-485
8 2 (2.63%) BGP
8 2 (2.63%) DHCP
8 2 (2.63%) DNS
8 2 (2.63%) Network Security
8 2 (2.63%) OSPF
8 2 (2.63%) SD-WAN
8 2 (2.63%) SSL
8 2 (2.63%) VPN
8 2 (2.63%) VXLAN
9 1 (1.32%) HSRP
9 1 (1.32%) Spanning Tree
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.63%) GIS
Development Applications
1 3 (3.95%) Git
1 3 (3.95%) Subversion
General
1 35 (46.05%) Telecoms
2 21 (27.63%) Social Skills
3 13 (17.11%) Public Sector
4 12 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (13.16%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (9.21%) Manufacturing
6 7 (9.21%) Military
7 6 (7.89%) Finance
8 5 (6.58%) Electronics
8 5 (6.58%) Marketing
9 4 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (2.63%) Retail
11 1 (1.32%) Advertising
11 1 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (1.32%) Law
11 1 (1.32%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (21.05%) Lead
1 16 (21.05%) Team Leader
2 15 (19.74%) Data Engineer
3 13 (17.11%) Cabling Engineer
4 10 (13.16%) Project Manager
5 7 (9.21%) Support Engineer
5 7 (9.21%) Technical Engineer
5 7 (9.21%) Technical Support
5 7 (9.21%) Technical Support Engineer
6 4 (5.26%) Fibre Splicer
6 4 (5.26%) Junior
6 4 (5.26%) Junior Project Manager
7 3 (3.95%) Coordinator
7 3 (3.95%) Electronics Engineer
7 3 (3.95%) QA Coordinator
7 3 (3.95%) Senior
8 2 (2.63%) Architect
8 2 (2.63%) Communications Engineer
8 2 (2.63%) Design Engineer
8 2 (2.63%) GIS Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.63%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.84%) Analytical Mindset
2 5 (6.58%) Acoustics
3 4 (5.26%) Driving Licence
4 3 (3.95%) CCTV
4 3 (3.95%) CPLD
4 3 (3.95%) Data Centre
4 3 (3.95%) FPGA
4 3 (3.95%) Verilog
4 3 (3.95%) VHDL
5 2 (2.63%) IoT
5 2 (2.63%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.63%) Molecular Biology
5 2 (2.63%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.63%) PKI
5 2 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.32%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.89%) Linux
2 2 (2.63%) Android
2 2 (2.63%) Apple iOS
2 2 (2.63%) Windows
3 1 (1.32%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (35.53%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (18.42%) Project Delivery
3 11 (14.47%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (11.84%) Collaborative Working
4 9 (11.84%) Project Management
5 7 (9.21%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 6 (7.89%) Network Management
7 5 (6.58%) Image Processing
7 5 (6.58%) Signal Processing
8 4 (5.26%) Business Strategy
8 4 (5.26%) Mathematics
8 4 (5.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 3 (3.95%) Business Intelligence
9 3 (3.95%) DevOps
9 3 (3.95%) Digital Marketing
9 3 (3.95%) FPGA Design
9 3 (3.95%) Programme Management
9 3 (3.95%) Roadmaps
9 3 (3.95%) Schematic Capture
9 3 (3.95%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 15 (19.74%) Python
2 7 (9.21%) C#
2 7 (9.21%) Java
3 5 (6.58%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 11 (14.47%) Degree
2 9 (11.84%) HNC
2 9 (11.84%) Security Cleared
3 6 (7.89%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (6.58%) Master's Degree
5 4 (5.26%) CCNA
5 4 (5.26%) Network+ Certification
6 3 (3.95%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.63%) CCIE
7 2 (2.63%) CCNP
8 1 (1.32%) BICSI RCDD
8 1 (1.32%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.58%) QA
2 4 (5.26%) PMO
3 2 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (3.95%) Firmware
2 1 (1.32%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 13 (17.11%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.95%) SAP
3 2 (2.63%) ESRI
3 2 (2.63%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.32%) Citrix