Telecommunications Manager
UK

The median Telecommunications Manager salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 823 951 1114
Rank change year-on-year +128 +163 -276
Permanent jobs requiring a Telecoms Manager 85 47 91
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.087% 0.044% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% 0.048% 0.062%
Number of salaries quoted 65 22 71
10th Percentile £31,250 £24,350 £43,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £32,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £73,250 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,286 £67,500
% change year-on-year -6.17% -21.06% +31.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 91,989 97,583 147,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.61% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 66,379 61,119 85,881
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Telecoms Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Telecoms Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms Manager in the UK

Telecoms Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Telecoms Manager.

Salary trend for Telecoms Manager in the UK

Telecoms Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms Manager over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Telecoms Manager in the UK

Telecoms Manager
Top 12 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 19 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 +174 85 £50,000 -9.09% 11
UK excluding London +62 77 £50,000 -6.17% 6
South East -6 19 £61,250 +11.36% 2
North of England - 16 £62,500 - 2
North West - 16 £62,500 - 2
East of England +48 15 £32,500 +30.00%
South West +6 14 £50,000 -16.67% 1
Midlands +27 13 £38,500 -25.35%
West Midlands +43 10 £38,500 -
Work from Home +82 9 £65,000 +18.18% 4
London +153 8 £38,000 -49.33% 4
East Midlands -13 3 £70,000 +35.73%

Telecoms Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Telecoms Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Telecoms Manager in the job title.

1 85 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 26 (30.59%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (28.24%) Business Development
4 21 (24.71%) Finance
4 21 (24.71%) Social Skills
5 17 (20.00%) Project Management
6 16 (18.82%) Microsoft Excel
6 16 (18.82%) Microsoft
6 16 (18.82%) Analytical Skills
6 16 (18.82%) Project Delivery
7 12 (14.12%) Stakeholder Management
8 11 (12.94%) CRM
8 11 (12.94%) Project Planning
8 11 (12.94%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
9 10 (11.76%) Lead Generation
10 9 (10.59%) Strategic Thinking
10 9 (10.59%) User Experience
10 9 (10.59%) PRINCE2
10 9 (10.59%) SLA
10 9 (10.59%) Service Management
11 8 (9.41%) B2B
11 8 (9.41%) 5G
11 8 (9.41%) Planning and Forecasting
11 8 (9.41%) Degree
11 8 (9.41%) Incident Management
11 8 (9.41%) Security Cleared
12 7 (8.24%) Performance Management
12 7 (8.24%) 4G
12 7 (8.24%) Risk Management

Telecoms Manager Skill Set
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 1 (1.18%) CMS
1 1 (1.18%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (18.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (3.53%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.18%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (1.18%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 6 (7.06%) Microsoft 365
1 6 (7.06%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 8 (9.41%) 5G
2 7 (8.24%) 4G
2 7 (8.24%) Broadband
3 6 (7.06%) PBX
3 6 (7.06%) VoIP
4 2 (2.35%) Network Security
5 1 (1.18%) LTE
5 1 (1.18%) NaaS
5 1 (1.18%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (1.18%) Structured Cabling
General
1 85 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 21 (24.71%) Finance
2 21 (24.71%) Social Skills
3 16 (18.82%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (12.94%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
6 6 (7.06%) Billing
7 4 (4.71%) Local Government
8 3 (3.53%) Marketing
8 3 (3.53%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.18%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.18%) Flash
1 1 (1.18%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.71%) Driving Licence
1 4 (4.71%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (2.35%) Blog
3 1 (1.18%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.18%) Learning Management System
3 1 (1.18%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.18%) PACS
3 1 (1.18%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (1.18%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (30.59%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (28.24%) Business Development
3 17 (20.00%) Project Management
4 16 (18.82%) Project Delivery
5 12 (14.12%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (12.94%) CRM
6 11 (12.94%) Project Planning
7 10 (11.76%) Lead Generation
8 9 (10.59%) PRINCE2
8 9 (10.59%) Service Management
8 9 (10.59%) Strategic Thinking
8 9 (10.59%) User Experience
9 8 (9.41%) B2B
9 8 (9.41%) Incident Management
9 8 (9.41%) Planning and Forecasting
10 7 (8.24%) Performance Management
10 7 (8.24%) Risk Management
11 6 (7.06%) Collaborative Working
11 6 (7.06%) Contract Negotiation
11 6 (7.06%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.18%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 8 (9.41%) Degree
1 8 (9.41%) Security Cleared
2 4 (4.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 4 (4.71%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.35%) CISM
3 2 (2.35%) CISSP
3 2 (2.35%) GIAC
3 2 (2.35%) GPEN
4 1 (1.18%) CCNA
4 1 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.18%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (10.59%) SLA
2 2 (2.35%) GDPR
2 2 (2.35%) GRC
2 2 (2.35%) NIST
2 2 (2.35%) NIST 800
3 1 (1.18%) NEBOSH
Systems Management
1 2 (2.35%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
1 2 (2.35%) Nessus
Vendors
1 16 (18.82%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.06%) Mitel
2 6 (7.06%) Verint
3 5 (5.88%) Openreach
4 2 (2.35%) Qualys