Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for VSAT skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited VSAT over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 513 976 1205
Rank change year-on-year +463 +229 -303
Permanent jobs citing VSAT 430 23 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.44% 0.022% 0.005%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.16% 0.14% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 18 13 2
10th Percentile - £31,931 £22,250
25th Percentile £29,500 £32,500 £23,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £35,000 £27,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +27.27% -50.00%
75th Percentile £47,500 £42,750 £31,250
90th Percentile £57,200 £47,500 £32,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £35,000 £27,500
% change year-on-year +7.14% +27.27% -50.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

VSAT is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 13,593 15,966 20,916
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.80% 15.42% 13.37%
Number of salaries quoted 9,473 8,149 11,832
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £28,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,500 £45,000 £45,978
% change year-on-year -3.33% -2.13% +2.17%

VSAT
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for VSAT in the UK

VSAT
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing VSAT.

Salary trend for VSAT in the UK

VSAT
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing VSAT over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for VSAT in the UK

VSAT
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing VSAT within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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
UK excluding London +304 367 £37,500 +7.14% 17
England +317 257 £41,250 +17.86% 13
North of England +135 102 - - 4
Scotland - 71 - - 4
North West - 69 - - 3
South East +43 44 £31,000 -11.43% 3
South West - 44 £45,000 - 3
Northern Ireland - 36 - - 1
London - 35 £54,000 - 3
Wales - 34 - - 1
Yorkshire - 33 - - 1
East Midlands - 32 - - 1
Midlands - 32 - - 1
Work from Home +66 10 £31,000 -11.43%
Isle of Man - 4 £37,500 -

VSAT
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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (1.63%) Azure
1 7 (1.63%) GCP
2 5 (1.16%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (0.47%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.33%) Firewall
2 6 (1.40%) 3G
2 6 (1.40%) 4G
2 6 (1.40%) LTE
2 6 (1.40%) Wireless
3 5 (1.16%) GSM
3 5 (1.16%) LAN
3 5 (1.16%) MPLS
3 5 (1.16%) NetScaler
3 5 (1.16%) Network Security
3 5 (1.16%) PABX
3 5 (1.16%) VLAN
3 5 (1.16%) WAN
3 5 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (1.16%) WLAN
4 3 (0.70%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.47%) DHCP
5 2 (0.47%) DNS
General
1 7 (1.63%) Military
1 7 (1.63%) Telecoms
2 6 (1.40%) Social Skills
3 5 (1.16%) French Language
3 5 (1.16%) Portuguese Language
3 5 (1.16%) Retail
4 4 (0.93%) Electronics
5 1 (0.23%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 404 (93.95%) Architect
1 404 (93.95%) Software Architect
2 15 (3.49%) Technical Support
3 12 (2.79%) Support Engineer
4 10 (2.33%) Technical Engineer
4 10 (2.33%) Technical Support Engineer
5 6 (1.40%) Systems Support Engineer
6 5 (1.16%) Analyst
6 5 (1.16%) Network Engineer
6 5 (1.16%) Support Analyst
6 5 (1.16%) Technical Analyst
6 5 (1.16%) Technical Support Analyst
7 2 (0.47%) IT Engineer
7 2 (0.47%) IT Support
7 2 (0.47%) IT Support Engineer
8 1 (0.23%) Communications Engineer
8 1 (0.23%) Delivery Manager
8 1 (0.23%) Service Delivery Manager
8 1 (0.23%) Service Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 4 (0.93%) Driving Licence
3 2 (0.47%) CCTV
4 1 (0.23%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.93%) Mac OS
1 4 (0.93%) Windows
1 4 (0.93%) Windows Server
2 1 (0.23%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (93.95%) Model Validation
1 404 (93.95%) Network Architecture
1 404 (93.95%) Network Management
1 404 (93.95%) Requirements Management
1 404 (93.95%) Validation
2 398 (92.56%) Technical Architecture
2 398 (92.56%) TOGAF
3 375 (87.21%) Actionable Insight
4 10 (2.33%) Customer Service
5 6 (1.40%) ITIL
5 6 (1.40%) Service Management
6 5 (1.16%) B2B
6 5 (1.16%) Case Management
6 5 (1.16%) Cloud Security
6 5 (1.16%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (1.16%) Service Catalogue
7 4 (0.93%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (0.93%) Project Management
7 4 (0.93%) Time Management
8 3 (0.70%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.47%) Bash
1 2 (0.47%) C++
1 2 (0.47%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (2.09%) Degree
2 7 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (1.40%) GCSC
4 5 (1.16%) CCNA
4 5 (1.16%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (0.70%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.47%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.23%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.23%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.79%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (1.16%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (1.16%) Nagios
1 5 (1.16%) OfficeScan
1 5 (1.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 16 (3.72%) Cisco
2 10 (2.33%) Microsoft
3 6 (1.40%) HP
4 5 (1.16%) Alcatel-Lucent
4 5 (1.16%) Centreon
4 5 (1.16%) CheckPoint
4 5 (1.16%) Fortinet
4 5 (1.16%) ServiceNow
5 2 (0.47%) Google