Fibre Optics Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Fibre Optics
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 0.16% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.68% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 - -
75th Percentile £38,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £36,000 - £42,250

All Generic Skills
Bedfordshire

Fibre Optics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 147 372 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 23.04% 67.39% 31.15%
Number of salaries quoted 92 41 96
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £36,875 £41,250 £31,200
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £48,585
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -2.23% -19.03%
75th Percentile £65,625 £55,250 £62,813
90th Percentile £75,000 £66,000 £93,125
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -9.09%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Fibre Optics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 23 July 2026. 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
Bedford - 1 £36,000 - 1
Fibre Optics
East of England

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cabling Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CCTV
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check