Telecoms Job Trends in Berkshire

Telecommunications
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 30 47
Rank change year-on-year -28 +17 -19
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 70 125 110
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 3.58% 7.65% 5.30%
As % of the General category 5.87% 12.39% 10.78%
Number of salaries quoted 47 9 19
10th Percentile - £55,000 £34,770
25th Percentile £30,000 £57,500 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +16.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £35,500 £80,000 £73,125
90th Percentile £36,500 £88,000 £172,500
South East median annual salary £35,000 £54,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -35.78% +28.24% -19.05%

All General Skills
Berkshire

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,192 1,009 1,020
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 60.88% 61.79% 49.16%
Number of salaries quoted 476 282 594
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,525 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,750 £45,313 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £60,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.50% +15.38% -5.45%
75th Percentile £70,313 £83,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,950 £79,738
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Telecoms relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Telecoms
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Berkshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in Berkshire

Telecoms
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Reading +1 38 £35,000 -47.17% 28
Slough -24 3 - - 29
Maidenhead - 3 £60,000 - 1
Bracknell +28 2 - - 2
Telecoms
South East

Telecoms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.43%) SharePoint
1 1 (1.43%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 2 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 1 (1.43%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.43%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.43%) Canva
2 1 (1.43%) Figma
2 1 (1.43%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 18 (25.71%) Wi-Fi
2 12 (17.14%) WAN
3 8 (11.43%) DECT
3 8 (11.43%) DSL
3 8 (11.43%) Firewall
3 8 (11.43%) PBX
3 8 (11.43%) Unified Communications
3 8 (11.43%) VLAN
3 8 (11.43%) VoIP
3 8 (11.43%) VPN
3 8 (11.43%) Wireshark
4 4 (5.71%) LAN
5 3 (4.29%) Internet
6 2 (2.86%) Broadband
7 1 (1.43%) 4G
7 1 (1.43%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.86%) GIS
General
1 12 (17.14%) Social Skills
2 11 (15.71%) Marketing
3 10 (14.29%) Finance
4 5 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (4.29%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (4.29%) Electronics
5 3 (4.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (4.29%) Manufacturing
5 3 (4.29%) Public Sector
6 2 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (2.86%) Games
6 2 (2.86%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.43%) Legal
Job Titles
1 15 (21.43%) Accountant
1 15 (21.43%) Assistant Accountant
2 10 (14.29%) Field Engineer
2 10 (14.29%) Field Service Engineer
3 9 (12.86%) 2nd Line Support
4 6 (8.57%) Account Manager
4 6 (8.57%) IT Manager
5 3 (4.29%) 2nd Line Support Technician
5 3 (4.29%) Architect
5 3 (4.29%) Delivery Manager
5 3 (4.29%) IT Support
5 3 (4.29%) IT Support Technician
5 3 (4.29%) IT Technician
5 3 (4.29%) Sales Executive
5 3 (4.29%) Support Technician
6 2 (2.86%) Digital Delivery Manager
6 2 (2.86%) Operations Engineer
6 2 (2.86%) Presales Engineer
6 2 (2.86%) Systems Architect
6 2 (2.86%) Telecoms Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (20.00%) CCTV
2 8 (11.43%) Web Conferencing
3 7 (10.00%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.43%) 3D Graphics
4 1 (1.43%) Cloud Native
4 1 (1.43%) FPGA
4 1 (1.43%) Graphic Design
4 1 (1.43%) IoT
4 1 (1.43%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.43%) PCIe
4 1 (1.43%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.43%) Smart City
4 1 (1.43%) Verilog
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (17.14%) Time Management
2 10 (14.29%) Presales
3 8 (11.43%) Case Management
4 6 (8.57%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (5.71%) Agile
6 4 (5.71%) B2B
6 4 (5.71%) B2B Sales
6 4 (5.71%) Decision-Making
6 4 (5.71%) Facilities Management
6 4 (5.71%) IT Strategy
6 4 (5.71%) Software Testing
6 4 (5.71%) Technology Strategy
7 3 (4.29%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (4.29%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (4.29%) Customer Engagement
7 3 (4.29%) Digital Marketing
7 3 (4.29%) Programme Management
7 3 (4.29%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.43%) Perl
1 1 (1.43%) Python
1 1 (1.43%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 8 (11.43%) Degree
2 2 (2.86%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.43%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.43%) Accessibility
1 1 (1.43%) QA
1 1 (1.43%) SLA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.43%) Netcool
1 1 (1.43%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 11 (15.71%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.29%) SAP
3 1 (1.43%) Adobe
3 1 (1.43%) Blue Prism
3 1 (1.43%) Google
3 1 (1.43%) IBM
3 1 (1.43%) Openreach
3 1 (1.43%) Pega
3 1 (1.43%) UiPath