Fibre Optics Job Trends in Bristol

Fibre Optics
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 101 -
Rank change year-on-year +18 - -
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 10 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.50% 0.35% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.62% 0.93% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £32,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +71.88% - -
South West median annual salary £55,000 £32,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +71.88% -41.82% +10.00%

All Generic Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 382 535 652
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 19.13% 37.13% 39.37%
Number of salaries quoted 281 299 547
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £45,959
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £77,857
90th Percentile £81,000 £85,500 £95,000
South West median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in Bristol

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 4 (40.00%) Structured Cabling
1 4 (40.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 6 (60.00%) Finance
2 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 4 (40.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Finance Manager
2 4 (40.00%) Cabling Engineer
2 4 (40.00%) Data Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) Acoustics
2 4 (40.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (40.00%) Security Cleared