Fibre Optics Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Fibre Optics
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridgeshire 0.19% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.63% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median annual salary - £32,000 £42,250
% change year-on-year - -24.26% -

All Generic Skills
Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 318 268 644
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire 29.83% 45.42% 47.74%
Number of salaries quoted 190 131 459
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,561 £27,900
25th Percentile £33,500 £42,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -
75th Percentile £74,063 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,875 £83,750 £81,357
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in Cambridgeshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cambridgeshire citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 19 March 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
Peterborough - 2 - - 4
Fibre Optics
East of England

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 (50.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Modbus
1 1 (50.00%) Network Security
1 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) IT Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) High Availability
1 1 (50.00%) Network Monitoring
1 1 (50.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (50.00%) Preventative Maintenance
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) BICSI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) CCNA
1 1 (50.00%) CCNP
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) City & Guilds
1 1 (50.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco