Fibre Optics Job Trends in Cumbria

Fibre Optics
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 0.44% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.82% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 - -
North West median annual salary £32,000 - £37,500

All Generic Skills
Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 71 55 65
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 15.74% 19.23% 13.24%
Number of salaries quoted 41 35 39
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,700 £29,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £36,000 £45,628
Median % change year-on-year - -21.10% +14.07%
75th Percentile £51,250 £53,000 £60,375
90th Percentile £55,000 £58,750 £65,500
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -8.70%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in Cumbria

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 25 August 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
Broughton-in-Furness - 1 £42,750 -
Ulverston - 1 £42,750 -
Fibre Optics
North West

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Commissioning Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Electrical Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (100.00%) HNC