Telecoms Job Trends in Cumbria

Telecommunications
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 36 20
Rank change year-on-year -2 -16 +16
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 4 10 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 1.05% 2.05% 5.31%
As % of the General category 2.63% 4.41% 11.46%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £27,500 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £30,000 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.45% +19.64%
75th Percentile - £32,500 £40,750
90th Percentile - - £55,440
North West median annual salary £42,500 £38,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +10.39% -14.44% -5.26%

All General Skills
Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 152 227 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 39.79% 46.52% 46.38%
Number of salaries quoted 70 94 43
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,506 £45,784 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £55,750 £33,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.49% +66.42% -28.72%
75th Percentile £55,344 £65,000 £54,595
90th Percentile £62,675 £73,708 £66,250
North West median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -6.86% - -2.86%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Telecoms
Salary Trend in Cumbria

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 2 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
Barrow-in-Furness +11 1 - -
Broughton-in-Furness -1 1 - -
Ulverston - 1 - -
Telecoms
North West

Telecoms
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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) VoIP
2 1 (25.00%) Broadband
2 1 (25.00%) Ethernet
2 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 3 (75.00%) Military
2 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Direct Sales Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Sales Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Acoustics
2 1 (25.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) B2B
1 1 (25.00%) Business Development
1 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (25.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
1 1 (25.00%) CRM
1 1 (25.00%) Lead Generation
1 1 (25.00%) People Management
1 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (75.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) Salesforce