Fibre Optics Job Trends in Dorset

Fibre Optics
South West > Dorset

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.30% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.42% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 - -
South West median annual salary £26,000 £32,500 £36,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% -9.72% -25.00%

All Generic Skills
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 141 63 410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 20.86% 27.39% 34.00%
Number of salaries quoted 81 38 204
10th Percentile £29,750 £31,375 £29,183
25th Percentile £30,000 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £55,750 £53,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £63,641 £65,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,058 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.07% +2.12% -8.90%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in Dorset

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Bournemouth - 2 £26,000 - 1
Fibre Optics
South West

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Administrator
1 2 (100.00%) Sales Administrator
1 2 (100.00%) Sales Support
1 2 (100.00%) Sales Support Administrator
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Order Management