Telecoms Job Trends in Durham

Telecommunications
North East > Durham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in Durham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 29 10
Rank change year-on-year -4 -19 +29
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 1 10 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 0.40% 3.46% 14.56%
As % of the General category 0.88% 7.46% 22.55%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £36,500 -
North East median annual salary £33,500 £35,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -4.29% +40.00% -44.44%

All General Skills
Durham

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 common skills in Durham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 113 134 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 45.56% 46.37% 64.56%
Number of salaries quoted 44 64 65
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £28,188 £35,000 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £48,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.28% +8.33% +14.79%
75th Percentile £50,938 £59,950 £61,445
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,708 £69,800
North East median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £47,672
% change year-on-year -5.88% -10.85% -4.66%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Durham.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in Durham

Telecoms
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) RF Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) RF Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Design for Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree