Fibre Optics Job Trends in the East Midlands

Fibre Optics
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 128 122
Rank change year-on-year -8 -6 +33
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 1 1 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.040% 0.045% 0.053%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.13% 0.15% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £50,000 £32,000 £40,420
% change year-on-year +56.25% -20.83% +1.05%

All Generic Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 762 681 572
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 30.54% 30.88% 30.09%
Number of salaries quoted 434 289 430
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £28,561 £38,750 £32,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £55,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -31.82% +10.02% -9.11%
75th Percentile £53,750 £65,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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
Derbyshire -15 1 - -
Fibre Optics
England

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Cabling Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared