Fibre Optics Job Trends in England

Fibre Optics
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 555 628 645
Rank change year-on-year +73 +17 +226
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 62 51 35
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.12% 0.11% 0.071%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.33% 0.28% 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 27 26 29
10th Percentile £36,500 £28,000 £23,300
25th Percentile £41,500 £28,500 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £32,000 £40,420
Median % change year-on-year +56.25% -20.83% +1.05%
75th Percentile £56,578 £39,688 £50,000
90th Percentile £65,895 £46,250 £66,000
UK median annual salary £53,065 £32,000 £33,900
% change year-on-year +65.83% -5.60% -3.14%

All Generic Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,545 18,027 17,873
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 35.09% 37.45% 36.27%
Number of salaries quoted 9,384 8,461 13,288
10th Percentile £27,750 £34,000 £31,592
25th Percentile £36,750 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £107,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in England

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fibre Optics in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Fibre Optics in England

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the England region over the 6 months to 14 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
South East +57 33 £53,065 +69.81% 12
South West +9 12 £55,000 +71.88% 10
London +52 8 £45,000 +5.88% 8
North of England +7 5 £61,250 - 7
Midlands +25 4 - - 3
Yorkshire -13 4 £70,000 - 1
West Midlands - 3 - - 2
East Midlands -7 1 - - 1
North West - 1 £31,000 - 5
Fibre Optics
UK

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (6.45%) WinCC
2 2 (3.23%) CMS
2 2 (3.23%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (1.61%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 2 (3.23%) C-CURE
Communications & Networking
1 17 (27.42%) Structured Cabling
2 10 (16.13%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (11.29%) Ethernet
4 5 (8.06%) Internet
5 4 (6.45%) Profibus
5 4 (6.45%) Wireless
6 3 (4.84%) LAN
7 2 (3.23%) Broadband
7 2 (3.23%) DHCP
7 2 (3.23%) DNS
7 2 (3.23%) Firewall
7 2 (3.23%) SSL
7 2 (3.23%) TCP/IP
7 2 (3.23%) VLAN
8 1 (1.61%) RS-232
8 1 (1.61%) RS-485
8 1 (1.61%) TETRA
8 1 (1.61%) Unified Communications
8 1 (1.61%) VoIP
General
1 16 (25.81%) Telecoms
2 13 (20.97%) Electronics
3 12 (19.35%) Aviation
4 11 (17.74%) Social Skills
5 10 (16.13%) Manufacturing
6 4 (6.45%) Advertising
6 4 (6.45%) Finance
6 4 (6.45%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (4.84%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (3.23%) Local Government
9 1 (1.61%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (17.74%) Cabling Engineer
2 10 (16.13%) Data Engineer
3 9 (14.52%) Integration Engineer
4 4 (6.45%) Account Manager
4 4 (6.45%) Control Systems Engineer
4 4 (6.45%) Data Centre Operations Technician
4 4 (6.45%) Data Centre Technician
4 4 (6.45%) Data Technician
4 4 (6.45%) Finance Manager
4 4 (6.45%) Operations Technician
4 4 (6.45%) Systems Engineer
5 3 (4.84%) Administrator
5 3 (4.84%) Commissioning Engineer
5 3 (4.84%) Network Administrator
5 3 (4.84%) Test Engineer
6 2 (3.23%) Coordinator
6 2 (3.23%) Head of IT
6 2 (3.23%) Installations Engineer
6 2 (3.23%) Sales Representative
7 1 (1.61%) Principal Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 22 (35.48%) Data Centre
2 13 (20.97%) Robotics
3 6 (9.68%) Driving Licence
4 5 (8.06%) Acoustics
5 4 (6.45%) SCADA
5 4 (6.45%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (3.23%) CCTV
6 2 (3.23%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (1.61%) Embedded Systems
7 1 (1.61%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.06%) Linux
2 2 (3.23%) Android
2 2 (3.23%) Apple iOS
2 2 (3.23%) Mac OS
2 2 (3.23%) Windows
2 2 (3.23%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (20.97%) Software Engineering
2 12 (19.35%) AI
2 12 (19.35%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (19.35%) Customer Requirements
2 12 (19.35%) Project Management
3 11 (17.74%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (14.52%) Continuous Improvement Process
5 5 (8.06%) Customer Service
5 5 (8.06%) High Availability
6 4 (6.45%) Data Centre Operations
6 4 (6.45%) Project Delivery
6 4 (6.45%) Software Testing
7 3 (4.84%) Computer Science
7 3 (4.84%) Customer-Centricity
7 3 (4.84%) Network Design
7 3 (4.84%) Non-Blocking Code
7 3 (4.84%) Performance Testing
7 3 (4.84%) Physics
7 3 (4.84%) Prototyping
7 3 (4.84%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.23%) C
1 2 (3.23%) PowerShell
1 2 (3.23%) SQL
1 2 (3.23%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (20.97%) SC Cleared
1 13 (20.97%) Security Cleared
2 12 (19.35%) HNC
2 12 (19.35%) HND
3 7 (11.29%) Degree
4 5 (8.06%) City & Guilds
5 1 (1.61%) CCDA
5 1 (1.61%) CCNA
5 1 (1.61%) CCNP
5 1 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.61%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 2 (3.23%) Active Directory
1 2 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (4.84%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 4 (6.45%) AVEVA
1 4 (6.45%) BT
1 4 (6.45%) Openreach
1 4 (6.45%) Rockwell
1 4 (6.45%) Siemens
2 3 (4.84%) Arista
2 3 (4.84%) Extreme Networks
2 3 (4.84%) Palo Alto
3 2 (3.23%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.23%) Progress
3 2 (3.23%) VMware
4 1 (1.61%) Cisco
4 1 (1.61%) EMC