RTP Job Trends in England

Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring RTP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 606 677 669
Rank change year-on-year +71 -8 +272
Permanent jobs citing RTP 11 2 11
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.021% 0.004% 0.022%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.12% 0.031% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 5
10th Percentile - - £50,550
25th Percentile £71,250 - £54,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £42,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +72.62% -23.64% +29.41%
75th Percentile £73,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £72,500 £42,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +72.62% -23.64% +29.41%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

RTP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 8,850 6,507 6,903
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 16.75% 13.52% 14.01%
Number of salaries quoted 3,443 3,411 5,563
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £28,500 £40,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,400 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £89,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £38,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% +10.00% -4.76%

RTP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

RTP job vacancy trend in England

RTP
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing RTP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing RTP

RTP
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing RTP 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
London - 9 £72,500 - 2
East of England +24 1 - - 6
Midlands - 1 - - 2
West Midlands - 1 - - 1
RTP
UK

RTP
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 1 (9.09%) CMS
Business Applications
1 5 (45.45%) Payment Gateway
Communications & Networking
1 5 (45.45%) VoIP
2 4 (36.36%) DHCP
2 4 (36.36%) WAN
3 3 (27.27%) Broadband
3 3 (27.27%) DOCSIS
3 3 (27.27%) DSL
3 3 (27.27%) GPON
3 3 (27.27%) IPv4
3 3 (27.27%) IPv6
3 3 (27.27%) PPP
3 3 (27.27%) TCP/IP
3 3 (27.27%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (9.09%) 4G
4 1 (9.09%) DNS
4 1 (9.09%) Firewall
4 1 (9.09%) ISDN
4 1 (9.09%) LAN
4 1 (9.09%) PSTN
4 1 (9.09%) SS7
4 1 (9.09%) Unified Communications
Development Applications
1 3 (27.27%) JIRA
General
1 9 (81.82%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (81.82%) Social Skills
2 6 (54.55%) Finance
2 6 (54.55%) Financial Institution
3 5 (45.45%) Banking
3 5 (45.45%) Marketing
4 1 (9.09%) Digital Economy
4 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
4 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Product Management Director
2 3 (27.27%) Architect
2 3 (27.27%) Software Architect
3 1 (9.09%) Developer
3 1 (9.09%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Product Management Specialist
3 1 (9.09%) Product Specialist
3 1 (9.09%) Rust Developer
3 1 (9.09%) Senior
3 1 (9.09%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Senior VoIP Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) VoIP Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (72.73%) Self-Motivation
2 5 (45.45%) Product Ownership
3 3 (27.27%) PACS
3 3 (27.27%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 1 (9.09%) Data Centre
4 1 (9.09%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (27.27%) Linux
1 3 (27.27%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (72.73%) Agile
2 8 (72.73%) User Stories
3 7 (63.64%) Roadmaps
4 6 (54.55%) Continuous Improvement
4 6 (54.55%) Information Security
4 6 (54.55%) Product Management
4 6 (54.55%) Strategic Thinking
5 5 (45.45%) Acceptance Criteria
5 5 (45.45%) Collaborative Working
5 5 (45.45%) Commercialisation
5 5 (45.45%) Critical Thinking
5 5 (45.45%) Customer Insight
5 5 (45.45%) Ideation Sessions
6 3 (27.27%) Analytical Thinking
6 3 (27.27%) Creative Problem-Solving
6 3 (27.27%) Creative Thinking
6 3 (27.27%) Customer Service
6 3 (27.27%) Product Roadmap
6 3 (27.27%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 4 (36.36%) C
1 4 (36.36%) C++
2 1 (9.09%) Go
2 1 (9.09%) Rust
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) Degree
2 2 (18.18%) Master's Degree
3 1 (9.09%) CCNA
3 1 (9.09%) CCNP
3 1 (9.09%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (9.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) ISO 20022
1 3 (27.27%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Aruba
1 1 (9.09%) Cisco
1 1 (9.09%) Fortinet
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft
1 1 (9.09%) SolarWinds