SONET Job Trends in England

Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring SONET skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 665
Rank change year-on-year - - +322
Permanent jobs citing SONET 0 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in England - - 0.004%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - 0.030%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary - £70,000 -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

SONET 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 8,901 6,644 6,673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.08% 13.40% 14.67%
Number of salaries quoted 3,523 3,518 5,391
10th Percentile £25,750 £31,250 £28,290
25th Percentile £28,697 £40,000 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £38,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -28.70% +8.00% -4.76%

SONET
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

SONET job vacancy trend in England

SONET
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing SONET.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing SONET