Tactical Data Link Job Trends in England

Tactical Data Link
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Tactical Data Link skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 621 - 746
Rank change year-on-year - - +187
Permanent jobs citing Tactical Data Link 4 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.007% - 0.011%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.045% - 0.077%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £52,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -30.67%
UK median annual salary £70,000 - £52,000
% change year-on-year - - -28.28%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

Tactical Data Link 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 8,974 6,268 9,092
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 15.78% 13.63% 13.98%
Number of salaries quoted 3,499 3,320 7,514
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £28,697 £40,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £63,750 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +12.24% -6.67%

Tactical Data Link
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Tactical Data Link job vacancy trend in England

Tactical Data Link
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Tactical Data Link.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Tactical Data Link

Tactical Data Link
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Tactical Data Link within the England region over the 6 months to 4 February 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
East Midlands - 2 £70,000 - 2
Midlands - 2 £70,000 - 2
South West - 2 - - 1
Tactical Data Link
UK

Tactical Data Link
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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Data Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Senior
1 2 (50.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 2 (50.00%) Systems Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (50.00%) Data Architecture
1 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Integration
1 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (50.00%) Data Science
1 2 (50.00%) Line Management
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
1 2 (50.00%) SEO
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Quality