Telecoms Job Trends in Glasgow

Telecommunications
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 60 123
Rank change year-on-year +34 +63 -28
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 29 11 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 4.26% 1.51% 0.33%
As % of the General category 8.71% 2.47% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 25 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,750 £41,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £42,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -23.64% +187.21%
75th Percentile £37,000 £43,000 £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £31,500 £50,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year -37.00% +100.00% -41.18%

All General Skills
Glasgow

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 333 446 911
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 48.97% 61.26% 75.98%
Number of salaries quoted 187 180 272
10th Percentile £26,550 £34,775 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £57,250 £77,813 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £110,000 £78,000
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -36.36% +4.76% -8.70%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Telecoms
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Glasgow over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in Glasgow

Telecoms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Applications
1 4 (13.79%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (13.79%) Spreadsheet
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.24%) LAN
1 5 (17.24%) WAN
2 4 (13.79%) Structured Cabling
General
1 6 (20.69%) Social Skills
2 5 (17.24%) Advertising
3 2 (6.90%) Electronics
3 2 (6.90%) Finance
3 2 (6.90%) Fire and Rescue
3 2 (6.90%) Manufacturing
3 2 (6.90%) Marketing
3 2 (6.90%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Police
3 2 (6.90%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (17.24%) Account Manager
1 5 (17.24%) CCTV Engineer
1 5 (17.24%) Sales Representative
2 4 (13.79%) Installations Engineer
3 2 (6.90%) Field Engineer
3 2 (6.90%) Field Support Engineer
3 2 (6.90%) IT Engineer
3 2 (6.90%) IT Support
3 2 (6.90%) IT Support Engineer
3 2 (6.90%) Lead
3 2 (6.90%) Support Engineer
3 2 (6.90%) Telecoms Trainer
3 2 (6.90%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (24.14%) Driving Licence
2 5 (17.24%) CCTV
3 2 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (24.14%) B2B
1 7 (24.14%) Business Development
1 7 (24.14%) Lead Generation
1 7 (24.14%) Telesales
2 5 (17.24%) Preventative Maintenance
3 4 (13.79%) Service Delivery
4 2 (6.90%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (6.90%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (6.90%) ITSM
4 2 (6.90%) Mentoring
4 2 (6.90%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 5 (17.24%) CCNA
1 5 (17.24%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (13.79%) NVQ Level 3
3 2 (6.90%) A+ Certification
3 2 (6.90%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (13.79%) BT
2 2 (6.90%) SAP