Telecommunications
Scotland > Highlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in the Highlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 7 | 3 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -4 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Telecoms | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands | - | 7.14% | 33.33% |
| As % of the General category | - | 18.18% | 41.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £30,000 | £25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +20.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £27,250 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £31,500 | £50,000 | £25,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.00% | +100.00% | -41.18% |
All General Skills
Highlands
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 the Highlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 27 | 11 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands | 34.62% | 39.29% | 80.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £27,375 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £29,063 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,000 | £30,000 | £25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +20.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £31,313 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £35,200 | £33,675 | £27,250 |
| 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 the Highlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Telecoms relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.
Telecoms
Salary Trend in the Highlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Telecoms.
