Telecoms Jobs in London

Telecommunications
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 163 228 186
Rank change year-on-year +65 -42 +71
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 274 313 636
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 2.18% 1.31% 1.93%
As % of the General category 2.84% 1.94% 2.82%
Number of salaries quoted 128 237 370
10th Percentile £37,675 £31,600 £45,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £64,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% -7.86% +12.00%
75th Percentile £85,938 £81,250 £87,000
90th Percentile £110,000 £98,650 £105,125
England median annual salary £42,750 £45,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -21.74% +4.55%

All General Skills
London

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 common skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,639 16,128 22,592
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 76.79% 67.56% 68.70%
Number of salaries quoted 5,173 11,361 15,598
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £41,374
25th Percentile £55,750 £50,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,073 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.03% -5.31% +5.71%
75th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £125,000 £120,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in London.

Salary trend for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in London over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in London

Telecoms
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the London region over the 6 months to 29 May 2025. 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
Central London +30 61 £50,000 -4.76% 28
West London +16 5 £70,000 +40.00% 84
South London -11 1 - - 8
East London -16 1 £31,000 -32.61% 10
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.82%) SAS
2 4 (1.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.73%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.36%) OpenStack
Applications
1 28 (10.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 28 (10.22%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (8.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 10 (3.65%) MS Visio
4 7 (2.55%) Maya
5 6 (2.19%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (1.82%) SPSS
7 1 (0.36%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (4.38%) Dynamics AX
2 7 (2.55%) SAP IBP
2 7 (2.55%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 37 (13.50%) AWS
2 36 (13.14%) Azure
3 33 (12.04%) GCP
4 17 (6.20%) SaaS
5 15 (5.47%) PaaS
6 7 (2.55%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (2.55%) Serverless
7 6 (2.19%) IaaS
8 4 (1.46%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (1.09%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.09%) Azure Monitor
10 2 (0.73%) Amazon SageMaker
10 2 (0.73%) Anthropic Claude
10 2 (0.73%) Asana
10 2 (0.73%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.73%) ChatGPT
10 2 (0.73%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.73%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.73%) Power Platform
10 2 (0.73%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.57%) Firewall
1 18 (6.57%) Network Security
2 17 (6.20%) TCP/IP
3 13 (4.74%) LAN
4 11 (4.01%) VoIP
5 10 (3.65%) Internet
5 10 (3.65%) VPN
6 9 (3.28%) BGP
6 9 (3.28%) Link 16
6 9 (3.28%) Tactical Data Link
7 8 (2.92%) Unified Communications
7 8 (2.92%) VLAN
8 7 (2.55%) DNS
8 7 (2.55%) Ethernet VPN
8 7 (2.55%) HTTP
8 7 (2.55%) RS-232
8 7 (2.55%) RS-485
8 7 (2.55%) WAN
8 7 (2.55%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (2.19%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (4.01%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (3.65%) NoSQL
2 10 (3.65%) RDBMS
2 10 (3.65%) Relational Database
3 7 (2.55%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.55%) SAP BW
4 6 (2.19%) MySQL
5 5 (1.82%) Apache Hive
5 5 (1.82%) Hadoop
6 3 (1.09%) Metadata
6 3 (1.09%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.73%) Big Data
7 2 (0.73%) Power BI
7 2 (0.73%) Tableau
8 1 (0.36%) Apache Cassandra
8 1 (0.36%) CouchDB
8 1 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.36%) GIS
8 1 (0.36%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (4.01%) Git
2 10 (3.65%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.82%) JIRA
4 2 (0.73%) Octopus Deploy
4 2 (0.73%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.36%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.36%) GitLab
5 1 (0.36%) Gradle
5 1 (0.36%) Maven
5 1 (0.36%) Robot Framework
General
1 120 (43.80%) Finance
2 97 (35.40%) Social Skills
3 62 (22.63%) Manufacturing
4 57 (20.80%) Law
4 57 (20.80%) Marketing
5 48 (17.52%) Analytical Skills
6 44 (16.06%) Public Sector
7 43 (15.69%) Electronics
8 41 (14.96%) Banking
9 33 (12.04%) Retail
10 27 (9.85%) Games
10 27 (9.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (7.66%) Legal
12 16 (5.84%) Military
13 15 (5.47%) Advertising
14 13 (4.74%) Pharmaceutical
15 12 (4.38%) Billing
16 10 (3.65%) Presentation Skills
17 8 (2.92%) Automotive
17 8 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 87 (31.75%) Senior
2 33 (12.04%) IT Support
3 32 (11.68%) Analyst
4 24 (8.76%) Architect
5 21 (7.66%) Network Engineer
6 18 (6.57%) IT Manager
6 18 (6.57%) Support Specialist
7 17 (6.20%) IT Analyst
7 17 (6.20%) IT Support Analyst
7 17 (6.20%) IT Support Specialist
7 17 (6.20%) Operations Manager
7 17 (6.20%) Support Analyst
8 16 (5.84%) Developer
9 15 (5.47%) IT Operations Manager
9 15 (5.47%) IT Support Manager
9 15 (5.47%) Senior Developer
9 15 (5.47%) Support Manager
10 12 (4.38%) Field Engineer
11 11 (4.01%) Automation Engineer
11 11 (4.01%) Risk Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.74%) FastAPI
1 13 (4.74%) REST
2 10 (3.65%) Node.js
3 9 (3.28%) Flask
3 9 (3.28%) Spring Boot
4 7 (2.55%) Middleware
5 6 (2.19%) RESTful
6 5 (1.82%) Kafka
7 4 (1.46%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (1.46%) Spring
8 3 (1.09%) XML
9 2 (0.73%) Django
9 2 (0.73%) JSON
9 2 (0.73%) OpenAPI
9 2 (0.73%) Swagger
10 1 (0.36%) 802.1X
10 1 (0.36%) AngularJS
10 1 (0.36%) GraphQL
10 1 (0.36%) TensorFlow
10 1 (0.36%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 30 (10.95%) Management Information System
2 23 (8.39%) Blockchain
2 23 (8.39%) Robotics
3 19 (6.93%) Video Conferencing
4 17 (6.20%) Data Centre
5 12 (4.38%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (3.28%) Driving Licence
6 9 (3.28%) IoT
6 9 (3.28%) Public Cloud
7 7 (2.55%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (2.55%) PACS
7 7 (2.55%) PMI
7 7 (2.55%) Reinsurance
8 6 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.82%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.46%) Distributed Computing
11 3 (1.09%) CCTV
11 3 (1.09%) Cloud Native
11 3 (1.09%) IPTV
11 3 (1.09%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 35 (12.77%) Windows
2 24 (8.76%) Linux
3 5 (1.82%) Android
3 5 (1.82%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.09%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.09%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (1.09%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.73%) Unix
5 2 (0.73%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.36%) Android TV
6 1 (0.36%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (25.18%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (20.07%) Agile
3 52 (18.98%) Artificial Intelligence
4 51 (18.61%) Analytics
4 51 (18.61%) Business Intelligence
5 44 (16.06%) Programme Management
6 43 (15.69%) Cybersecurity
6 43 (15.69%) Digital Marketing
7 38 (13.87%) ITIL
7 38 (13.87%) Project Management
8 34 (12.41%) Project Delivery
9 32 (11.68%) Information Security
10 31 (11.31%) Change Management
10 31 (11.31%) Coaching
10 31 (11.31%) DevOps
11 29 (10.58%) Mentoring
12 28 (10.22%) CI/CD
13 27 (9.85%) Incident Response
14 26 (9.49%) Incident Management
15 25 (9.12%) Creative Thinking
Programming Languages
1 55 (20.07%) Python
2 18 (6.57%) R
3 15 (5.47%) SQL
4 10 (3.65%) Java
5 9 (3.28%) Bash
5 9 (3.28%) C
6 6 (2.19%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.82%) MATLAB
7 5 (1.82%) PowerShell
8 3 (1.09%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.73%) C#
9 2 (0.73%) Go
9 2 (0.73%) Perl
9 2 (0.73%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.36%) C++
10 1 (0.36%) PHP
10 1 (0.36%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.36%) ProC
Qualifications
1 85 (31.02%) Degree
2 31 (11.31%) Cisco Certification
3 28 (10.22%) PMI Certification
4 26 (9.49%) CCNP
5 24 (8.76%) Security Cleared
6 21 (7.66%) PMP
7 19 (6.93%) CISSP
8 17 (6.20%) A+ Certification
9 14 (5.11%) CCNA
10 12 (4.38%) CISA
10 12 (4.38%) ISACA
11 11 (4.01%) CCIE
12 10 (3.65%) Computer Science Degree
12 10 (3.65%) DV Cleared
12 10 (3.65%) Master's Degree
13 8 (2.92%) CompTIA Security+
13 8 (2.92%) SC Cleared
14 7 (2.55%) GSEC
14 7 (2.55%) SSCP
15 5 (1.82%) Check Point Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (10.22%) QA
2 23 (8.39%) ITGC
3 20 (7.30%) GDPR
4 15 (5.47%) Cyber Essentials
4 15 (5.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 7 (2.55%) MIL-STD-1553
6 6 (2.19%) NIST
7 4 (1.46%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (1.09%) SLA
9 2 (0.73%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (0.73%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 2 (0.73%) NCSC
9 2 (0.73%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.36%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.36%) GAAP
10 1 (0.36%) ISAE 3402
10 1 (0.36%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 16 (5.84%) Docker
2 3 (1.09%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.36%) Corosync
4 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.36%) Kamailio
4 1 (0.36%) KVM
4 1 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.36%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 23 (8.39%) Kubernetes
2 19 (6.93%) Terraform
3 11 (4.01%) Ansible
4 3 (1.09%) Cisco CUCM
5 2 (0.73%) SCCM
6 1 (0.36%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.36%) Cisco UCCX
6 1 (0.36%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (0.36%) Grafana
6 1 (0.36%) Icinga
6 1 (0.36%) Pacemaker
6 1 (0.36%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.36%) WSUS
Vendors
1 63 (22.99%) SAP
2 46 (16.79%) Microsoft
3 33 (12.04%) Cisco
4 21 (7.66%) Oracle
5 20 (7.30%) Google
6 11 (4.01%) CheckPoint
7 9 (3.28%) Fortinet
8 8 (2.92%) F5
9 7 (2.55%) Ariba
10 6 (2.19%) Arista
10 6 (2.19%) BT
11 5 (1.82%) Vertica
11 5 (1.82%) VMware
12 3 (1.09%) Bloomberg
12 3 (1.09%) Meraki
12 3 (1.09%) Red Hat
12 3 (1.09%) Refinitiv
12 3 (1.09%) SolarWinds
13 2 (0.73%) Openreach
13 2 (0.73%) Palo Alto