Structured Cabling Job Trends in Manchester

Structured Cabling
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Structured Cabling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 148 -
Rank change year-on-year +24 - -
Permanent jobs citing Structured Cabling 8 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.27% 0.30% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.37% 3.31% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 7 0
10th Percentile - £25,000 -
25th Percentile £29,000 £28,125 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £42,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% - -
75th Percentile £32,625 £51,875 -
90th Percentile £37,500 £57,500 -
North West median annual salary £30,000 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -29.41% -10.53% +25.83%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester

Structured Cabling 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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 585 242 282
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 20.05% 9.07% 11.15%
Number of salaries quoted 142 140 236
10th Percentile £27,000 £29,500 £28,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £35,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -12.62% +8.42%
75th Percentile £60,000 £71,250 £69,850
90th Percentile £68,750 £83,750 £79,375
North West median annual salary £30,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -32.22% -5.26% +5.56%

Structured Cabling
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Structured Cabling relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Structured Cabling job vacancy trend in Manchester

Structured Cabling
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Structured Cabling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Structured Cabling

Structured Cabling
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Structured Cabling within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Wigan +1 2 £35,000 +34.62%
Structured Cabling
North West

Structured Cabling
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 6 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 8 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (25.00%) Broadband
2 2 (25.00%) LAN
2 2 (25.00%) Network Security
2 2 (25.00%) SD-WAN
2 2 (25.00%) WAN
General
1 8 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Billing
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Support Specialist
2 2 (25.00%) Accountant
2 2 (25.00%) Assistant Accountant
2 2 (25.00%) Management Accountant
Miscellaneous
1 6 (75.00%) Driving Licence
1 6 (75.00%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 6 (75.00%) Break/Fix
2 6 (75.00%) Coaching
2 6 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (75.00%) Mentoring
2 6 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) AAT
1 2 (25.00%) ACCA
1 2 (25.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) Sage
2 2 (25.00%) Xero