Telecoms Jobs in Manchester

Telecommunications
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 127 69
Rank change year-on-year +2 -58 +69
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 37 94 235
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.67% 1.73% 5.01%
As % of the General category 2.28% 3.18% 7.53%
Number of salaries quoted 25 77 26
10th Percentile £30,300 £22,750 £40,625
25th Percentile £31,500 £32,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -16.67% +26.32%
75th Percentile £71,250 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile - £73,500 £77,500
North West median annual salary £47,683 £42,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +13.53% -30.00% +26.32%

All General Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,625 2,959 3,119
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 73.46% 54.36% 66.56%
Number of salaries quoted 821 2,174 1,474
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,750 £30,575
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +3.55%
75th Percentile £76,250 £65,603 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,778 £80,000 £81,250
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +3.02%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in Manchester

Telecoms
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Telecoms in Manchester

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in Manchester

Telecoms
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 30 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
Oldham - 5 £33,000 - 1
Bolton -15 2 £38,750 +19.23% 47
Telecoms
North West

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 3 (8.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.70%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 6 (16.22%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (10.81%) AWS
3 3 (8.11%) Azure
4 2 (5.41%) AWS Lambda
4 2 (5.41%) Serverless
5 1 (2.70%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (2.70%) GCP
5 1 (2.70%) Kong
5 1 (2.70%) OCI
5 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.70%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (32.43%) Wireless
2 3 (8.11%) VoIP
3 2 (5.41%) MPLS
4 1 (2.70%) Firewall
4 1 (2.70%) PBX
4 1 (2.70%) VPN
4 1 (2.70%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) Big Data
1 2 (5.41%) MongoDB
1 2 (5.41%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (2.70%) MySQL
2 1 (2.70%) Oracle Exadata
2 1 (2.70%) Power BI
2 1 (2.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (18.92%) Git
1 7 (18.92%) Jenkins
2 1 (2.70%) GitLab
2 1 (2.70%) LabVIEW
General
1 14 (37.84%) Finance
2 11 (29.73%) Electronics
3 9 (24.32%) Public Sector
4 8 (21.62%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (18.92%) Aerospace
6 6 (16.22%) Marketing
7 5 (13.51%) Manufacturing
7 5 (13.51%) Social Skills
8 3 (8.11%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (5.41%) Advertising
9 2 (5.41%) Cantonese Language
9 2 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (5.41%) Legal
9 2 (5.41%) Mandarin Language
9 2 (5.41%) Retail
10 1 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (2.70%) Law
10 1 (2.70%) Military
10 1 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (2.70%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 9 (24.32%) Senior
1 9 (24.32%) Software Engineer
2 6 (16.22%) Senior Software Engineer
3 5 (13.51%) Support Manager
4 4 (10.81%) Support Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) Analyst
5 3 (8.11%) DevOps Engineer
5 3 (8.11%) IT Technician
5 3 (8.11%) Senior IT Technician
5 3 (8.11%) Senior Technician
6 2 (5.41%) 3rd Line Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) 3rd Line Technical Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Java Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Junior DevOps
6 2 (5.41%) Junior DevOps Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Junior Support Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Python Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Python Software Engineer
6 2 (5.41%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.41%) FastAPI
1 2 (5.41%) Node.js
1 2 (5.41%) Software Packaging
1 2 (5.41%) Spring
1 2 (5.41%) Spring Boot
2 1 (2.70%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (16.22%) Device Driver
2 3 (8.11%) Cloud Native
3 2 (5.41%) CCTV
3 2 (5.41%) Tandem
4 1 (2.70%) Digital Signage
4 1 (2.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 1 (2.70%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.70%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.70%) IoT
4 1 (2.70%) IVR
4 1 (2.70%) NHS
4 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.70%) Smart Energy
4 1 (2.70%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (21.62%) Linux
2 4 (10.81%) Windows
3 3 (8.11%) Mac OS X
3 3 (8.11%) Windows 10
3 3 (8.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (24.32%) Software Engineering
3 7 (18.92%) High Availability
4 5 (13.51%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (13.51%) Contract Management
4 5 (13.51%) Customer Service
4 5 (13.51%) Data Management
4 5 (13.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 5 (13.51%) Supplier Management
5 4 (10.81%) CI/CD
5 4 (10.81%) DevOps
5 4 (10.81%) Digital Marketing
5 4 (10.81%) ITIL
5 4 (10.81%) Programme Management
6 3 (8.11%) Analytics
6 3 (8.11%) Computer Science
6 3 (8.11%) Data Analytics
6 3 (8.11%) Proactive Maintenance
6 3 (8.11%) Software Distribution
6 3 (8.11%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 10 (27.03%) Python
2 7 (18.92%) C
3 6 (16.22%) C++
4 3 (8.11%) SQL
5 2 (5.41%) Java
5 2 (5.41%) JavaScript
5 2 (5.41%) PHP
5 2 (5.41%) Shell Script
5 2 (5.41%) TypeScript
6 1 (2.70%) Assembly Language
6 1 (2.70%) C#
6 1 (2.70%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (27.03%) Security Cleared
2 5 (13.51%) Degree
3 3 (8.11%) ACSP
3 3 (8.11%) DV Cleared
3 3 (8.11%) HP AIS
3 3 (8.11%) MCSA
3 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (8.11%) Network+ Certification
3 3 (8.11%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 2 (5.41%) Chartered Engineer
4 2 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (5.41%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.70%) A+ Certification
5 1 (2.70%) HNC
5 1 (2.70%) Master's Degree
5 1 (2.70%) Numerate Degree
5 1 (2.70%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (8.11%) SLA
2 1 (2.70%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (8.11%) Active Directory
1 3 (8.11%) vSphere
2 1 (2.70%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (10.81%) Kubernetes
2 3 (8.11%) SCCM
3 2 (5.41%) Cisco CUCM
3 2 (5.41%) Terraform
4 1 (2.70%) Ansible
Vendors
1 7 (18.92%) Microsoft
2 5 (13.51%) Oracle
2 5 (13.51%) SAP
2 5 (13.51%) VMware
3 3 (8.11%) Apple
3 3 (8.11%) HP
3 3 (8.11%) Veeam
4 2 (5.41%) Cisco
5 1 (2.70%) Google
5 1 (2.70%) Monzo
5 1 (2.70%) PayPal
5 1 (2.70%) Samsung