Ethernet Job Trends in the Midlands

Ethernet
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Ethernet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 237 202 244
Rank change year-on-year -35 +42 -34
Permanent jobs citing Ethernet 39 33 30
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.25% 0.58% 0.31%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.56% 3.95% 2.77%
Number of salaries quoted 26 21 19
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £31,600
25th Percentile £46,563 - £39,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £70,938 - £56,375
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £60,000
England median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% - -8.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Midlands

Ethernet 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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 856 835 1,082
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.48% 14.79% 11.33%
Number of salaries quoted 622 495 510
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £29,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £35,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -22.22% +4.05%
75th Percentile £59,688 £53,594 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,375 £71,850 £72,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% -23.81% -

Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Ethernet job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Ethernet
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Ethernet.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Ethernet

Ethernet
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Ethernet in the Midlands over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Ethernet in the Midlands

Ethernet
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ethernet within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 8 October 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
West Midlands -36 25 £52,500 -4.55% 34
East Midlands -29 14 £52,500 -19.23% 15
Ethernet
England

Ethernet
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.56%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 5 (12.82%) EPLAN
2 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.56%) Siemens NX
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.56%) Azure
1 1 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 15 (38.46%) Modbus
2 13 (33.33%) Profibus
2 13 (33.33%) VPN
3 11 (28.21%) DMZ
3 11 (28.21%) IPv4
3 11 (28.21%) OSPF
3 11 (28.21%) VLAN
4 7 (17.95%) TCP/IP
5 1 (2.56%) DNS
5 1 (2.56%) Firewall
5 1 (2.56%) LAN
5 1 (2.56%) MPLS
5 1 (2.56%) Network Security
5 1 (2.56%) SD-WAN
5 1 (2.56%) WAN
5 1 (2.56%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (2.56%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Git
General
1 24 (61.54%) Manufacturing
2 9 (23.08%) Aerospace
2 9 (23.08%) Automotive
2 9 (23.08%) Social Skills
3 6 (15.38%) Pharmaceutical
4 4 (10.26%) Advertising
5 2 (5.13%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.56%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.56%) Finance
6 1 (2.56%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (30.77%) Automation Engineer
1 12 (30.77%) Control Systems Engineer
2 11 (28.21%) Principal Engineer
2 11 (28.21%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 11 (28.21%) Software Engineer
3 9 (23.08%) Senior
4 7 (17.95%) Embedded Engineer
4 7 (17.95%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) C++ Software Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Embedded C++ Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 6 (15.38%) Senior Software Engineer
6 1 (2.56%) Applications Engineer
6 1 (2.56%) Commissioning Engineer
6 1 (2.56%) Java Engineer
6 1 (2.56%) Robotics Engineer
6 1 (2.56%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (12.82%) STL
2 2 (5.13%) .NET
3 1 (2.56%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 22 (56.41%) SCADA
2 12 (30.77%) Robotics
3 9 (23.08%) Driving Licence
4 3 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.56%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (35.90%) Software Engineering
2 13 (33.33%) Validation
3 12 (30.77%) Integration Testing
3 12 (30.77%) OO
3 12 (30.77%) Root Cause Analysis
3 12 (30.77%) Technical Leadership
4 11 (28.21%) Customer Requirements
4 11 (28.21%) Cybersecurity
4 11 (28.21%) Data Acquisition
4 11 (28.21%) Data Modelling
4 11 (28.21%) High Availability
5 9 (23.08%) Motion Control
6 8 (20.51%) Logistics
7 6 (15.38%) Software Testing
8 5 (12.82%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (12.82%) Project Delivery
9 4 (10.26%) Systems Engineering
10 3 (7.69%) Project Management
10 3 (7.69%) Technical Analysis
11 2 (5.13%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 6 (15.38%) C++
2 4 (10.26%) C
2 4 (10.26%) C#
2 4 (10.26%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.56%) Java
3 1 (2.56%) Ladder Logic
3 1 (2.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (12.82%) Degree
2 1 (2.56%) CCNA
2 1 (2.56%) CCNP
2 1 (2.56%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (2.56%) HNC
2 1 (2.56%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.26%) IEC 61131
2 1 (2.56%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 1 (2.56%) GAMP
2 1 (2.56%) GMP
2 1 (2.56%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.56%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (7.69%) Functional Safety
2 1 (2.56%) MOM
Vendors
1 15 (38.46%) Siemens
2 6 (15.38%) Allen-Bradley
2 6 (15.38%) Rockwell
3 4 (10.26%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.56%) Cisco
4 1 (2.56%) Fortinet
4 1 (2.56%) Meraki
4 1 (2.56%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.56%) Wonderware
4 1 (2.56%) Zscaler