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 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 248 194 263
Rank change year-on-year -54 +69 -46
Permanent jobs citing Ethernet 26 35 25
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.17% 0.61% 0.25%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.25% 4.15% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 18 25 17
10th Percentile £37,100 £26,250 £30,700
25th Percentile £54,563 £43,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £75,000 - £53,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £75,500 £55,850
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -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 801 843 1,093
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 5.26% 14.77% 10.87%
Number of salaries quoted 615 505 617
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £29,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £35,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.86% -17.65% -5.56%
75th Percentile £58,750 £52,500 £56,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £71,250 £69,700
England median annual salary £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -3.85%

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 10 September 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 10 September 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 -27 20 £57,500 +4.55% 21
East Midlands -35 6 £48,500 +2.11% 9
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 (3.85%) FactoryTalk
Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (3.85%) Siemens NX
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.85%) Azure
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (46.15%) Modbus
2 8 (30.77%) VPN
3 6 (23.08%) DMZ
3 6 (23.08%) IPv4
3 6 (23.08%) OSPF
3 6 (23.08%) VLAN
4 4 (15.38%) Profibus
5 2 (7.69%) TCP/IP
6 1 (3.85%) DNS
6 1 (3.85%) Firewall
6 1 (3.85%) LAN
6 1 (3.85%) MPLS
6 1 (3.85%) Network Security
6 1 (3.85%) SD-WAN
6 1 (3.85%) WAN
6 1 (3.85%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (3.85%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (7.69%) Git
General
1 14 (53.85%) Manufacturing
2 5 (19.23%) Advertising
2 5 (19.23%) Aerospace
2 5 (19.23%) Automotive
3 2 (7.69%) Electronics
3 2 (7.69%) Social Skills
4 1 (3.85%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.85%) Finance
4 1 (3.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 8 (30.77%) Embedded Engineer
2 8 (30.77%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (26.92%) Automation Engineer
3 7 (26.92%) Control Systems Engineer
4 6 (23.08%) Principal Engineer
4 6 (23.08%) Principal Systems Engineer
5 4 (15.38%) Senior
5 4 (15.38%) Senior Embedded Engineer
5 4 (15.38%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
5 4 (15.38%) Senior Software Engineer
6 2 (7.69%) C++ Software Engineer
6 2 (7.69%) Embedded C++ Engineer
6 2 (7.69%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 2 (7.69%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Applications Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Java Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Network Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Service Desk Engineer
7 1 (3.85%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (15.38%) WebSockets
2 1 (3.85%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 11 (42.31%) SCADA
2 8 (30.77%) Robotics
3 3 (11.54%) Driving Licence
4 2 (7.69%) ARM Cortex
Operating Systems
1 2 (7.69%) FreeRTOS
2 1 (3.85%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 9 (34.62%) Validation
3 8 (30.77%) Customer Requirements
4 7 (26.92%) Integration Testing
4 7 (26.92%) Root Cause Analysis
4 7 (26.92%) Technical Leadership
5 6 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
5 6 (23.08%) Data Acquisition
5 6 (23.08%) Data Modelling
5 6 (23.08%) Embedded Software Development
5 6 (23.08%) High Availability
5 6 (23.08%) OO
5 6 (23.08%) Project Delivery
6 5 (19.23%) Motion Control
7 4 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (7.69%) Code Quality
8 2 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (7.69%) Secure Coding
8 2 (7.69%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 7 (26.92%) C
2 5 (19.23%) C#
2 5 (19.23%) JavaScript
3 4 (15.38%) C++
4 2 (7.69%) MATLAB
4 2 (7.69%) Python
5 1 (3.85%) Java
5 1 (3.85%) Ladder Logic
Qualifications
1 2 (7.69%) Degree
2 1 (3.85%) CCNA
2 1 (3.85%) CCNP
2 1 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (3.85%) HNC
2 1 (3.85%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (19.23%) IEC 61131
2 3 (11.54%) IEC 61508
3 2 (7.69%) MISRA
3 2 (7.69%) MISRA C
System Software
1 6 (23.08%) Firmware
2 2 (7.69%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (3.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (7.69%) Functional Safety
2 1 (3.85%) MOM
Vendors
1 7 (26.92%) Allen-Bradley
1 7 (26.92%) Siemens
2 1 (3.85%) Cisco
2 1 (3.85%) Fortinet
2 1 (3.85%) Meraki
2 1 (3.85%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.85%) Rockwell
2 1 (3.85%) ServiceNow
2 1 (3.85%) Wonderware
2 1 (3.85%) Zscaler