Telecoms Job Trends in the Midlands

Telecommunications
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 89 100
Rank change year-on-year -24 +11 -41
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 165 143 283
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 1.37% 2.95% 2.52%
As % of the General category 2.72% 4.78% 4.42%
Number of salaries quoted 121 30 203
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £27,563 £31,068
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -11.11%
75th Percentile £50,000 £67,813 £55,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £82,750 £65,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -18.18%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 general skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,077 2,989 6,406
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 50.56% 61.67% 56.99%
Number of salaries quoted 2,943 1,769 4,718
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £34,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £48,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% +6.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,123
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +14.29% -12.87%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Telecoms
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the Midlands over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in the Midlands

Telecoms
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 Telecoms within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 April 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 -21 116 £38,000 +1.33% 31
East Midlands -22 49 £42,500 -5.56% 16
Telecoms
England

Telecoms
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 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (4.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.42%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.21%) AutoCAD
3 2 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.61%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 10 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (3.03%) Azure
2 5 (3.03%) Entra ID
3 4 (2.42%) AWS
4 1 (0.61%) Asana
4 1 (0.61%) OCI
4 1 (0.61%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 13 (7.88%) Unified Communications
2 9 (5.45%) Broadband
3 5 (3.03%) Firewall
4 4 (2.42%) IP Telephony
4 4 (2.42%) Value-Added Service
4 4 (2.42%) VoIP
5 3 (1.82%) 4G
5 3 (1.82%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (1.82%) Wireless
6 2 (1.21%) 5G
6 2 (1.21%) Ethernet
6 2 (1.21%) Internet
6 2 (1.21%) SD-WAN
6 2 (1.21%) WAN
7 1 (0.61%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.61%) Ethernet VPN
7 1 (0.61%) IOS XR
7 1 (0.61%) MPLS
7 1 (0.61%) Structured Cabling
7 1 (0.61%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.61%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (0.61%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.61%) Git
General
1 20 (12.12%) Public Sector
2 15 (9.09%) Law
2 15 (9.09%) Military
3 10 (6.06%) Social Skills
4 6 (3.64%) Finance
5 3 (1.82%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (1.82%) Marketing
5 3 (1.82%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (1.21%) Legal
7 1 (0.61%) Back Office
7 1 (0.61%) Billing
7 1 (0.61%) Electronics
7 1 (0.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.61%) Local Government
7 1 (0.61%) Manufacturing
7 1 (0.61%) Retail
Job Titles
1 25 (15.15%) Account Manager
2 19 (11.52%) Telecoms Manager
3 15 (9.09%) Telecoms Account Manager
4 12 (7.27%) Consultant
5 11 (6.67%) Lead
5 11 (6.67%) Telecoms Engineer
6 10 (6.06%) Internal Account Manager
6 10 (6.06%) IT Support
6 10 (6.06%) Senior
6 10 (6.06%) Unified Communications Consultant
7 7 (4.24%) Coordinator
7 7 (4.24%) IT Engineer
7 7 (4.24%) Project Engineer
8 6 (3.64%) Business Development Manager
8 6 (3.64%) Business Manager
8 6 (3.64%) Client Relationship Manager
8 6 (3.64%) Development Manager
8 6 (3.64%) IT Support Engineer
8 6 (3.64%) Relationships Manager
8 6 (3.64%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.61%) Jinja
1 1 (0.61%) NETCONF
1 1 (0.61%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.45%) Driving Licence
2 7 (4.24%) CCTV
3 6 (3.64%) NHS
4 4 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (2.42%) Social Media
4 4 (2.42%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (1.82%) Onboarding
6 2 (1.21%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (0.61%) Fibre Optics
7 1 (0.61%) Handset
7 1 (0.61%) IoT
7 1 (0.61%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 9 (5.45%) Windows
2 5 (3.03%) Linux
2 5 (3.03%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.61%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.61%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (24.85%) B2B
2 17 (10.30%) Collaborative Working
2 17 (10.30%) Service Delivery
3 16 (9.70%) CRM
4 15 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
5 11 (6.67%) B2C
5 11 (6.67%) Lead Generation
6 8 (4.85%) ITIL
6 8 (4.85%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (4.24%) Customer Experience
8 6 (3.64%) Agile
8 6 (3.64%) Business Development
8 6 (3.64%) Customer Service
8 6 (3.64%) Service Management
9 5 (3.03%) B2B Sales
10 4 (2.42%) Business Strategy
10 4 (2.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 4 (2.42%) Contract Negotiation
10 4 (2.42%) Decision-Making
10 4 (2.42%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.61%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (4.24%) Degree
2 4 (2.42%) CCNA
2 4 (2.42%) CCNP
2 4 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (2.42%) MCSA
2 4 (2.42%) MCSE
2 4 (2.42%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (2.42%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 3 (1.82%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.61%) ACCA
4 1 (0.61%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.61%) CIMA
4 1 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.61%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.61%) PMP
4 1 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (0.61%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.61%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.03%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (3.03%) ISO 9001
2 4 (2.42%) GDPR
3 2 (1.21%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.61%) ISO 14001
4 1 (0.61%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (3.03%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.61%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (2.42%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (10.91%) Microsoft
2 11 (6.67%) Openreach
3 7 (4.24%) Cisco
4 5 (3.03%) Draytek
4 5 (3.03%) WatchGuard
5 4 (2.42%) Mitel
5 4 (2.42%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.42%) VMware
6 3 (1.82%) BT
7 2 (1.21%) Meraki
8 1 (0.61%) Apple
8 1 (0.61%) Aruba
8 1 (0.61%) Ekahau
8 1 (0.61%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.61%) Juniper
8 1 (0.61%) Oracle
8 1 (0.61%) SAP
8 1 (0.61%) Yealink