Broadband Job Trends in the North East

Broadband
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Broadband skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 86 54
Rank change year-on-year +53 -32 -
Permanent jobs citing Broadband 56 4 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 5.42% 0.41% 1.01%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 38.89% 4.00% 4.65%
Number of salaries quoted 50 4 6
10th Percentile £21,620 - -
25th Percentile £22,215 £47,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £50,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year -49.83% +100.00% -
75th Percentile - £52,625 -
90th Percentile - £52,850 -
England median annual salary £25,087 £38,750 £26,500
% change year-on-year -35.26% +46.23% -51.82%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North East

Broadband 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 North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 144 100 129
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 13.94% 10.25% 21.64%
Number of salaries quoted 119 53 120
10th Percentile £21,620 £34,900 £28,366
25th Percentile £25,087 £36,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £47,500 £39,678
Median % change year-on-year -38.95% +19.71% -0.18%
75th Percentile £35,250 £65,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £66,000 £74,144 £79,125
England median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -4.76%

Broadband
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Broadband relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Broadband job vacancy trend in the North East

Broadband
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Broadband.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Broadband

Broadband
Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Broadband in the North East over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Broadband in the North East

Broadband
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the North East region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Durham +20 34 £25,087 -49.83% 2
Tyne and Wear - 19 £21,620 - 4
Northumberland - 3 £24,000 -
Broadband
England

Broadband
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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:

General
1 7 (12.50%) Games
2 6 (10.71%) Banking
3 1 (1.79%) Billing
3 1 (1.79%) Retail
3 1 (1.79%) Social Skills
3 1 (1.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (19.64%) Customer Service Advisor
2 6 (10.71%) Sales Representative
3 5 (8.93%) Customer Service Representative
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.57%) Smart Home
2 1 (1.79%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (32.14%) Customer Service
2 6 (10.71%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (3.57%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (3.57%) Web Design
4 1 (1.79%) Coaching
Vendors
1 53 (94.64%) BT
2 1 (1.79%) Virgin Media