Broadband Job Trends in the North of England

Broadband
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Broadband skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 251 223
Rank change year-on-year +171 -28 +167
Permanent jobs citing Broadband 259 30 68
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.40% 0.33% 0.80%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 9.92% 3.11% 5.92%
Number of salaries quoted 190 10 27
10th Percentile £16,000 £25,000 -
25th Percentile £24,272 £30,688 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £41,250 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.18% +47.32% -37.78%
75th Percentile - £52,500 £39,864
90th Percentile - - £60,750
England median annual salary £25,087 £40,000 £26,500
% change year-on-year -37.28% +50.94% -51.82%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,610 966 1,148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 24.22% 10.62% 13.49%
Number of salaries quoted 756 536 957
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,413 £27,000
25th Percentile £25,500 £33,875 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.22% - -
75th Percentile £43,750 £60,000 £61,949
90th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £75,000
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 of England

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

Broadband job vacancy trend in the North of England

Broadband
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Broadband.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Broadband

Broadband
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Broadband in the North of England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Broadband in the North of England

Broadband
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the North of England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Yorkshire +74 136 £25,087 -28.32% 33
North West +95 80 £25,087 -3.51% 26
North East +50 43 £25,087 -49.83% 19
Broadband
England

Broadband
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.39%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 4 (1.54%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (0.77%) Azure
3 1 (0.39%) AWS
3 1 (0.39%) Entra ID
3 1 (0.39%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 46 (17.76%) Internet
2 12 (4.63%) WPA
3 9 (3.47%) VoIP
4 8 (3.09%) LAN
4 8 (3.09%) SD-WAN
4 8 (3.09%) WAN
5 7 (2.70%) BGP
5 7 (2.70%) MPLS
6 6 (2.32%) ADSL
6 6 (2.32%) Firewall
6 6 (2.32%) VPN
6 6 (2.32%) WebEx
6 6 (2.32%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (2.32%) WLAN
7 3 (1.16%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.77%) Network Security
8 2 (0.77%) Structured Cabling
9 1 (0.39%) Junos
9 1 (0.39%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.93%) MySQL
2 1 (0.39%) Big Data
2 1 (0.39%) Data Warehouse
General
1 41 (15.83%) Social Skills
2 35 (13.51%) Games
3 26 (10.04%) Banking
4 25 (9.65%) Finance
5 12 (4.63%) Telecoms
6 11 (4.25%) Billing
7 8 (3.09%) Marketing
8 7 (2.70%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (1.54%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.39%) Retail
Job Titles
1 43 (16.60%) Customer Service Advisor
2 20 (7.72%) Sales Representative
3 11 (4.25%) Analyst
3 11 (4.25%) Sales Executive
3 11 (4.25%) Support Analyst
4 9 (3.47%) Procurement Director
4 9 (3.47%) Technical Advisor
5 8 (3.09%) Customer Service Representative
6 7 (2.70%) Senior
7 6 (2.32%) Account Manager
7 6 (2.32%) Technical Analyst
7 6 (2.32%) Technical Support
7 6 (2.32%) Technical Support Analyst
8 5 (1.93%) Head of Operations
8 5 (1.93%) Marketing Director
8 5 (1.93%) Salesforce Analyst
8 5 (1.93%) Salesforce Support
8 5 (1.93%) Senior Analyst
8 5 (1.93%) Senior Salesforce Analyst
8 5 (1.93%) Senior Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.25%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.72%) Smart Home
2 12 (4.63%) NHS
3 9 (3.47%) Social Media
4 6 (2.32%) Data Centre
4 6 (2.32%) Handset
5 2 (0.77%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.39%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.39%) IoT
6 1 (0.39%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.39%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.39%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (26.64%) Customer Service
2 35 (13.51%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (3.47%) B2B
3 9 (3.47%) Mentoring
4 8 (3.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (3.09%) CRM
5 7 (2.70%) Coaching
5 7 (2.70%) Collaborative Culture
5 7 (2.70%) Cost Control
5 7 (2.70%) ITIL
6 6 (2.32%) Culture Change
6 6 (2.32%) Performance Metrics
6 6 (2.32%) Supplier Management
7 4 (1.54%) Business Development
7 4 (1.54%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (1.54%) Contract Negotiation
8 3 (1.16%) Affiliate Marketing
8 3 (1.16%) Customer Engagement
8 3 (1.16%) Digital Marketing
8 3 (1.16%) Lead Generation
Qualifications
1 6 (2.32%) CCNA
1 6 (2.32%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (1.54%) ACCA
2 4 (1.54%) CIMA
3 2 (0.77%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.93%) QA
2 2 (0.77%) GDPR
3 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (0.39%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (0.39%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.39%) Firmware
Vendors
1 179 (69.11%) BT
2 14 (5.41%) Salesforce
3 8 (3.09%) Microsoft
4 6 (2.32%) Aruba
4 6 (2.32%) Cisco
4 6 (2.32%) Fortinet
4 6 (2.32%) Huawei
4 6 (2.32%) Meraki
4 6 (2.32%) Polycom
5 5 (1.93%) MuleSoft
6 4 (1.54%) Virgin Media
7 2 (0.77%) Sage
7 2 (0.77%) Xero
8 1 (0.39%) Adaptive Insights
8 1 (0.39%) Anaplan
8 1 (0.39%) Google
8 1 (0.39%) Juniper