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 9 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 266 226
Rank change year-on-year +209 -40 +93
Permanent jobs citing Broadband 395 43 58
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.07% 0.35% 0.75%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 22.02% 3.83% 4.72%
Number of salaries quoted 300 17 22
10th Percentile £21,620 £25,600 -
25th Percentile - £26,000 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £31,000 £27,250
Median % change year-on-year -19.07% +13.76% -45.50%
75th Percentile - £52,500 £30,000
90th Percentile - - £50,175
England median annual salary £25,087 £37,000 £26,500
% change year-on-year -32.20% +39.62% -53.91%

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 1,794 1,122 1,228
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 18.48% 9.11% 15.83%
Number of salaries quoted 887 584 948
10th Percentile - £29,000 £27,705
25th Percentile £25,087 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.22% - -
75th Percentile £42,500 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £64,250 £70,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £39,500 £53,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year -26.17% +2.88% -0.95%

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 9 November 2025.

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 9 November 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
Yorkshire +90 152 £25,087 -3.51% 35
North West +133 136 £25,087 +1.67% 53
North East +74 107 £25,087 -49.83% 8
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.25%) CMS
1 1 (0.25%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.51%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.25%) AWS
2 1 (0.25%) Azure
2 1 (0.25%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 31 (7.85%) Internet
2 13 (3.29%) WPA
3 10 (2.53%) SD-WAN
3 10 (2.53%) VoIP
3 10 (2.53%) WAN
4 8 (2.03%) LAN
5 6 (1.52%) ADSL
5 6 (1.52%) BGP
5 6 (1.52%) Firewall
5 6 (1.52%) MPLS
5 6 (1.52%) VPN
5 6 (1.52%) WebEx
5 6 (1.52%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (1.52%) WLAN
6 4 (1.01%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.51%) Network Security
7 2 (0.51%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.51%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.27%) MySQL
2 1 (0.25%) Big Data
2 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
General
1 56 (14.18%) Banking
2 45 (11.39%) Games
3 18 (4.56%) Finance
3 18 (4.56%) Social Skills
4 15 (3.80%) Telecoms
5 14 (3.54%) Billing
6 6 (1.52%) Marketing
7 5 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (0.76%) Analytical Skills
9 2 (0.51%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.25%) Retail
Job Titles
1 77 (19.49%) Customer Service Advisor
2 40 (10.13%) Sales Representative
3 25 (6.33%) Customer Service Representative
4 11 (2.78%) Analyst
4 11 (2.78%) Support Analyst
5 9 (2.28%) Account Manager
5 9 (2.28%) Technical Advisor
6 8 (2.03%) Technical Support
7 6 (1.52%) Business Development Manager
7 6 (1.52%) Development Manager
7 6 (1.52%) Senior
7 6 (1.52%) Technical Analyst
7 6 (1.52%) Technical Support Analyst
8 5 (1.27%) Business Manager
8 5 (1.27%) Procurement Director
8 5 (1.27%) Salesforce Analyst
8 5 (1.27%) Salesforce Support
8 5 (1.27%) Senior Analyst
8 5 (1.27%) Senior Salesforce Analyst
8 5 (1.27%) Senior Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.78%) Lightning Web Components
2 1 (0.25%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.25%) CSS
2 1 (0.25%) CSS3
2 1 (0.25%) HTML
2 1 (0.25%) HTML5
2 1 (0.25%) React
2 1 (0.25%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 13 (3.29%) NHS
2 6 (1.52%) Data Centre
2 6 (1.52%) Handset
3 5 (1.27%) Social Media
4 3 (0.76%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.25%) IoT
5 1 (0.25%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.25%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.25%) Smart Home
5 1 (0.25%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (28.61%) Customer Service
2 50 (12.66%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (2.28%) CRM
4 7 (1.77%) Business Development
4 7 (1.77%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (1.77%) Mentoring
4 7 (1.77%) Performance Metrics
5 6 (1.52%) ITIL
5 6 (1.52%) Supplier Management
6 5 (1.27%) B2B
6 5 (1.27%) Contract Negotiation
6 5 (1.27%) Cost Control
6 5 (1.27%) Culture Change
7 4 (1.01%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (1.01%) Lead Generation
8 3 (0.76%) Affiliate Marketing
8 3 (0.76%) Affiliate Network
8 3 (0.76%) B2B Sales
8 3 (0.76%) Customer Engagement
8 3 (0.76%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.25%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (1.52%) CCNA
1 6 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (0.51%) AAT
2 2 (0.51%) ACCA
2 2 (0.51%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.51%) GDPR
2 1 (0.25%) Data Quality
2 1 (0.25%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.25%) Firmware
Vendors
1 335 (84.81%) BT
2 15 (3.80%) Salesforce
3 6 (1.52%) Aruba
3 6 (1.52%) Cisco
3 6 (1.52%) Fortinet
3 6 (1.52%) Huawei
3 6 (1.52%) Meraki
3 6 (1.52%) Microsoft
3 6 (1.52%) Polycom
4 5 (1.27%) MuleSoft
5 4 (1.01%) Virgin Media
6 2 (0.51%) Sage
6 2 (0.51%) Xero
7 1 (0.25%) Google