RS-232 Job Trends in the North of England

RS-232
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring RS-232 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 - 272 290
Rank change year-on-year - +18 +130
Permanent jobs citing RS-232 0 9 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England - 0.099% 0.012%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - 0.93% 0.087%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £35,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £35,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -29.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile - £35,750 £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £63,750
% change year-on-year -4.55% -13.73% +27.50%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England

RS-232 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%

RS-232
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing RS-232 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

RS-232 job vacancy trend in the North of England

RS-232
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing RS-232.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing RS-232