Structured Cabling Job Trends in the North of England

Structured Cabling
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Structured Cabling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 250 278 268
Rank change year-on-year +28 -10 +155
Permanent jobs citing Structured Cabling 9 9 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.084% 0.099% 0.14%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.35% 0.94% 1.04%
Number of salaries quoted 9 8 12
10th Percentile £28,700 £25,000 £34,750
25th Percentile £29,000 £29,688 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% -10.53% +25.83%
75th Percentile £34,500 £53,750 £51,250
90th Percentile £37,500 £54,875 £56,875
England median annual salary £34,500 £33,250 £37,500
% change year-on-year +3.76% -11.33% -3.23%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England

Structured Cabling 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 2,604 961 1,156
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 24.31% 10.59% 13.50%
Number of salaries quoted 751 533 966
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £25,500 £34,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.22% - -
75th Percentile £43,250 £60,000 £61,837
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%

Structured Cabling
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Structured Cabling job vacancy trend in the North of England

Structured Cabling
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Structured Cabling

Structured Cabling
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 Structured Cabling within the North of England region over the 6 months to 13 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
North West +28 9 £30,000 -29.41% 12
Structured Cabling
England

Structured Cabling
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 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 8 (88.89%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (22.22%) Broadband
2 2 (22.22%) LAN
2 2 (22.22%) Network Security
2 2 (22.22%) SD-WAN
2 2 (22.22%) WAN
General
1 8 (88.89%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Billing
2 2 (22.22%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Support Specialist
2 2 (22.22%) Accountant
2 2 (22.22%) Assistant Accountant
2 2 (22.22%) Management Accountant
3 1 (11.11%) Cabling Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Driving Licence
1 6 (66.67%) EPoS
2 1 (11.11%) Fibre Optics
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Customer Service
2 6 (66.67%) Break/Fix
2 6 (66.67%) Coaching
2 6 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 6 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 6 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (11.11%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) AAT
1 2 (22.22%) ACCA
1 2 (22.22%) CIMA
2 1 (11.11%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) GDPR
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) Sage
2 2 (22.22%) Xero