Fibre Optics Job Trends in the North West

Fibre Optics
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 233 233 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 2 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.039% 0.014% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.083% 0.046% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,500 £29,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £31,000 -
75th Percentile £34,500 £33,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £50,000 £32,250 £40,271
% change year-on-year +55.04% -19.92% +0.68%

All Generic Skills
North West

Fibre Optics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,408 2,189 1,706
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 46.65% 30.11% 39.99%
Number of salaries quoted 903 929 1,265
10th Percentile £27,800 £31,200 £32,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -8.70% +4.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,050 £80,000 £84,056
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Fibre Optics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in the North West

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 October 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
Cheshire -21 1 £31,000 - 1
Manchester - 1 - - 1
Fibre Optics
England

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 1 (50.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Cabling Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) City & Guilds