Openreach Job Trends in the North West

Openreach
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring knowledge or experience of Openreach products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Openreach over the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within BT Openreach.

6 months to
28 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 217 221 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs citing Openreach 1 11 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.021% 0.16% -
As % of the Vendors category 0.046% 0.52% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34,000 £42,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - -
75th Percentile £38,000 £49,500 -
90th Percentile - £50,700 -
England median annual salary £37,750 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -16.11% +20.00% -8.54%

All Vendors
North West

Openreach falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,165 2,099 1,654
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 45.23% 30.29% 40.53%
Number of salaries quoted 999 1,078 1,343
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,250 £26,600
25th Percentile £29,000 £40,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -6.54% +9.74%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £51,000 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -11.30% - +1.77%

Openreach
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Openreach job vacancy trend in the North West

Openreach
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Openreach.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Openreach

Openreach
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 Openreach within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 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
Manchester +16 1 £36,000 -20.00% 1
Openreach
England

Openreach
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft