Telecoms Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Telecommunications
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 36 30
Rank change year-on-year -15 -6 +35
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 8 12 17
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 1.58% 3.03% 5.15%
As % of the General category 2.61% 4.56% 8.50%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 15
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,300 £32,150
25th Percentile £30,938 £38,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile - £53,750 £66,125
90th Percentile - £56,750 £69,725
UK median annual salary £42,500 £51,250 £42,000
% change year-on-year -17.07% +22.02% -23.64%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 307 263 200
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 60.55% 66.41% 60.61%
Number of salaries quoted 105 66 128
10th Percentile £25,800 £32,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £47,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £59,715 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -24.64% +11.10% +10.82%
75th Percentile £60,000 £90,938 £71,063
90th Percentile £76,987 £95,000 £81,625
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +3.45% -6.07%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Telecoms relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Telecoms
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 14 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
County Antrim +5 8 £35,000 -24.32% 7
Telecoms
UK

Telecoms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) AWS
1 4 (50.00%) Azure
2 3 (37.50%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) Broadband
1 4 (50.00%) Ethernet
1 4 (50.00%) MPLS
1 4 (50.00%) PSTN
2 3 (37.50%) Unified Communications
General
1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Billing
2 4 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Coordinator
2 1 (12.50%) Business Development Executive
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
1 4 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) CRM
2 4 (50.00%) B2B
2 4 (50.00%) Business Development
2 4 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (50.00%) ERP
2 4 (50.00%) Time Management
3 3 (37.50%) Channel Management
3 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Lead Generation
4 1 (12.50%) Logistics
4 1 (12.50%) Telematics
4 1 (12.50%) Telesales
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft
2 4 (50.00%) CrowdStrike
2 4 (50.00%) Fortinet
2 4 (50.00%) Palo Alto