Fibre Optics Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Fibre Optics
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 77 -
Rank change year-on-year +27 - -
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 5 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.71% 0.12% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.70% 0.31% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £57,059 - -
25th Percentile £57,712 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,980 - -
75th Percentile £68,454 - -
90th Percentile £71,632 - -
South East median annual salary £53,065 £27,500 £40,420
% change year-on-year +92.96% -31.96% +15.49%

All Generic Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 185 322 192
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 26.28% 39.75% 30.09%
Number of salaries quoted 122 148 163
10th Percentile £27,000 - £34,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% - +29.41%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £56,509 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.37% +2.74% -0.60%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Salary Histogram in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fibre Optics in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Fibre Optics in Oxfordshire

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Oxford - 2 £58,801 - 2
Fibre Optics
South East

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) CMS
1 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (40.00%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) C-CURE
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Ethernet
2 2 (40.00%) DHCP
2 2 (40.00%) DNS
2 2 (40.00%) Firewall
2 2 (40.00%) SSL
2 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
2 2 (40.00%) VLAN
2 2 (40.00%) Wireless
3 1 (20.00%) RS-232
3 1 (20.00%) RS-485
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Head of IT
1 2 (40.00%) Installations Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Principal Hardware Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) CCTV
1 2 (40.00%) Driving Licence
1 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (20.00%) Acoustics
2 1 (20.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (20.00%) Robotics
2 1 (20.00%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Android
1 2 (40.00%) Apple iOS
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
1 2 (40.00%) Mac OS
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
1 2 (40.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Computer Security
1 2 (40.00%) Customer-Centric Approach
1 2 (40.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (40.00%) Network Management
1 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (40.00%) Project Management
1 2 (40.00%) Server Management
1 2 (40.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (20.00%) Battery Management
2 1 (20.00%) Mechatronics
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
1 2 (40.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) City & Guilds
3 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 2 (40.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (40.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) VMware
2 1 (20.00%) EMC