Fibre Optics Job Trends in Sheffield

Fibre Optics
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.17% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 - -

All Generic Skills
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 100 120 320
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 16.61% 44.94% 31.94%
Number of salaries quoted 64 86 259
10th Percentile £29,500 £26,375 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,938 £31,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,065 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.51% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £61,325 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,072 £88,750 £78,750
South Yorkshire median annual salary £40,000 £46,750 £47,500
% change year-on-year -14.44% -1.58% +7.11%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Fibre Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Installations Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) BT
1 1 (100.00%) MikroTik