Telecoms Job Trends in Sheffield

Telecommunications
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in Sheffield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 45 52
Rank change year-on-year +5 +7 +2
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 8 8 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 1.97% 1.71% 1.52%
As % of the General category 3.14% 2.66% 2.41%
Number of salaries quoted 4 7 7
10th Percentile - £29,750 £39,250
25th Percentile - £41,750 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +3.72% +38.60%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,000 £70,500 -
South Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £57,500 £52,720
% change year-on-year -21.74% +9.07% +36.05%

All General Skills
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 255 301 291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sheffield 62.81% 64.32% 63.26%
Number of salaries quoted 203 105 237
10th Percentile - £30,086 £24,150
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £31,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +35.29% -5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,915 £81,250 £75,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £35,000 £57,500 £44,500
% change year-on-year -39.13% +29.21% -0.39%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Telecoms
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in Sheffield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in Sheffield over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in Sheffield

Telecoms
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) VoIP
2 2 (25.00%) Internet
General
1 3 (37.50%) Finance
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Law
2 1 (12.50%) Legal
2 1 (12.50%) Military
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) IT Manager
2 4 (50.00%) Account Manager
2 4 (50.00%) Telecoms Account Manager
2 4 (50.00%) Telecoms Manager
3 2 (25.00%) Accountant
4 1 (12.50%) Administrator
4 1 (12.50%) Data Administrator
4 1 (12.50%) Supply Chain Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 3 (37.50%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 2 (25.00%) Line Management
3 2 (25.00%) Revenue Assurance
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) B2B
4 1 (12.50%) B2B Sales
4 1 (12.50%) Budget Management
4 1 (12.50%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (12.50%) Cost Optimisation
4 1 (12.50%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (12.50%) ITSM
4 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (12.50%) Supply Chain Management
4 1 (12.50%) Telesales
4 1 (12.50%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) ACCA
1 2 (25.00%) CIMA
2 1 (12.50%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (25.00%) Xero
2 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow