Fibre Optics
South West > Somerset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in Somerset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 45 | 48 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +3 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset | - | 0.87% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 2.02% | 1.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £40,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -27.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £32,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +71.88% | -41.82% | +10.00% |
All Generic Skills
Somerset
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 Somerset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 173 | 198 | 118 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset | 30.62% | 42.86% | 33.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 82 | 81 | 99 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,468 | - | £28,458 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,323 | £10,258 | £35,991 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,526 | £35,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.50% | -26.32% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £57,057 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,042 | £85,000 | £70,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Fibre Optics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in Somerset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Fibre Optics.
