GSM Jobs in the South East

Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring GSM skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GSM over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 376 371
Rank change year-on-year +248 -5 +127
Permanent jobs citing GSM 218 24 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.26% 0.14% 0.18%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 14.67% 0.86% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 15
10th Percentile - £53,250 -
25th Percentile £37,625 £54,375 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,750 £60,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -37.08% +48.15% -
75th Percentile £37,875 £65,625 £67,500
90th Percentile - £66,750 £75,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £47,500 £62,500
% change year-on-year +31.58% -24.00% -10.71%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

GSM falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,486 2,783 2,463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 15.42% 15.87% 17.54%
Number of salaries quoted 758 1,882 1,432
10th Percentile £25,250 £26,250 £26,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.16% +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -4.76%

GSM
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing GSM as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for GSM in the South East

GSM
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GSM in the South East.

Salary trend for GSM in the South East

GSM
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GSM within the South East region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Thames Valley +185 203 - -
Buckinghamshire +81 166 - -
Oxfordshire - 37 - -
West Sussex - 9 - -
East Sussex - 5 - -
Sussex - 1 £37,750 -
GSM
England

GSM
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 218 (100.00%) Wireless
2 217 (99.54%) 5G
2 217 (99.54%) Bluetooth
2 217 (99.54%) LTE
2 217 (99.54%) UMTS
2 217 (99.54%) Wi-Fi
General
1 217 (99.54%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 217 (99.54%) Electronics Engineer
1 217 (99.54%) Electronics Test Engineer
1 217 (99.54%) Test Engineer
2 1 (0.46%) Account Manager
Miscellaneous
1 217 (99.54%) Driving Licence
2 1 (0.46%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (99.54%) Coaching
1 217 (99.54%) Customer Requirements
1 217 (99.54%) Mentoring
1 217 (99.54%) Test Strategy
1 217 (99.54%) Validation
1 217 (99.54%) Verification and Validation
2 1 (0.46%) Customer Experience
2 1 (0.46%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 217 (99.54%) Degree
1 217 (99.54%) HND