LTE Job Trends in the South East

3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring LTE skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 300 108 345
Rank change year-on-year -192 +237 -10
Permanent jobs citing LTE 7 223 43
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.045% 2.59% 0.25%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.52% 17.13% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 3 2 19
10th Percentile £29,600 £42,250 -
25th Percentile £30,500 £45,625 £29,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £52,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.05% +50.00% -50.00%
75th Percentile £71,625 £60,625 £36,875
90th Percentile £95,400 £64,750 £39,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £65,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -16.92% +71.05% -45.71%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South East

LTE 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 1,337 1,302 2,659
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 8.51% 15.14% 15.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,043 806 1,792
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,375 £30,125 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% +4.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £74,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LTE relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

LTE job vacancy trend in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing LTE.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing LTE

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing LTE in the South East over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Salary histogram for LTE in the South East

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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 LTE within the South East region over the 6 months to 13 July 2026. 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
Surrey -20 5 £31,000 -40.95% 5
Hampshire -35 2 £107,500 - 3
LTE
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Firewall
1 5 (71.43%) TCP/IP
2 3 (42.86%) VSAT
3 2 (28.57%) Asterisk PBX
3 2 (28.57%) VoIP
4 1 (14.29%) 5G
4 1 (14.29%) Network Security
4 1 (14.29%) Wireless
General
1 4 (57.14%) Electronics
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (14.29%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Network Technician
2 1 (14.29%) Communications Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Engineering Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Graduate
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Software Manager
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Linux
2 1 (14.29%) Windows
2 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Engineering
2 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
2 2 (28.57%) High Availability
3 1 (14.29%) Agile
3 1 (14.29%) Analytics
3 1 (14.29%) CI/CD
3 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
3 1 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (14.29%) Kalman Filter
3 1 (14.29%) Logistics
3 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
3 1 (14.29%) Performance Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) SDLC
3 1 (14.29%) Software Engineering
3 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
3 1 (14.29%) Web Filtering
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) Bash
1 2 (28.57%) Perl
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Degree
2 3 (42.86%) HNC
2 3 (42.86%) HND
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Cisco
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft