Telecoms Job Trends in South Wales

Telecommunications
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 50 66
Rank change year-on-year -3 +16 +1
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 11 17 5
As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales 1.41% 2.70% 0.82%
As % of the General category 2.50% 4.08% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 11 4 4
10th Percentile - £33,650 £47,257
25th Percentile £28,500 £36,125 £52,518
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £46,250 £57,720
Median % change year-on-year -37.30% -19.87% +11.00%
75th Percentile £36,500 £56,563 £63,125
90th Percentile £38,750 £61,625 £64,250
Wales median annual salary £36,000 £40,000 £28,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +42.86% -42.27%

All General Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 440 417 364
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 56.27% 66.30% 59.38%
Number of salaries quoted 288 212 275
10th Percentile £21,620 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £39,280
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,307 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.88% -5.39% +9.90%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £61,979
90th Percentile £80,672 £71,000 £72,433
Wales median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +5.56% -

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in South Wales

Telecoms
Salary Trend in South Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in South Wales over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in South Wales

Telecoms
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Glamorgan 0 6 £32,000 - 1
Bridgend -4 4 £29,000 -
Cardiff +11 1 £80,000 +100.00% 9
Telecoms
Wales

Telecoms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:

Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
General
1 8 (72.73%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (45.45%) Lead
1 5 (45.45%) Team Leader
2 3 (27.27%) Help Desk Team Lead
2 3 (27.27%) Help Desk Technician
2 3 (27.27%) IT Technician
3 2 (18.18%) Support Team Leader
4 1 (9.09%) Account Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Head of Procurement
4 1 (9.09%) Help Desk Manager
4 1 (9.09%) IT Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Sales Account Manager
4 1 (9.09%) Sales Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (90.91%) Customer Service
2 6 (54.55%) Coaching
3 4 (36.36%) Cybersecurity
3 4 (36.36%) Service Delivery
4 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (18.18%) Contract Negotiation
4 2 (18.18%) People Management
4 2 (18.18%) Resource Allocation
4 2 (18.18%) Time Management
5 1 (9.09%) Budgeting
5 1 (9.09%) Business Development
5 1 (9.09%) Business Strategy
5 1 (9.09%) Contract Management
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Experience
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Retention
5 1 (9.09%) Customer-Centricity
5 1 (9.09%) KYC
5 1 (9.09%) Line Management
5 1 (9.09%) Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (9.09%) Virtual Team Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft