Fibre Optics Jobs in the South West

Fibre Optics
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 174 277 68
Rank change year-on-year +103 -209 +241
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 10 14 297
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 0.28% 0.15% 4.38%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.90% 0.48% 10.92%
Number of salaries quoted 10 14 5
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,575 -
25th Percentile £28,500 £34,000 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £36,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.72% -25.00% +37.14%
75th Percentile £40,000 £48,438 £86,250
90th Percentile £43,250 £55,625 -
England median annual salary £39,000 £36,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -15.29% +0.59%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,109 2,924 2,721
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 31.21% 31.61% 40.13%
Number of salaries quoted 581 2,035 1,404
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £37,970
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,600 £50,000 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +3.20% -8.90% +4.54%
75th Percentile £68,525 £66,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £86,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings citing Fibre Optics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for Fibre Optics in the South West

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in the South West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Fibre Optics in the South West.

Salary trend for Fibre Optics in the South West

Fibre Optics
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fibre Optics in the South West over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Fibre Optics in the South West

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 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
Wiltshire - 5 £32,000 - 4
Devon +24 3 £35,000 -22.22% 2
Somerset +8 1 £40,000 -27.27% 1
Fibre Optics
England

Fibre Optics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (10.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 4 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 3 (30.00%) Electronics
3 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (20.00%) Telecoms
4 1 (10.00%) Aerospace
4 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Finance
4 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Data Engineer
2 4 (40.00%) Fibre Engineer
3 3 (30.00%) Cabling Engineer
3 3 (30.00%) Field Engineer
4 2 (20.00%) Data Network Engineer
4 2 (20.00%) Network Engineer
4 2 (20.00%) Operations Engineer
5 1 (10.00%) Senior
5 1 (10.00%) Senior Technician
5 1 (10.00%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (10.00%) Test Technician
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) CCTV
2 2 (20.00%) Data Centre
2 2 (20.00%) Driving Licence
3 1 (10.00%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (10.00%) Optoelectronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (30.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (20.00%) CAD
3 2 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (20.00%) Presales
3 2 (20.00%) Preventative Maintenance
3 2 (20.00%) Proactive Maintenance
3 2 (20.00%) Process Improvement
3 2 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (10.00%) Cost Control
4 1 (10.00%) Cost Reduction
4 1 (10.00%) ERP
4 1 (10.00%) Lean Manufacturing
4 1 (10.00%) Lean Six Sigma
4 1 (10.00%) Performance Monitoring
4 1 (10.00%) Physics
4 1 (10.00%) Prototyping
4 1 (10.00%) Schematic Capture
4 1 (10.00%) Six Sigma
4 1 (10.00%) System Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
1 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (10.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Telcordia