GSM Job Trends in the South West

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

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring GSM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 214
Rank change year-on-year - - +68
Permanent jobs citing GSM 0 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West - - 0.084%
As % of the Communications & Networking category - - 0.50%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £38,000
75th Percentile - - £47,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -19.23% +18.18% -38.89%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 596 478 795
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 11.73% 11.53% 16.75%
Number of salaries quoted 345 275 611
10th Percentile £25,202 £30,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £51,058 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.39% +4.20% +3.16%
75th Percentile £48,750 £71,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £67,250 £84,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -4.76%

GSM
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

GSM job vacancy trend in the South West

GSM
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing GSM.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing GSM