Telecoms Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Telecommunications
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 48 57
Rank change year-on-year -1 +9 +7
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 9 10 10
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 1.45% 1.77% 1.71%
As % of the General category 2.31% 2.66% 2.59%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 7
10th Percentile - £29,750 £37,350
25th Percentile - £41,750 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +3.72% +43.07%
75th Percentile £50,000 £61,875 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,000 £70,500 -
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £51,250 £55,440
% change year-on-year -12.20% -7.56% +30.45%

All General Skills
South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 390 376 386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 62.80% 66.55% 65.98%
Number of salaries quoted 286 131 304
10th Percentile £25,250 £30,214 £24,150
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,250 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.96% +27.78% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £75,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £71,250
Yorkshire median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -4.76%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Telecoms
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Telecoms.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire

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

Salary histogram for Telecoms in South Yorkshire

Telecoms
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 6 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
Sheffield +6 9 £45,000 -21.74%
Telecoms
Yorkshire

Telecoms
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) VoIP
2 2 (22.22%) Internet
3 1 (11.11%) Broadband
3 1 (11.11%) SD-WAN
3 1 (11.11%) Unified Communications
3 1 (11.11%) WAN
General
1 3 (33.33%) Finance
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Law
2 1 (11.11%) Legal
2 1 (11.11%) Military
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) IT Manager
2 4 (44.44%) Account Manager
2 4 (44.44%) Telecoms Account Manager
2 4 (44.44%) Telecoms Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Accountant
4 1 (11.11%) Administrator
4 1 (11.11%) Business Development Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Business Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Data Administrator
4 1 (11.11%) Development Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Supply Chain Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Customer Experience
2 3 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (22.22%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 2 (22.22%) Line Management
3 2 (22.22%) Revenue Assurance
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (11.11%) B2B
4 1 (11.11%) B2B Sales
4 1 (11.11%) Budget Management
4 1 (11.11%) Business Development
4 1 (11.11%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (11.11%) Cost Optimisation
4 1 (11.11%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (11.11%) ITSM
4 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (11.11%) Supply Chain Management
4 1 (11.11%) Telesales
4 1 (11.11%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) ACCA
1 2 (22.22%) CIMA
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
1 2 (22.22%) Xero
2 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow