Fibre Optics Job Trends in Suffolk

Fibre Optics
East of England > Suffolk

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in Suffolk. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - 36
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 0.19% - 0.54%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.85% - 2.08%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,750 - £26,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 - £28,500
75th Percentile £37,250 - £30,250
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £36,250 - £32,000

All Generic Skills
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 118 149 96
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 22.18% 33.04% 25.88%
Number of salaries quoted 74 48 12
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,000 £24,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £45,875 £26,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £57,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.21% +14.00% +19.76%
75th Percentile £52,500 £64,688 £68,438
90th Percentile £90,000 £76,250 £78,750
East of England median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +4.76%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Fibre Optics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 10 October 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
Haverhill - 1 £36,500 -
Fibre Optics
East of England

Fibre Optics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Development Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IONA