Broadband Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Broadband
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Broadband skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 163 163 168
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 +67
Permanent jobs citing Broadband 11 20 17
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.28% 0.58% 0.50%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.10% 4.12% 3.74%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 13
10th Percentile £24,100 £40,400 -
25th Percentile - £42,875 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -51.85% -6.09% -28.13%
75th Percentile - £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £48,625 - £77,000
South East median annual salary £26,000 £47,750 £22,500
% change year-on-year -45.55% +112.22% -55.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Thames Valley

Broadband 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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 355 485 455
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 8.90% 13.96% 13.46%
Number of salaries quoted 189 229 393
10th Percentile £27,250 £31,000 £31,700
25th Percentile £31,875 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.00% - +8.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £69,000 £90,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% +5.26%

Broadband
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Broadband relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Broadband job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Broadband
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Broadband.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Broadband

Broadband
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Broadband in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Broadband in the Thames Valley

Broadband
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 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
Buckinghamshire - 8 £26,000 -
Oxfordshire +11 2 £51,250 +12.64% 7
Berkshire -4 1 £8,000 -87.20% 1
Broadband
South East

Broadband
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) 5G
General
1 2 (18.18%) Legal
1 2 (18.18%) Marketing
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (9.09%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 3 (27.27%) Field Sales Executive
1 3 (27.27%) Sales Executive
2 2 (18.18%) Consultant
2 2 (18.18%) Coordinator
2 2 (18.18%) Sales Consultant
3 1 (9.09%) Account Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Accountant
3 1 (9.09%) Electrical Engineer
3 1 (9.09%) Financial Accountant
3 1 (9.09%) Mechanical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Learning Management System
2 1 (9.09%) Data Centre
2 1 (9.09%) Driving Licence
2 1 (9.09%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (27.27%) B2B
1 3 (27.27%) Customer Service
2 2 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (9.09%) B2B Sales
3 1 (9.09%) CAFM
3 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (9.09%) CRM
3 1 (9.09%) Customer Experience
3 1 (9.09%) Facilities Management
3 1 (9.09%) Risk Management
3 1 (9.09%) Technology Strategy
3 1 (9.09%) Workflow
3 1 (9.09%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) ACCA
1 1 (9.09%) CIMA
1 1 (9.09%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) GAAP
1 1 (9.09%) IFRS