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 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 159 180
Rank change year-on-year +8 +21 +62
Permanent jobs citing Broadband 15 20 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.37% 0.59% 0.40%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.21% 4.31% 3.29%
Number of salaries quoted 13 4 13
10th Percentile £24,600 £40,400 £31,500
25th Percentile - £42,875 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,000 £54,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -51.85% -6.09% -11.54%
75th Percentile - £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £43,200 - £73,750
South East median annual salary £26,000 £50,000 £22,500
% change year-on-year -48.00% +122.22% -47.06%

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 356 464 486
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 8.83% 13.71% 12.21%
Number of salaries quoted 190 213 423
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,750 £35,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £56,533 £63,750 £61,875
90th Percentile £68,875 £87,500 £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 13 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 13 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 - 2
Oxfordshire +14 5 £26,000 -42.86% 5
Berkshire -12 2 £8,000 -87.20% 5
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 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) 5G
General
1 5 (33.33%) Legal
2 3 (20.00%) Marketing
3 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Finance
4 1 (6.67%) Games
4 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (6.67%) Local Government
4 1 (6.67%) Retail
4 1 (6.67%) Social Skills
4 1 (6.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (20.00%) Field Sales Executive
1 3 (20.00%) Sales Executive
2 2 (13.33%) Consultant
2 2 (13.33%) Coordinator
2 2 (13.33%) Sales Consultant
3 1 (6.67%) Account Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Accountant
3 1 (6.67%) Architect
3 1 (6.67%) Customer Service Assistant
3 1 (6.67%) Electrical Engineer
3 1 (6.67%) Financial Accountant
3 1 (6.67%) Help Desk Support
3 1 (6.67%) Mechanical Engineer
3 1 (6.67%) Principal Architect
3 1 (6.67%) Systems Architect
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Learning Management System
2 2 (13.33%) Social Media
3 1 (6.67%) Data Centre
3 1 (6.67%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (40.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (20.00%) B2B
2 3 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 3 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (13.33%) CRM
3 2 (13.33%) Customer Experience
3 2 (13.33%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (6.67%) Agile
4 1 (6.67%) B2B Sales
4 1 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (6.67%) Customer Retention
4 1 (6.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (6.67%) Line Management
4 1 (6.67%) Release Train
4 1 (6.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (6.67%) Roadmaps
4 1 (6.67%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (6.67%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (6.67%) Workflow
4 1 (6.67%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) ACCA
1 1 (6.67%) CIMA
1 1 (6.67%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) GAAP
1 1 (6.67%) IFRS