Fibre Optics Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Fibre Optics
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 176 176
Rank change year-on-year +15 0 +83
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 10 3 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.25% 0.087% 0.18%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.92% 0.24% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 4
10th Percentile £45,759 - -
25th Percentile £49,598 - £38,130
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,065 - £40,420
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.49%
75th Percentile £61,579 - £42,710
90th Percentile £67,395 - -
South East median annual salary £53,065 £27,500 £40,420
% change year-on-year +92.96% -31.96% +15.49%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,089 1,225 1,093
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 27.31% 35.41% 32.00%
Number of salaries quoted 598 529 762
10th Percentile £26,750 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £33,500 £43,911 £40,622
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £73,833 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £90,000 £83,750
South East median annual salary £45,000 £56,509 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.37% +2.74% -2.65%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Fibre Optics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fibre Optics in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Fibre Optics in the Thames Valley

Fibre Optics
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 Fibre Optics within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 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
Oxfordshire +24 5 £60,980 - 2
Berkshire -2 4 £53,065 - 2
Buckinghamshire - 1 - - 3
Fibre Optics
South East

Fibre Optics
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (20.00%) CMS
1 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
1 2 (20.00%) WordPress
2 1 (10.00%) WinCC
Applications
1 1 (10.00%) OrCAD
Business Applications
1 2 (20.00%) C-CURE
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Ethernet
2 3 (30.00%) LAN
3 2 (20.00%) DHCP
3 2 (20.00%) DNS
3 2 (20.00%) Firewall
3 2 (20.00%) SSL
3 2 (20.00%) TCP/IP
3 2 (20.00%) VLAN
3 2 (20.00%) Wireless
4 1 (10.00%) Profibus
4 1 (10.00%) RS-232
4 1 (10.00%) RS-485
General
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Advertising
3 1 (10.00%) Electronics
3 1 (10.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3 (30.00%) Administrator
1 3 (30.00%) Network Administrator
2 2 (20.00%) Head of IT
2 2 (20.00%) Installations Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Control Systems Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Hardware Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Principal Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Principal Hardware Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Data Centre
1 3 (30.00%) Driving Licence
2 2 (20.00%) CCTV
2 2 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (10.00%) Acoustics
3 1 (10.00%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (10.00%) Robotics
3 1 (10.00%) SCADA
3 1 (10.00%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 5 (50.00%) Linux
2 2 (20.00%) Android
2 2 (20.00%) Apple iOS
2 2 (20.00%) Mac OS
2 2 (20.00%) Windows
2 2 (20.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (30.00%) Network Design
1 3 (30.00%) Non-Blocking Code
1 3 (30.00%) Physics
2 2 (20.00%) Computer Security
2 2 (20.00%) Customer-Centric Approach
2 2 (20.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (20.00%) Network Management
2 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (20.00%) Project Management
2 2 (20.00%) Server Management
2 2 (20.00%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (10.00%) Battery Management
3 1 (10.00%) Mechatronics
3 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (10.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (10.00%) Software Engineering
3 1 (10.00%) Software Testing
3 1 (10.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (20.00%) SQL
1 2 (20.00%) T-SQL
2 1 (10.00%) C
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) Degree
2 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (20.00%) City & Guilds
4 1 (10.00%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 2 (20.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (20.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (30.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Arista
1 3 (30.00%) Extreme Networks
1 3 (30.00%) Palo Alto
2 2 (20.00%) VMware
3 1 (10.00%) AVEVA
3 1 (10.00%) EMC
3 1 (10.00%) Rockwell
3 1 (10.00%) Siemens