Telecoms Jobs in the Thames Valley

Telecommunications
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 97 50 27
Rank change year-on-year -47 -23 +27
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 108 270 395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.97% 4.00% 7.78%
As % of the General category 3.98% 7.84% 12.60%
Number of salaries quoted 46 106 103
10th Percentile £28,875 £30,000 £28,950
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,608 £46,375 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year -1.65% -9.69% -21.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £74,750
South East median annual salary £35,000 £37,500 £42,750
% change year-on-year -6.67% -12.28% -25.65%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 common skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,713 3,445 3,135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 74.49% 51.09% 61.79%
Number of salaries quoted 909 2,029 1,666
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,950 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £36,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -12.37% -4.64%
75th Percentile £67,500 £60,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -4.55%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Telecoms in the Thames Valley

Telecoms
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Telecoms in the Thames Valley

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Telecoms in the Thames Valley

Telecoms
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 Telecoms within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 July 2025. 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 +26 43 £45,608 +36.14% 15
Berkshire -63 42 £42,250 -22.48% 63
Oxfordshire +47 23 £65,000 +30.00% 17
Telecoms
South East

Telecoms
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.78%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 7 (6.48%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (6.48%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (5.56%) Power Platform
2 3 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (1.85%) PowerApps
4 1 (0.93%) Amazon CloudWatch
4 1 (0.93%) AWS
4 1 (0.93%) AWS CloudTrail
4 1 (0.93%) AWS Lambda
4 1 (0.93%) Dropbox
4 1 (0.93%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 35 (32.41%) TCP/IP
1 35 (32.41%) VPN
2 11 (10.19%) Broadband
3 8 (7.41%) Firewall
4 7 (6.48%) VoIP
5 3 (2.78%) SD-WAN
5 3 (2.78%) WAN
6 2 (1.85%) 4G
6 2 (1.85%) 5G
6 2 (1.85%) Ethernet
6 2 (1.85%) Internet
6 2 (1.85%) Mobile Broadband
6 2 (1.85%) RS-485
6 2 (1.85%) Wireless
7 1 (0.93%) BGP
7 1 (0.93%) MPLS
7 1 (0.93%) Network Security
7 1 (0.93%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.56%) Power BI
2 1 (0.93%) Big Data
2 1 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.93%) GIS
Development Applications
1 34 (31.48%) Cucumber
1 34 (31.48%) Robot Framework
General
1 69 (63.89%) Social Skills
2 41 (37.96%) Finance
2 41 (37.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 21 (19.44%) Marketing
4 14 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
5 13 (12.04%) Electronics
6 10 (9.26%) Legal
6 10 (9.26%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (9.26%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (7.41%) Manufacturing
7 8 (7.41%) Public Sector
8 7 (6.48%) Spanish Language
9 5 (4.63%) Retail
10 4 (3.70%) Back Office
10 4 (3.70%) Banking
10 4 (3.70%) Retail Finance
11 2 (1.85%) Games
11 2 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (31.48%) Test Automation Engineer
1 34 (31.48%) Test Engineer
2 12 (11.11%) Analyst
3 7 (6.48%) 1st Line Support
3 7 (6.48%) 1st Line Support Analyst
3 7 (6.48%) Business Development Manager
3 7 (6.48%) Business Manager
3 7 (6.48%) Development Manager
3 7 (6.48%) Support Analyst
4 6 (5.56%) Senior
4 6 (5.56%) Software Analyst
4 6 (5.56%) Software Support Analyst
5 5 (4.63%) Technical Trainer
5 5 (4.63%) Trainer
6 4 (3.70%) Account Director
6 4 (3.70%) Sales Executive
6 4 (3.70%) Sales Manager
6 4 (3.70%) Senior Business Development Manager
6 4 (3.70%) Senior Business Manager
6 4 (3.70%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.93%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 34 (31.48%) Linux Command Line
2 6 (5.56%) Handset
2 6 (5.56%) IoT
3 5 (4.63%) Learning Management System
4 4 (3.70%) Renewable Energy
4 4 (3.70%) Social Media
5 2 (1.85%) Algorithms
5 2 (1.85%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.93%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.93%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.93%) FPGA
6 1 (0.93%) IVR
6 1 (0.93%) Robotics
6 1 (0.93%) SCADA
6 1 (0.93%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 34 (31.48%) Linux
1 34 (31.48%) Windows
2 1 (0.93%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (39.81%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (33.33%) Coaching
2 36 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 34 (31.48%) DevOps
3 34 (31.48%) System Testing
3 34 (31.48%) Test Automation
3 34 (31.48%) Test Management
4 16 (14.81%) B2B
4 16 (14.81%) B2B Sales
5 15 (13.89%) Business Development
6 14 (12.96%) Business Intelligence
7 13 (12.04%) Decision-Making
8 11 (10.19%) Customer Service
9 9 (8.33%) Project Management
10 8 (7.41%) Artificial Intelligence
10 8 (7.41%) Contract Negotiation
10 8 (7.41%) Digital Marketing
10 8 (7.41%) Facilities Management
10 8 (7.41%) Programme Management
10 8 (7.41%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 39 (36.11%) Python
2 34 (31.48%) Bash
2 34 (31.48%) JavaScript
2 34 (31.48%) PowerShell
3 4 (3.70%) SQL
4 2 (1.85%) C++
Qualifications
1 49 (45.37%) Degree
2 8 (7.41%) Master's Degree
3 5 (4.63%) DV Cleared
3 5 (4.63%) Security Cleared
4 3 (2.78%) ACCA
4 3 (2.78%) CIMA
5 1 (0.93%) APMP
5 1 (0.93%) CCNA
5 1 (0.93%) CCNP
5 1 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.93%) HNC
5 1 (0.93%) HND
5 1 (0.93%) JNCIA
5 1 (0.93%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.93%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (31.48%) QA
2 3 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (1.85%) ISO 14001
3 2 (1.85%) NEBOSH
3 2 (1.85%) PMO
4 1 (0.93%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.93%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (0.93%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (0.93%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (0.93%) Amdocs OSS
1 1 (0.93%) Netcool
Vendors
1 10 (9.26%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.41%) SAP
3 2 (1.85%) ConnectWise
3 2 (1.85%) EMC
3 2 (1.85%) Freescale
3 2 (1.85%) IFS
4 1 (0.93%) Altera
4 1 (0.93%) Avaya
4 1 (0.93%) BT
4 1 (0.93%) Cisco
4 1 (0.93%) Cramer
4 1 (0.93%) Genesys
4 1 (0.93%) Juniper
4 1 (0.93%) Salesforce
4 1 (0.93%) SolarWinds