Telecoms Job Trends 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 10 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 91 58
Rank change year-on-year +32 -33 -27
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 141 97 257
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 2.51% 2.89% 3.94%
As % of the General category 5.67% 3.78% 7.43%
Number of salaries quoted 94 29 105
10th Percentile - £27,700 £29,810
25th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £32,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -10.00% -2.63%
75th Percentile £63,750 £80,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £105,000 £90,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £31,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year +42.86% -16.00% -11.76%

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 general skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,486 2,564 3,457
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 44.31% 76.31% 53.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,536 760 2,210
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,988 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £60,643
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,800 £73,750
South East median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Telecoms
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

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 10 May 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
Berkshire +51 114 £35,000 -22.22% 48
Oxfordshire +1 14 £65,000 -7.14% 10
Buckinghamshire -31 13 £70,000 +133.33% 14
Telecoms
South East

Telecoms
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 1 (0.71%) Apache Spark
1 1 (0.71%) Camunda
1 1 (0.71%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (5.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.71%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (2.84%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.71%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 13 (9.22%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (8.51%) Azure
2 12 (8.51%) GCP
3 11 (7.80%) AWS
4 10 (7.09%) OpenShift
5 5 (3.55%) Apigee
5 5 (3.55%) Kong
6 4 (2.84%) SaaS
7 2 (1.42%) Google Ads
7 2 (1.42%) Meta Ads
7 2 (1.42%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.71%) Canva
8 1 (0.71%) dbt
8 1 (0.71%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.71%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 26 (18.44%) Firewall
2 22 (15.60%) Wi-Fi
3 16 (11.35%) VoIP
4 11 (7.80%) Broadband
5 9 (6.38%) VPN
6 8 (5.67%) DECT
6 8 (5.67%) DSL
6 8 (5.67%) PBX
6 8 (5.67%) Unified Communications
6 8 (5.67%) VLAN
6 8 (5.67%) WAN
6 8 (5.67%) Wireshark
7 7 (4.96%) 5G
8 5 (3.55%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (2.84%) Wireless
10 1 (0.71%) 4G
10 1 (0.71%) DHCP
10 1 (0.71%) DNS
10 1 (0.71%) GPON
10 1 (0.71%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.84%) Big Data
2 2 (1.42%) GIS
2 2 (1.42%) Power BI
3 1 (0.71%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.71%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (7.09%) GitLab
2 6 (4.26%) Git
General
1 34 (24.11%) Social Skills
2 17 (12.06%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (9.22%) Marketing
4 11 (7.80%) Finance
5 7 (4.96%) Documentation Skills
5 7 (4.96%) Public Sector
6 6 (4.26%) Legal
7 5 (3.55%) Law
7 5 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.13%) Military
9 2 (1.42%) Advertising
9 2 (1.42%) Games
9 2 (1.42%) Mandarin Language
10 1 (0.71%) Automotive
10 1 (0.71%) Aviation
10 1 (0.71%) Banking
10 1 (0.71%) Electronics
10 1 (0.71%) Retail
Job Titles
1 20 (14.18%) Accountant
2 19 (13.48%) Assistant Accountant
3 18 (12.77%) Account Manager
4 13 (9.22%) Telecoms Engineer
5 12 (8.51%) IT Manager
6 11 (7.80%) 2nd Line Support
7 10 (7.09%) Automation Engineer
7 10 (7.09%) Field Engineer
7 10 (7.09%) Field Service Engineer
7 10 (7.09%) Network Engineer
8 7 (4.96%) Analyst
8 7 (4.96%) Architect
8 7 (4.96%) Business Analyst
8 7 (4.96%) Senior
9 6 (4.26%) Automation Specialist
9 6 (4.26%) Corporate Account Manager
9 6 (4.26%) Network Specialist
9 6 (4.26%) OSS Business Analyst
9 6 (4.26%) Project Manager
9 6 (4.26%) Telecoms Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (7.09%) Jinja
1 10 (7.09%) JSON
1 10 (7.09%) YAML
2 5 (3.55%) REST
2 5 (3.55%) XML
2 5 (3.55%) YANG
3 1 (0.71%) Kafka
3 1 (0.71%) React
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.09%) CCTV
2 8 (5.67%) Web Conferencing
3 6 (4.26%) Cloud Native
4 5 (3.55%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.55%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (2.84%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (2.84%) Driving Licence
6 3 (2.13%) Client/Server
6 3 (2.13%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.42%) Learning Management System
7 2 (1.42%) Smart Home
8 1 (0.71%) 3D Graphics
8 1 (0.71%) CMDB
8 1 (0.71%) Graphic Design
8 1 (0.71%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.71%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.71%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 15 (10.64%) Linux
2 8 (5.67%) Windows
3 5 (3.55%) Unix
4 1 (0.71%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (11.35%) Cybersecurity
2 14 (9.93%) Problem-Solving
3 12 (8.51%) Containerisation
3 12 (8.51%) Continuous Improvement
3 12 (8.51%) Time Management
4 11 (7.80%) CI/CD
4 11 (7.80%) Presales
5 10 (7.09%) API Management
5 10 (7.09%) CRM
5 10 (7.09%) Task Automation
6 8 (5.67%) Case Management
6 8 (5.67%) Customer Experience
7 7 (4.96%) Business Development
7 7 (4.96%) Logistics
7 7 (4.96%) Project Delivery
8 6 (4.26%) Agile
8 6 (4.26%) Decision-Making
8 6 (4.26%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 6 (4.26%) Microservices
8 6 (4.26%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (10.64%) Python
2 6 (4.26%) JavaScript
3 4 (2.84%) C++
4 3 (2.13%) C
4 3 (2.13%) Rust
5 1 (0.71%) Java
5 1 (0.71%) SQL
Qualifications
1 18 (12.77%) Degree
2 3 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (1.42%) ACCA
3 2 (1.42%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 1 (0.71%) CIMA
4 1 (0.71%) CIPD
4 1 (0.71%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.84%) Data Quality
2 3 (2.13%) SLA
3 2 (1.42%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.42%) PMO
3 2 (1.42%) QA
4 1 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 3 (2.13%) Hyper-V
1 3 (2.13%) KVM
1 3 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.71%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.71%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.71%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.71%) Netcool
1 1 (0.71%) Netcool/OMNIbus
Vendors
1 25 (17.73%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.09%) Cisco
2 10 (7.09%) Red Hat
3 5 (3.55%) F5
3 5 (3.55%) Google
3 5 (3.55%) Juniper
3 5 (3.55%) Palo Alto
3 5 (3.55%) ServiceNow
4 4 (2.84%) ConnectWise
4 4 (2.84%) SAP
5 3 (2.13%) VMware
6 2 (1.42%) Pega
6 2 (1.42%) UiPath
7 1 (0.71%) Adobe
7 1 (0.71%) Automation Anywhere
7 1 (0.71%) Blue Prism
7 1 (0.71%) IBM
7 1 (0.71%) Remedy
7 1 (0.71%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.71%) Xero