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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 86 59 33
Rank change year-on-year -27 -26 +15
Permanent jobs citing Telecoms 98 257 411
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 2.89% 3.83% 6.86%
As % of the General category 3.77% 7.25% 10.62%
Number of salaries quoted 30 105 109
10th Percentile £28,100 £29,810 £32,500
25th Percentile £30,625 £32,750 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £50,000 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% -2.63% -17.84%
75th Percentile £85,625 £71,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £165,000 £90,500 £75,500
South East median annual salary £31,500 £37,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -16.00% -11.76% -19.05%

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 2,598 3,547 3,870
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 76.71% 52.85% 64.55%
Number of salaries quoted 761 2,211 1,714
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,363 £34,000 £35,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,536 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,800 £73,750 £81,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -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 13 May 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 13 May 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
Berkshire -45 45 £50,000 -9.09% 94
Buckinghamshire +31 41 £30,000 -10.45% 19
Oxfordshire +23 12 £70,000 +40.00% 33
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 3 (3.06%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.04%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 7 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (4.08%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.06%) Power Platform
1 3 (3.06%) SaaS
2 2 (2.04%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.04%) PowerApps
3 1 (1.02%) Azure
3 1 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.02%) Dropbox
Communications & Networking
1 35 (35.71%) TCP/IP
1 35 (35.71%) VPN
2 8 (8.16%) Firewall
3 7 (7.14%) VoIP
4 4 (4.08%) Ethernet
5 3 (3.06%) Broadband
5 3 (3.06%) MPLS
5 3 (3.06%) SD-WAN
5 3 (3.06%) WAN
6 2 (2.04%) 4G
6 2 (2.04%) 5G
6 2 (2.04%) DWDM
6 2 (2.04%) GPON
6 2 (2.04%) IPv4
6 2 (2.04%) IPv6
6 2 (2.04%) Mobile Broadband
7 1 (1.02%) Modbus
7 1 (1.02%) Network Security
7 1 (1.02%) Profibus
7 1 (1.02%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.06%) Power BI
2 2 (2.04%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (1.02%) Big Data
3 1 (1.02%) GIS
3 1 (1.02%) MongoDB
3 1 (1.02%) NoSQL
3 1 (1.02%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.02%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 34 (34.69%) Cucumber
1 34 (34.69%) Robot Framework
2 2 (2.04%) JIRA
3 1 (1.02%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 68 (69.39%) Social Skills
2 40 (40.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 29 (29.59%) Finance
4 15 (15.31%) Marketing
5 14 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (11.22%) Legal
7 9 (9.18%) Public Sector
8 8 (8.16%) Electronics
8 8 (8.16%) Manufacturing
9 7 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (7.14%) Spanish Language
10 6 (6.12%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (5.10%) Banking
12 4 (4.08%) Law
13 2 (2.04%) Games
13 2 (2.04%) Retail
14 1 (1.02%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 34 (34.69%) Test Automation Engineer
1 34 (34.69%) Test Engineer
2 12 (12.24%) Analyst
3 7 (7.14%) 1st Line Support
3 7 (7.14%) 1st Line Support Analyst
3 7 (7.14%) Support Analyst
4 5 (5.10%) Security Manager
4 5 (5.10%) Software Analyst
4 5 (5.10%) Software Support Analyst
5 3 (3.06%) Architect
5 3 (3.06%) Design Engineer
5 3 (3.06%) Financial Analyst
5 3 (3.06%) Network Engineer
5 3 (3.06%) Project Manager
5 3 (3.06%) Senior
5 3 (3.06%) Telecoms Manager
6 2 (2.04%) Lead
6 2 (2.04%) Sales Representative
6 2 (2.04%) Sustainability Manager
6 2 (2.04%) Telecoms Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.04%) Middleware
2 1 (1.02%) jQuery
2 1 (1.02%) JSON
2 1 (1.02%) RabbitMQ
2 1 (1.02%) Web Services
2 1 (1.02%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 34 (34.69%) Linux Command Line
2 3 (3.06%) IoT
2 3 (3.06%) SCADA
3 2 (2.04%) Algorithms
3 2 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.02%) Blog
4 1 (1.02%) Credit Risk
4 1 (1.02%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.02%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.02%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.02%) FPGA
4 1 (1.02%) Handset
4 1 (1.02%) Learning Management System
4 1 (1.02%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.02%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.02%) Robotics
4 1 (1.02%) TM Forum
4 1 (1.02%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 34 (34.69%) Linux
1 34 (34.69%) Windows
2 1 (1.02%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (47.96%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (36.73%) Coaching
2 36 (36.73%) Mentoring
3 35 (35.71%) DevOps
3 35 (35.71%) Test Automation
4 34 (34.69%) System Testing
4 34 (34.69%) Test Management
5 12 (12.24%) B2B
5 12 (12.24%) B2B Sales
5 12 (12.24%) Business Intelligence
6 11 (11.22%) Customer Service
6 11 (11.22%) Programme Management
6 11 (11.22%) Project Management
7 10 (10.20%) Continuous Improvement
8 9 (9.18%) Decision-Making
8 9 (9.18%) Process Improvement
9 8 (8.16%) Artificial Intelligence
9 8 (8.16%) Digital Marketing
10 7 (7.14%) Case Management
11 6 (6.12%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 37 (37.76%) Python
2 35 (35.71%) JavaScript
2 35 (35.71%) PowerShell
3 34 (34.69%) Bash
4 3 (3.06%) C++
5 1 (1.02%) C
5 1 (1.02%) C#
5 1 (1.02%) Java
5 1 (1.02%) R
5 1 (1.02%) SQL
5 1 (1.02%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 46 (46.94%) Degree
2 7 (7.14%) Master's Degree
3 4 (4.08%) ACCA
3 4 (4.08%) CIMA
4 1 (1.02%) APMP
4 1 (1.02%) CCNA
4 1 (1.02%) CCNP
4 1 (1.02%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.02%) HNC
4 1 (1.02%) HND
4 1 (1.02%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (1.02%) JNCIA
4 1 (1.02%) MCSE
4 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.02%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.02%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (35.71%) QA
2 5 (5.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (2.04%) Data Quality
3 2 (2.04%) ISO 14001
3 2 (2.04%) NEBOSH
3 2 (2.04%) SLA
4 1 (1.02%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (1.02%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (2.04%) Ansible
2 1 (1.02%) Amdocs OSS
2 1 (1.02%) Netcool
Vendors
1 10 (10.20%) Microsoft
2 8 (8.16%) SAP
3 2 (2.04%) BT
3 2 (2.04%) ConnectWise
3 2 (2.04%) Nokia
3 2 (2.04%) Splunk
4 1 (1.02%) Altera
4 1 (1.02%) Cisco
4 1 (1.02%) Cramer
4 1 (1.02%) EMC
4 1 (1.02%) Freescale
4 1 (1.02%) IBM
4 1 (1.02%) Informatica
4 1 (1.02%) Juniper
4 1 (1.02%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.02%) SolarWinds