PSTN Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Public Switched Telecom Network (PSTN)
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear requiring PSTN skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing PSTN 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.79% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 6.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 - -
75th Percentile £35,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £33,500 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Tyne and Wear

PSTN 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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 93 75 81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 12.19% 8.47% 23.14%
Number of salaries quoted 81 36 77
10th Percentile £21,620 £32,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,500 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,000 £42,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.95% +5.00% -3.05%
75th Percentile £35,250 £49,313 £51,146
90th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £85,000
North East median annual salary £25,087 £44,500 £39,563
% change year-on-year -43.62% +12.48% -1.09%

PSTN
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing PSTN relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

PSTN job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

PSTN
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing PSTN.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing PSTN

PSTN
Job Locations in Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing PSTN within the Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 2 December 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 6 £33,500 -
PSTN
North East

PSTN
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (100.00%) Asterisk PBX
1 6 (100.00%) Firewall
1 6 (100.00%) VoIP
General
1 6 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (100.00%) FreeSWITCH
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Agile
1 6 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 6 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (100.00%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) Bash
1 6 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) CCNP
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 6 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 6 (100.00%) Degree
1 6 (100.00%) Network+ Certification
Vendors
1 6 (100.00%) Cisco