Fibre Optics Jobs in the UK excluding London

Fibre Optics
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics 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 558 689 74
Rank change year-on-year +131 -615 +711
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 18 71 2,572
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.046% 0.100% 4.28%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.14% 0.29% 10.11%
Number of salaries quoted 16 56 37
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,500 -
25th Percentile £28,500 £29,375 £16,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,500 £36,000 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.39% +56.52% -34.29%
75th Percentile £51,633 £42,500 £41,750
90th Percentile £57,016 £47,500 £45,450
UK median annual salary £39,000 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% +2.86% -14.63%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,965 24,142 25,435
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 33.10% 34.00% 42.28%
Number of salaries quoted 6,104 15,240 11,340
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Fibre Optics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Fibre Optics in the UK excluding London

Fibre Optics
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Fibre Optics in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Fibre Optics in the UK excluding London

Fibre Optics
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fibre Optics in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Fibre Optics in the UK excluding London

Fibre Optics
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fibre Optics within the UK excluding London 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
South West +115 10 £32,500 -9.72% 19
South East +77 4 £51,533 +58.56% 55
Midlands +67 2 - - 32
Yorkshire +71 1 £50,000 +49.25% 20
North of England +33 1 £50,000 +39.86% 46
East Midlands +29 1 - - 15
Wales - 1 £36,000 - 2
West Midlands - 1 - - 16
Fibre Optics
UK

Fibre Optics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 (16.67%) WinCC
Communications & Networking
1 3 (16.67%) Ethernet
1 3 (16.67%) Profibus
2 2 (11.11%) Structured Cabling
General
1 4 (22.22%) Manufacturing
2 3 (16.67%) Advertising
2 3 (16.67%) Electronics
2 3 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
2 3 (16.67%) Telecoms
3 2 (11.11%) Public Sector
3 2 (11.11%) Social Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Aerospace
4 1 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Finance
4 1 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (38.89%) Data Engineer
2 6 (33.33%) Fibre Engineer
3 4 (22.22%) Cabling Engineer
3 4 (22.22%) Network Engineer
3 4 (22.22%) Systems Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) Control Systems Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) Field Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Data Network Engineer
5 2 (11.11%) Operations Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Installations Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) IT Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Junior
6 1 (5.56%) Junior Data Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Principal Engineer
6 1 (5.56%) Senior
6 1 (5.56%) Senior Technician
6 1 (5.56%) Test Technician
Miscellaneous
1 4 (22.22%) CCTV
1 4 (22.22%) Data Centre
1 4 (22.22%) Driving Licence
2 3 (16.67%) SCADA
3 1 (5.56%) Analogue Electronics
3 1 (5.56%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.11%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (16.67%) Physics
2 3 (16.67%) Software Testing
3 2 (11.11%) CAD
3 2 (11.11%) Computer Science
3 2 (11.11%) Customer Service
3 2 (11.11%) Data Analysis
3 2 (11.11%) Mentoring
3 2 (11.11%) Network Design
3 2 (11.11%) Non-Blocking Code
3 2 (11.11%) Presales
3 2 (11.11%) Preventative Maintenance
3 2 (11.11%) Proactive Maintenance
3 2 (11.11%) Process Improvement
3 2 (11.11%) Project Management
4 1 (5.56%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (5.56%) Cost Control
4 1 (5.56%) Cost Reduction
4 1 (5.56%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) Degree
2 2 (11.11%) SC Cleared
2 2 (11.11%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.56%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (5.56%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (11.11%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) AVEVA
1 3 (16.67%) Rockwell
1 3 (16.67%) Siemens
2 2 (11.11%) Arista
2 2 (11.11%) Extreme Networks
2 2 (11.11%) Palo Alto
3 1 (5.56%) Telcordia