Ribbon Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Ribbon
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring knowledge or experience of Ribbon products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Ribbon over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within Ribbon Communications (formerly Sonus Networks).

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 556 559
Rank change year-on-year - +3 +209
Permanent jobs citing Ribbon 0 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London - 0.008% 0.003%
As % of the Vendors category - 0.023% 0.007%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £66,250 -
UK median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +15.38% +9.24%

All Vendors
UK excluding London

Ribbon falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 12,419 12,826 13,395
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 29.59% 35.49% 38.76%
Number of salaries quoted 6,861 6,139 10,435
10th Percentile £26,050 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,500 £37,500 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £60,250 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.28% +3.64% -4.35%

Ribbon
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ribbon relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Ribbon job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Ribbon
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Ribbon.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Ribbon