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 advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 687 76 766
Rank change year-on-year -611 +690 -133
Permanent jobs citing Fibre Optics 64 2,576 73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.092% 4.13% 0.10%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.27% 10.03% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 50 40 33
10th Percentile £26,125 - £25,200
25th Percentile £29,938 £16,800 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £24,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -36.84% +8.57%
75th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £48,750
90th Percentile £43,788 £55,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £36,000 £40,000 £41,750
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.19% +19.29%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Fibre Optics is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 23,713 25,672 30,617
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.00% 41.20% 43.34%
Number of salaries quoted 15,172 11,536 15,842
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%

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 23 April 2024.

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 23 April 2024. 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 East -247 24 £32,500 -0.76% 25
North of England -306 18 £35,750 +112.80% 12
North West -211 16 £37,500 +123.21% 3
South West -204 12 £36,000 -34.55% 11
East Midlands -138 5 £33,725 -20.65% 2
East of England -172 5 £42,250 - 6
Midlands -239 5 £33,725 -10.07% 10
Yorkshire -139 2 £33,500 +99.40% 7
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:

Applications
1 7 (10.94%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (10.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (7.81%) Azure
2 3 (4.69%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (3.13%) AWS
3 2 (3.13%) AWS Direct Connect
3 2 (3.13%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (18.75%) Structured Cabling
2 9 (14.06%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (10.94%) LAN
4 6 (9.38%) Broadband
4 6 (9.38%) WAN
5 5 (7.81%) Wireless
6 4 (6.25%) 5G
7 3 (4.69%) RS-485
8 2 (3.13%) BGP
8 2 (3.13%) DHCP
8 2 (3.13%) DNS
8 2 (3.13%) Firewall
8 2 (3.13%) Network Security
8 2 (3.13%) OSPF
8 2 (3.13%) SD-WAN
8 2 (3.13%) SSL
8 2 (3.13%) VPN
8 2 (3.13%) VXLAN
Development Applications
1 3 (4.69%) Git
1 3 (4.69%) Subversion
General
1 30 (46.88%) Telecoms
2 20 (31.25%) Social Skills
3 13 (20.31%) Public Sector
4 12 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
6 7 (10.94%) Military
7 5 (7.81%) Electronics
7 5 (7.81%) Finance
7 5 (7.81%) Manufacturing
8 4 (6.25%) Marketing
9 3 (4.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.56%) Advertising
10 1 (1.56%) Legal
10 1 (1.56%) Retail
Job Titles
1 15 (23.44%) Data Engineer
2 13 (20.31%) Cabling Engineer
2 13 (20.31%) Lead
2 13 (20.31%) Team Leader
3 7 (10.94%) Project Manager
3 7 (10.94%) Support Engineer
3 7 (10.94%) Technical Engineer
3 7 (10.94%) Technical Support
3 7 (10.94%) Technical Support Engineer
4 3 (4.69%) Coordinator
4 3 (4.69%) Electronics Engineer
4 3 (4.69%) Junior
4 3 (4.69%) Junior Project Manager
4 3 (4.69%) QA Coordinator
4 3 (4.69%) Senior
5 2 (3.13%) Architect
5 2 (3.13%) Communications Engineer
5 2 (3.13%) Design Engineer
5 2 (3.13%) Network Engineer
5 2 (3.13%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.13%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 9 (14.06%) Analytical Mindset
2 5 (7.81%) Acoustics
3 4 (6.25%) Driving Licence
4 3 (4.69%) CPLD
4 3 (4.69%) FPGA
4 3 (4.69%) Verilog
4 3 (4.69%) VHDL
5 2 (3.13%) CCTV
5 2 (3.13%) Data Centre
5 2 (3.13%) IoT
5 2 (3.13%) Management Information System
5 2 (3.13%) Molecular Biology
5 2 (3.13%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.81%) Linux
2 2 (3.13%) Android
2 2 (3.13%) Apple iOS
2 2 (3.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (40.63%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (20.31%) Project Delivery
3 9 (14.06%) Collaborative Working
3 9 (14.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (10.94%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 7 (10.94%) Project Management
5 6 (9.38%) Network Management
6 5 (7.81%) Image Processing
6 5 (7.81%) Signal Processing
7 3 (4.69%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (4.69%) Business Strategy
7 3 (4.69%) DevOps
7 3 (4.69%) Digital Marketing
7 3 (4.69%) FPGA Design
7 3 (4.69%) Programme Management
7 3 (4.69%) Schematic Capture
7 3 (4.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 2 (3.13%) Customer Service
8 2 (3.13%) Customer-Centricity
8 2 (3.13%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 15 (23.44%) Python
2 7 (10.94%) C#
2 7 (10.94%) Java
3 5 (7.81%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 8 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 7 (10.94%) HNC
3 6 (9.38%) Cisco Certification
4 5 (7.81%) Degree
4 5 (7.81%) Master's Degree
5 4 (6.25%) CCNA
5 4 (6.25%) Network+ Certification
6 2 (3.13%) CCIE
6 2 (3.13%) CCNP
6 2 (3.13%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.81%) QA
2 3 (4.69%) PMO
3 2 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (4.69%) Firmware
Vendors
1 10 (15.63%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.69%) SAP