Broadband Jobs

Broadband
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Broadband skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Broadband over the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 48 445 705
Rank change year-on-year +397 +260 -296
Permanent jobs citing Broadband 2,634 485 316
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 4.85% 0.55% 0.28%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 31.61% 4.09% 2.04%
Number of salaries quoted 306 388 183
10th Percentile £23,250 £22,750 £24,000
25th Percentile - £25,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £23,504 £28,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.06% -53.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile - £61,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £27,875 - £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £23,504 £28,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -16.06% -13.85% -35.00%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Broadband 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 8,333 11,848 15,517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 15.33% 13.55% 13.97%
Number of salaries quoted 3,944 9,230 8,844
10th Percentile £25,750 £26,250 £27,900
25th Percentile £34,750 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £48,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.22% -7.62% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £86,250 £80,000 £88,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £43,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +9.20% -3.33% -

Broadband
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Broadband as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Broadband in the UK

Broadband
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Broadband.

Salary trend for Broadband in the UK

Broadband
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Broadband over the 6 months to 15 March 2025.

Salary histogram for Broadband in the UK

Broadband
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the UK over the 6 months to 15 March 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
Work from Home +364 1,967 £23,504 -59.12% 108
UK excluding London +307 1,936 £23,504 -16.06% 224
England +333 1,281 £23,504 -32.85% 303
Scotland +156 1,165 £23,504 -5.98% 17
London +399 664 £75,000 +50.00% 131
North of England +178 341 £23,504 -59.12% 56
North West +155 239 £23,504 -59.12% 18
Wales +110 159 £23,504 -14.53% 23
South East +101 101 £45,000 +50.00% 50
South West +122 72 £40,000 -20.00% 18
East of England +76 59 £42,500 -26.09% 27
North East +79 55 £23,504 -59.12% 10
Yorkshire +47 47 £23,504 -50.52% 32
Northern Ireland - 20 £23,504 - 1
Midlands -27 18 £25,267 -4.65% 38
West Midlands -13 11 £47,500 +79.25% 26
East Midlands -10 7 £25,267 -9.76% 12
Isle of Man - 1 £39,000 -

Broadband
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 36 (1.37%) Confluence
2 31 (1.18%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.27%) CMS
4 2 (0.076%) Drupal
5 1 (0.038%) Cloud Foundry
5 1 (0.038%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.038%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.038%) Strapi
5 1 (0.038%) WordPress
Applications
1 56 (2.13%) Chatbot
2 28 (1.06%) Adobe Illustrator
2 28 (1.06%) Adobe Premiere
2 28 (1.06%) InDesign
2 28 (1.06%) Photoshop
3 24 (0.91%) Adobe After Effects
4 13 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
5 8 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 6 (0.23%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 91 (3.45%) GCP
2 85 (3.23%) AWS
3 83 (3.15%) Azure
4 66 (2.51%) Cloud Computing
5 24 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 8 (0.30%) Amazon SQS
6 8 (0.30%) AWS Lambda
6 8 (0.30%) Cloud Functions
6 8 (0.30%) Serverless
7 5 (0.19%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (0.15%) Contentful
8 4 (0.15%) GitHub
9 1 (0.038%) Asana
9 1 (0.038%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.038%) ClickUp
9 1 (0.038%) Heroku
9 1 (0.038%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.038%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 69 (2.62%) Network Security
2 40 (1.52%) Wireshark
3 30 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
4 28 (1.06%) Intranet
5 26 (0.99%) DNS
6 23 (0.87%) Unified Communications
7 22 (0.84%) DHCP
8 21 (0.80%) Structured Cabling
9 16 (0.61%) VoIP
10 14 (0.53%) Firewall
11 12 (0.46%) Internet
12 9 (0.34%) Wireless
13 8 (0.30%) 5G
14 7 (0.27%) VPN
15 5 (0.19%) Mobile Broadband
15 5 (0.19%) MPLS
16 4 (0.15%) LAN
16 4 (0.15%) WAN
17 3 (0.11%) Ethernet
17 3 (0.11%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (4.02%) Data Hub
2 42 (1.59%) MongoDB
2 42 (1.59%) MySQL
2 42 (1.59%) Relational Database
3 37 (1.40%) Tableau
4 13 (0.49%) BigQuery
5 8 (0.30%) Amazon Aurora
5 8 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
5 8 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
6 5 (0.19%) Big Data
7 2 (0.076%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.038%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.038%) GIS
Development Applications
1 51 (1.94%) GitLab
2 43 (1.63%) Git
3 32 (1.21%) Fiddler
4 9 (0.34%) Jenkins
5 8 (0.30%) Burp Suite
5 8 (0.30%) Metasploit
6 5 (0.19%) JIRA
7 1 (0.038%) Appium
7 1 (0.038%) gulp
7 1 (0.038%) JUnit
7 1 (0.038%) Selenium
7 1 (0.038%) TestNG
7 1 (0.038%) Yeoman
General
1 1,150 (43.66%) Finance
2 680 (25.82%) Social Skills
3 604 (22.93%) Games
4 510 (19.36%) Banking
5 419 (15.91%) Retail
6 309 (11.73%) Analytical Skills
7 294 (11.16%) Telecoms
8 287 (10.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 135 (5.13%) Influencing Skills
10 120 (4.56%) Billing
11 49 (1.86%) Marketing
12 34 (1.29%) Italian Language
13 33 (1.25%) Advertising
14 19 (0.72%) Legal
15 11 (0.42%) Law
16 10 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
17 8 (0.30%) Presentation Skills
18 4 (0.15%) Back Office
18 4 (0.15%) Publishing
19 1 (0.038%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 573 (21.75%) Sales Representative
2 279 (10.59%) Analyst
3 255 (9.68%) Architect
4 253 (9.61%) Systems Architect
5 213 (8.09%) Customer Service Advisor
6 181 (6.87%) Lead
7 178 (6.76%) Senior
8 162 (6.15%) Senior Analyst
9 126 (4.78%) Service Delivery Executive
10 122 (4.63%) Principal Architect
11 69 (2.62%) Team Leader
12 66 (2.51%) Cloud Security Analyst
12 66 (2.51%) Security Analyst
12 66 (2.51%) Senior Security Analyst
13 56 (2.13%) Portfolio Analyst
14 45 (1.71%) Product Manager
15 44 (1.67%) Technical Manager
15 44 (1.67%) Technical Product Manager
16 41 (1.56%) Customer Service Representative
17 35 (1.33%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (2.62%) Elastic Stack
2 38 (1.44%) CSS
2 38 (1.44%) HTML
3 34 (1.29%) CSS3
4 32 (1.21%) XML
5 7 (0.27%) React
6 6 (0.23%) GraphQL
7 4 (0.15%) Node.js
8 3 (0.11%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (0.11%) REST
8 3 (0.11%) Vue
9 2 (0.076%) .NET
9 2 (0.076%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.076%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.076%) HTML5
9 2 (0.076%) React Native
9 2 (0.076%) RESTful
10 1 (0.038%) .NET Framework
10 1 (0.038%) jQuery
10 1 (0.038%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 1,359 (51.59%) Social Media
2 395 (15.00%) Driving Licence
3 356 (13.52%) Xbox
4 108 (4.10%) Cloud Native
5 74 (2.81%) Cyber Threat
5 74 (2.81%) Cyberattack
6 69 (2.62%) Private Cloud
7 67 (2.54%) Product Ownership
8 66 (2.51%) Hybrid Cloud
9 32 (1.21%) Mobile App
10 24 (0.91%) Video Editing
11 20 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
12 16 (0.61%) Self-Motivation
13 8 (0.30%) Blog
13 8 (0.30%) IoT
13 8 (0.30%) Learning Management System
13 8 (0.30%) Video\Live Streaming
14 4 (0.15%) Data Centre
14 4 (0.15%) Management Information System
14 4 (0.15%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 84 (3.19%) Linux
2 39 (1.48%) Windows
3 34 (1.29%) Android
3 34 (1.29%) Apple iOS
3 34 (1.29%) Mac OS
3 34 (1.29%) Windows 10
4 8 (0.30%) Kali Linux
5 6 (0.23%) CentOS
5 6 (0.23%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.11%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.038%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.038%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,032 (39.18%) Customer Service
2 1,000 (37.97%) Problem-Solving
3 464 (17.62%) Roadmaps
4 355 (13.48%) Agile
5 295 (11.20%) Technology Roadmap
6 257 (9.76%) IT Strategy
6 257 (9.76%) Technology Strategy
7 255 (9.68%) Architecture Governance
7 255 (9.68%) Enterprise Architecture
7 255 (9.68%) Release Train
7 255 (9.68%) Scaled Agile Framework
7 255 (9.68%) TOGAF
8 196 (7.44%) Customer Experience
9 186 (7.06%) DevOps
10 162 (6.15%) Analytics
11 149 (5.66%) Continuous Improvement
11 149 (5.66%) Line Management
12 144 (5.47%) Mentoring
13 127 (4.82%) Service Delivery
14 121 (4.59%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 85 (3.23%) Python
2 73 (2.77%) Bash
3 69 (2.62%) Shell Script
4 37 (1.40%) JavaScript
5 32 (1.21%) R
6 12 (0.46%) SQL
7 9 (0.34%) TypeScript
8 8 (0.30%) Go
9 3 (0.11%) C#
9 3 (0.11%) Java
10 1 (0.038%) PHP
10 1 (0.038%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.038%) Rust
Qualifications
1 127 (4.82%) Degree
2 88 (3.34%) CCA
3 75 (2.85%) LPIC
4 72 (2.73%) Master's Degree
5 69 (2.62%) Computer Science Degree
5 69 (2.62%) RHCSA
6 44 (1.67%) Numerate Degree
7 19 (0.72%) RIBA
8 8 (0.30%) CREST Certified
8 8 (0.30%) Cyber Scheme
8 8 (0.30%) GIAC
8 8 (0.30%) GPEN
8 8 (0.30%) OSCP
8 8 (0.30%) OSWP
9 6 (0.23%) RHCE
10 4 (0.15%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.11%) CCNA
11 3 (0.11%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.11%) JNCIS
12 2 (0.076%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 135 (5.13%) NIST
2 71 (2.70%) GDPR
2 71 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 69 (2.62%) SOC 2
4 66 (2.51%) HIPAA
5 55 (2.09%) QA
6 1 (0.038%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.038%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.038%) IASME
6 1 (0.038%) ISAE 3402
6 1 (0.038%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.038%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 183 (6.95%) Docker
2 3 (0.11%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.076%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.038%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.038%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 111 (4.21%) Kubernetes
2 75 (2.85%) Ansible
2 75 (2.85%) Grafana
2 75 (2.85%) Prometheus
3 8 (0.30%) Nessus
3 8 (0.30%) Nmap
4 6 (0.23%) Nagios
4 6 (0.23%) Progress Chef
4 6 (0.23%) Puppet
5 4 (0.15%) Terraform
Vendors
1 691 (26.23%) Sun
2 563 (21.37%) BT
3 45 (1.71%) Google
4 28 (1.06%) Adobe
5 16 (0.61%) Microsoft
6 6 (0.23%) Juniper
6 6 (0.23%) Red Hat
7 4 (0.15%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.11%) Cisco
9 2 (0.076%) Optimizely
9 2 (0.076%) Virgin Media
9 2 (0.076%) VMware
10 1 (0.038%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.038%) Openreach
10 1 (0.038%) Sage
10 1 (0.038%) TOWER Software
10 1 (0.038%) Xero