Gigabit Ethernet Job Trends

Gigabit Ethernet (GbE)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Gigabit Ethernet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 739 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Gigabit Ethernet 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.002% - -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.029% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £90,000 - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Gigabit Ethernet 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 6,799 6,685 13,130
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.40% 15.11% 12.44%
Number of salaries quoted 4,308 3,745 9,391
10th Percentile £27,694 £26,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.94%
75th Percentile £69,390 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £41,500 £44,345
% change year-on-year +2.41% -6.41% -1.46%

Gigabit Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Gigabit Ethernet relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Gigabit Ethernet job vacancy trend in the UK

Gigabit Ethernet
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Gigabit Ethernet.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Gigabit Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Gigabit Ethernet within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 2026. 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
Scotland - 2 £90,000 -
UK excluding London - 2 £90,000 - 1

Gigabit Ethernet
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) GIS
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) GIS Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Head of Digital