Structured Cabling Job Trends

Structured Cabling
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Structured Cabling skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 690 631 700
Rank change year-on-year -59 +69 +16
Permanent jobs citing Structured Cabling 111 50 93
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.10% 0.12%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.47% 0.70% 1.00%
Number of salaries quoted 78 38 55
10th Percentile £25,000 £30,875 £28,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £33,750 £29,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £44,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.97% +18.67% -8.54%
75th Percentile £40,188 £47,500 £59,250
90th Percentile £57,500 - £88,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,000 £34,500 £32,000
% change year-on-year -7.25% +7.81% -21.95%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

Structured Cabling 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 7,563 7,161 9,328
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.86% 14.60% 11.73%
Number of salaries quoted 4,889 4,031 5,367
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,000 £29,000 £36,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -20.00% -3.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,750 £80,400
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £35,000 £47,000
% change year-on-year +28.57% -25.53% +4.44%

Structured Cabling
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Structured Cabling job vacancy trend in the UK

Structured Cabling
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Structured Cabling.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Structured Cabling

Structured Cabling
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Structured Cabling over the 6 months to 4 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Structured Cabling in the UK

Structured Cabling
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Structured Cabling within the UK over the 6 months to 4 September 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
England -37 105 £32,500 -27.78% 131
UK excluding London -55 73 £32,000 -7.25% 87
London -45 33 £42,500 -5.56% 52
North of England -35 24 £29,000 -17.14% 29
South East -28 20 £32,500 -23.53% 25
North West -1 19 £29,000 -17.14% 18
East of England -12 14 £32,500 +27.45% 14
Work from Home -37 11 £85,000 +70.00% 37
South West -67 11 £24,000 -29.41% 7
West Midlands -19 9 £30,000 -14.29% 3
Midlands -30 9 £30,000 -14.29% 9
Yorkshire - 4 £55,000 - 7
Scotland +4 1 £35,500 - 4
North East - 1 - - 4

Structured Cabling
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (6.31%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.90%) Confluence
2 1 (0.90%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (9.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (7.21%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (5.41%) AutoCAD
3 6 (5.41%) Revit
4 4 (3.60%) MS Visio
5 3 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (2.70%) Navisworks
5 3 (2.70%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 21 (18.92%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (5.41%) Azure
3 1 (0.90%) AWS
3 1 (0.90%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 39 (35.14%) Wi-Fi
2 21 (18.92%) VLAN
3 19 (17.12%) Firewall
4 17 (15.32%) DHCP
4 17 (15.32%) DNS
4 17 (15.32%) TCP/IP
4 17 (15.32%) VoIP
5 12 (10.81%) Wireless
6 10 (9.01%) Network Security
7 9 (8.11%) LAN
8 8 (7.21%) VPN
8 8 (7.21%) WAN
9 6 (5.41%) BGP
9 6 (5.41%) Broadband
9 6 (5.41%) Cisco Nexus
9 6 (5.41%) OSPF
10 5 (4.50%) MPLS
11 4 (3.60%) 5G
11 4 (3.60%) Ethernet VPN
11 4 (3.60%) VXLAN
Development Applications
1 3 (2.70%) Sonatype Nexus
2 2 (1.80%) Git
General
1 35 (31.53%) Social Skills
2 29 (26.13%) Telecoms
3 15 (13.51%) Retail
4 13 (11.71%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (6.31%) Finance
6 6 (5.41%) Public Sector
7 5 (4.50%) Banking
7 5 (4.50%) Marketing
8 4 (3.60%) Military
9 3 (2.70%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (2.70%) Aviation
9 3 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.70%) Legal
10 2 (1.80%) Dutch Language
10 2 (1.80%) French Language
10 2 (1.80%) German Language
10 2 (1.80%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.80%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.90%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 27 (24.32%) Cabling Engineer
2 20 (18.02%) IT Support
3 17 (15.32%) Data Engineer
4 14 (12.61%) Installations Engineer
5 13 (11.71%) Field Engineer
6 10 (9.01%) IT Technician
6 10 (9.01%) Network Engineer
7 9 (8.11%) Senior
8 8 (7.21%) Audio Visual Engineer
8 8 (7.21%) IT Support Technician
8 8 (7.21%) Support Technician
9 7 (6.31%) IT Engineer
10 6 (5.41%) Analyst
10 6 (5.41%) Business Development Executive
10 6 (5.41%) IT Analyst
10 6 (5.41%) IT Support Analyst
10 6 (5.41%) IT Support Engineer
10 6 (5.41%) Support Analyst
10 6 (5.41%) Support Engineer
11 5 (4.50%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.80%) Terraform
1 2 (1.80%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (40.54%) Driving Licence
2 29 (26.13%) CCTV
3 21 (18.92%) Data Centre
4 16 (14.41%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (11.71%) Fibre Optics
6 7 (6.31%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.70%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (2.70%) EPoS
7 3 (2.70%) NHS
8 2 (1.80%) Home Automation
8 2 (1.80%) Smart Home
8 2 (1.80%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.90%) Digital Signage
9 1 (0.90%) Operational Technology
9 1 (0.90%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.90%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 22 (19.82%) Windows
2 16 (14.41%) Windows Server
3 7 (6.31%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.60%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (23.42%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (19.82%) Customer Service
3 13 (11.71%) Time Management
4 12 (10.81%) Remote Monitoring and Management
5 10 (9.01%) ITIL
6 9 (8.11%) Change Management
7 8 (7.21%) Asset Management
7 8 (7.21%) Business Development
7 8 (7.21%) Disaster Recovery
7 8 (7.21%) Project Delivery
7 8 (7.21%) Project Management
7 8 (7.21%) Project Planning
8 7 (6.31%) Inventory Management
9 6 (5.41%) B2B Sales
9 6 (5.41%) Break/Fix
9 6 (5.41%) Change Control
9 6 (5.41%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (5.41%) Mentoring
9 6 (5.41%) Performance Management
9 6 (5.41%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.41%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (6.31%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (5.41%) BICSI Certification
2 6 (5.41%) Security Cleared
3 5 (4.50%) CCNA
3 5 (4.50%) Cisco Certification
4 4 (3.60%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.70%) BICSI RCDD
5 3 (2.70%) City & Guilds
5 3 (2.70%) DBS Check
5 3 (2.70%) Degree
5 3 (2.70%) Network+ Certification
5 3 (2.70%) PMI Certification
5 3 (2.70%) PMP
6 1 (0.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.90%) JNCIA
6 1 (0.90%) JNCIP
6 1 (0.90%) JNCIS
6 1 (0.90%) NVQ Level 3
6 1 (0.90%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.50%) Cyber Essentials
1 5 (4.50%) SLA
2 3 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (2.70%) PMO
2 3 (2.70%) QA
3 2 (1.80%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.90%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.90%) GDPR
4 1 (0.90%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.90%) SOC 1
System Software
1 18 (16.22%) Active Directory
2 7 (6.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.90%) Firmware
3 1 (0.90%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (6.31%) FortiGate
2 3 (2.70%) Ansible
3 2 (1.80%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.90%) SCCM
Vendors
1 31 (27.93%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.81%) SonicWALL
3 11 (9.91%) Draytek
4 10 (9.01%) Cisco
5 7 (6.31%) Sophos
5 7 (6.31%) VMware
6 5 (4.50%) Fortinet
7 3 (2.70%) Ubiquiti
8 2 (1.80%) Logitech
8 2 (1.80%) Meraki
8 2 (1.80%) MikroTik
8 2 (1.80%) Samsung
9 1 (0.90%) HP
9 1 (0.90%) Juniper
9 1 (0.90%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.90%) Starlink
9 1 (0.90%) WatchGuard