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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 683 588 670
Rank change year-on-year -95 +82 +10
Permanent jobs citing Structured Cabling 122 79 82
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.16% 0.11%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.54% 1.10% 0.95%
Number of salaries quoted 90 38 43
10th Percentile £25,000 £28,025 -
25th Percentile £28,500 £32,125 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,500 £44,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.59% +29.41% -17.07%
75th Percentile £43,750 £47,500 £56,000
90th Percentile £57,500 - £94,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £34,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year -4.41% +6.25% -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 7,922 7,154 8,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.71% 14.47% 11.93%
Number of salaries quoted 4,851 3,958 4,315
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £28,697 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £39,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.21% -25.71% +1.94%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,030 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £78,790 £83,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £34,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year +32.35% -30.61% +8.89%

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 10 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Structured Cabling in the UK

Structured Cabling
Top 15 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 10 October 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 -79 116 £35,000 -16.67% 171
UK excluding London -95 80 £32,500 -4.41% 101
London -39 37 £42,500 -5.56% 71
North of England -35 26 £32,000 -8.57% 27
North West -6 19 £29,000 -17.14% 20
East of England -20 18 £36,000 +41.18% 7
South East -46 17 £32,500 - 40
Midlands -40 14 £31,250 -10.71% 11
Work from Home -44 13 £50,000 +11.11% 32
West Midlands -39 11 £30,000 -14.29% 9
South West -81 10 £24,000 -29.41% 7
Yorkshire - 5 £55,000 - 4
East Midlands -41 3 £42,500 - 2
North East - 2 - - 3
Scotland +7 1 £35,500 - 7

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 6 (4.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.82%) Confluence
2 1 (0.82%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (9.84%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (9.84%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (6.56%) AutoCAD
2 8 (6.56%) Revit
3 5 (4.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (3.28%) MS Visio
5 3 (2.46%) Navisworks
5 3 (2.46%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (1.64%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 21 (17.21%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (5.74%) Azure
3 2 (1.64%) AWS
3 2 (1.64%) Entra ID
4 1 (0.82%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 40 (32.79%) Wi-Fi
2 25 (20.49%) VLAN
3 24 (19.67%) Firewall
4 18 (14.75%) DHCP
4 18 (14.75%) DNS
5 16 (13.11%) TCP/IP
5 16 (13.11%) VoIP
6 14 (11.48%) LAN
7 13 (10.66%) Wireless
8 12 (9.84%) WAN
9 11 (9.02%) VPN
10 9 (7.38%) BGP
10 9 (7.38%) Cisco Nexus
10 9 (7.38%) Network Security
11 8 (6.56%) OSPF
12 6 (4.92%) Broadband
12 6 (4.92%) Ethernet VPN
12 6 (4.92%) VXLAN
13 5 (4.10%) EIGRP
13 5 (4.10%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.82%) Amazon RDS
1 1 (0.82%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (4.10%) Sonatype Nexus
2 4 (3.28%) Git
3 3 (2.46%) Hudson
General
1 38 (31.15%) Social Skills
2 32 (26.23%) Telecoms
3 18 (14.75%) Retail
4 13 (10.66%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (6.56%) Finance
5 8 (6.56%) Public Sector
6 7 (5.74%) Banking
6 7 (5.74%) Marketing
7 4 (3.28%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (2.46%) Aviation
8 3 (2.46%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.46%) Legal
9 2 (1.64%) Dutch Language
9 2 (1.64%) French Language
9 2 (1.64%) German Language
9 2 (1.64%) Military
9 2 (1.64%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.82%) Games
10 1 (0.82%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 22 (18.03%) Cabling Engineer
2 18 (14.75%) IT Support
3 16 (13.11%) Data Engineer
3 16 (13.11%) Installations Engineer
3 16 (13.11%) Senior
4 14 (11.48%) Field Engineer
5 13 (10.66%) Audio Visual Engineer
6 12 (9.84%) Network Engineer
7 8 (6.56%) IT Engineer
8 7 (5.74%) Consultant
8 7 (5.74%) IT Support Engineer
8 7 (5.74%) IT Technician
8 7 (5.74%) Support Engineer
9 6 (4.92%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 6 (4.92%) Business Development Executive
9 6 (4.92%) Data Centre Engineer
9 6 (4.92%) Field Support Engineer
9 6 (4.92%) Infrastructure Consultant
9 6 (4.92%) IT Support Analyst
9 6 (4.92%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.10%) Terraform
2 4 (3.28%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 51 (41.80%) Driving Licence
2 31 (25.41%) CCTV
3 20 (16.39%) Data Centre
4 15 (12.30%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (7.38%) Fibre Optics
6 7 (5.74%) Home Automation
6 7 (5.74%) Onboarding
6 7 (5.74%) Smart Home
7 4 (3.28%) Digital Signage
8 3 (2.46%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (2.46%) EPoS
8 3 (2.46%) NHS
9 2 (1.64%) Operational Technology
9 2 (1.64%) Private Cloud
9 2 (1.64%) Video Conferencing
10 1 (0.82%) IoT
10 1 (0.82%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 22 (18.03%) Windows
2 17 (13.93%) Windows Server
3 5 (4.10%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.28%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.82%) CentOS
5 1 (0.82%) Linux
5 1 (0.82%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (19.67%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (16.39%) Customer Service
3 14 (11.48%) Mentoring
4 12 (9.84%) Change Management
4 12 (9.84%) Project Delivery
4 12 (9.84%) Project Management
4 12 (9.84%) Remote Monitoring and Management
4 12 (9.84%) Time Management
5 10 (8.20%) Change Control
5 10 (8.20%) ITIL
6 9 (7.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 9 (7.38%) Migration
6 9 (7.38%) Validation
7 8 (6.56%) Inventory Management
7 8 (6.56%) Performance Management
8 7 (5.74%) Asset Management
8 7 (5.74%) Business Development
8 7 (5.74%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (5.74%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (5.74%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (6.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (5.74%) Degree
2 6 (4.92%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (4.10%) CCNA
3 5 (4.10%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (4.10%) Security Cleared
4 4 (3.28%) BICSI RCDD
4 4 (3.28%) DBS Check
4 4 (3.28%) NVQ Level 3
4 4 (3.28%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.46%) BICSI Certification
5 3 (2.46%) City & Guilds
5 3 (2.46%) PMI Certification
5 3 (2.46%) PMP
6 2 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.64%) CCNP
6 2 (1.64%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.82%) JNCIA
7 1 (0.82%) JNCIP
7 1 (0.82%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.82%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.92%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (4.10%) PMO
3 4 (3.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (2.46%) QA
4 3 (2.46%) SLA
5 2 (1.64%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.64%) GDPR
5 2 (1.64%) ISO 9001
5 2 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 2 (1.64%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (13.93%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.92%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.64%) Hyper-V
3 2 (1.64%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.82%) LXC
Systems Management
1 6 (4.92%) Ansible
1 6 (4.92%) FortiGate
2 2 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.82%) Autotask
3 1 (0.82%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.82%) Puppet
Vendors
1 33 (27.05%) Microsoft
2 14 (11.48%) Cisco
3 12 (9.84%) Draytek
4 11 (9.02%) SonicWALL
5 7 (5.74%) Fortinet
5 7 (5.74%) Sophos
6 6 (4.92%) VMware
7 4 (3.28%) Meraki
8 3 (2.46%) Ubiquiti
9 2 (1.64%) Aruba
9 2 (1.64%) Logitech
9 2 (1.64%) MikroTik
9 2 (1.64%) Samsung
10 1 (0.82%) Huawei
10 1 (0.82%) Juniper
10 1 (0.82%) Nokia
10 1 (0.82%) Palo Alto
10 1 (0.82%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.82%) Ruckus Wireless
10 1 (0.82%) Starlink