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 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 604 630 735
Rank change year-on-year +26 +105 +132
Permanent jobs citing Structured Cabling 132 38 159
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.14% 0.085% 0.15%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.92% 0.57% 1.20%
Number of salaries quoted 76 34 115
10th Percentile £25,000 £28,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £37,500 £28,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £45,000 £33,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% +36.36% -26.67%
75th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £50,000
90th Percentile £45,625 £57,500 £67,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £30,000 £42,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -29.41% +30.77% -7.14%

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 6,861 6,725 13,283
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 7.35% 15.09% 12.27%
Number of salaries quoted 4,385 3,792 9,407
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,500 £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 - - -7.50%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,925 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £44,175
% change year-on-year +6.25% -9.45% -1.83%

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 16 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Structured Cabling in the UK

Structured Cabling
Top 13 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 16 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
England +8 127 £32,000 -28.89% 92
UK excluding London +39 98 £30,000 -29.41% 87
South West -24 33 £38,750 +2.65% 2
South East +13 32 £32,500 -6.47% 23
London -27 28 £40,000 -11.11% 19
North of England -7 25 £29,000 -47.27% 18
North West +23 21 £29,000 -47.27% 14
Work from Home - 11 £85,000 - 15
East of England -9 10 £26,250 +2.94% 16
Midlands - 4 £30,000 - 16
West Midlands - 4 £30,000 - 14
Yorkshire - 3 £55,000 - 4
North East - 1 - -

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 (5.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.52%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (10.61%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (3.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.03%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 15 (11.36%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (3.79%) Azure
3 1 (0.76%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (34.85%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (10.61%) VLAN
3 12 (9.09%) Firewall
3 12 (9.09%) VoIP
4 10 (7.58%) DHCP
4 10 (7.58%) DNS
4 10 (7.58%) TCP/IP
4 10 (7.58%) Wireless
5 8 (6.06%) Network Security
6 5 (3.79%) Broadband
7 4 (3.03%) 5G
7 4 (3.03%) LAN
7 4 (3.03%) WAN
8 3 (2.27%) 2G
8 3 (2.27%) 3G
8 3 (2.27%) 4G
8 3 (2.27%) Internet
8 3 (2.27%) MPLS
8 3 (2.27%) TETRA
8 3 (2.27%) VPN
Development Applications
1 1 (0.76%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 36 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 26 (19.70%) Telecoms
3 23 (17.42%) Organisational Skills
4 17 (12.88%) Manufacturing
5 10 (7.58%) Military
6 9 (6.82%) Retail
7 7 (5.30%) Finance
8 3 (2.27%) Aviation
8 3 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.52%) Dutch Language
9 2 (1.52%) French Language
9 2 (1.52%) German Language
9 2 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (1.52%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.76%) Banking
10 1 (0.76%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.76%) Legal
10 1 (0.76%) Marketing
10 1 (0.76%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 49 (37.12%) Cabling Engineer
2 25 (18.94%) Data Engineer
3 19 (14.39%) Installations Engineer
4 15 (11.36%) IT Support
5 10 (7.58%) Support Specialist
6 9 (6.82%) IT Support Technician
6 9 (6.82%) IT Technician
6 9 (6.82%) Support Technician
7 6 (4.55%) Analyst
7 6 (4.55%) Audio Visual Engineer
7 6 (4.55%) Business Development Executive
7 6 (4.55%) IT Analyst
7 6 (4.55%) IT Support Analyst
7 6 (4.55%) Support Analyst
8 5 (3.79%) Data Centre Engineer
8 5 (3.79%) Field Engineer
8 5 (3.79%) Network Engineer
8 5 (3.79%) Senior
9 4 (3.03%) Coordinator
10 3 (2.27%) Architect
Miscellaneous
1 53 (40.15%) Driving Licence
2 36 (27.27%) Data Centre
3 22 (16.67%) Fibre Optics
4 18 (13.64%) CCTV
5 14 (10.61%) Self-Motivation
6 13 (9.85%) EPoS
7 4 (3.03%) Onboarding
7 4 (3.03%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (2.27%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (2.27%) NHS
9 1 (0.76%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (9.85%) Windows
2 11 (8.33%) Windows Server
3 7 (5.30%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.03%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (20.45%) Customer Service
1 27 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (15.91%) Break/Fix
3 17 (12.88%) Project Management
4 16 (12.12%) Mentoring
5 14 (10.61%) ITIL
6 11 (8.33%) Time Management
7 10 (7.58%) Coaching
7 10 (7.58%) Decision-Making
8 9 (6.82%) Business Development
9 8 (6.06%) Disaster Recovery
10 7 (5.30%) Data Centre Operations
10 7 (5.30%) Remote Monitoring and Management
11 6 (4.55%) Asset Management
11 6 (4.55%) B2B
11 6 (4.55%) B2B Sales
11 6 (4.55%) Change Control
11 6 (4.55%) Project Planning
12 5 (3.79%) Change Management
13 4 (3.03%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.52%) Python
Qualifications
1 37 (28.03%) Security Cleared
2 30 (22.73%) SC Cleared
3 12 (9.09%) DV Cleared
4 7 (5.30%) CCNA
4 7 (5.30%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (5.30%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (3.79%) Network+ Certification
6 4 (3.03%) Degree
6 4 (3.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 3 (2.27%) BICSI Certification
7 3 (2.27%) City & Guilds
8 1 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.76%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.76%) JNCIA
8 1 (0.76%) JNCIP
8 1 (0.76%) JNCIS
8 1 (0.76%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (9.85%) SLA
2 4 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.27%) PCI DSS
3 3 (2.27%) PMO
3 3 (2.27%) QA
4 2 (1.52%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.76%) GDPR
5 1 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.76%) SOC 1
System Software
1 13 (9.85%) Active Directory
2 7 (5.30%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.52%) Firmware
4 1 (0.76%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (5.30%) FortiGate
2 2 (1.52%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.52%) SCCM
3 1 (0.76%) Ansible
Vendors
1 28 (21.21%) Microsoft
2 10 (7.58%) Cisco
3 7 (5.30%) SonicWALL
3 7 (5.30%) Sophos
3 7 (5.30%) VMware
4 5 (3.79%) Draytek
5 3 (2.27%) Ubiquiti
6 2 (1.52%) Logitech
6 2 (1.52%) MikroTik
6 2 (1.52%) Samsung
7 1 (0.76%) F5
7 1 (0.76%) HP
7 1 (0.76%) Juniper
7 1 (0.76%) Meraki
7 1 (0.76%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.76%) WatchGuard