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 14 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 683 607 706
Rank change year-on-year -76 +99 +12
Permanent jobs citing Structured Cabling 118 56 87
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.10% 0.11% 0.11%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 1.55% 0.78% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 81 38 52
10th Percentile £25,000 £30,875 £28,500
25th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £45,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -27.78% +20.00% -8.54%
75th Percentile £41,000 £47,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £57,500 - £69,700
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,000 £34,000 £32,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +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 7,617 7,201 9,256
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.71% 14.56% 11.87%
Number of salaries quoted 4,841 4,028 4,989
10th Percentile £28,000 £25,087 £29,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £29,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.25% -20.00% -1.93%
75th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £81,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £35,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +28.57% -26.32% +5.56%

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 14 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 14 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 -23 112 £32,500 -27.78% 126
UK excluding London -56 78 £32,000 -5.88% 74
London -46 35 £42,500 -5.56% 58
North of England -32 27 £29,000 -17.14% 19
North West +3 21 £29,000 -17.14% 13
South East -22 20 £32,500 - 25
East of England -13 15 £32,500 +27.45% 12
Work from Home -28 13 £62,500 +31.58% 32
West Midlands -26 11 £30,000 -14.29% 4
Midlands -40 11 £30,000 -14.29% 10
South West -75 10 £24,000 -29.41% 5
Yorkshire - 5 £55,000 - 3
Scotland +4 1 £35,500 - 4
North East - 1 - - 3

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 (5.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.85%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (8.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (7.63%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (6.78%) AutoCAD
3 8 (6.78%) Revit
4 4 (3.39%) MS Visio
5 3 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (2.54%) Navisworks
5 3 (2.54%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 21 (17.80%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (5.08%) Azure
3 1 (0.85%) AWS
3 1 (0.85%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 40 (33.90%) Wi-Fi
2 25 (21.19%) VLAN
3 22 (18.64%) Firewall
4 20 (16.95%) DHCP
4 20 (16.95%) DNS
5 19 (16.10%) TCP/IP
6 18 (15.25%) VoIP
7 13 (11.02%) Wireless
8 12 (10.17%) LAN
9 11 (9.32%) Network Security
9 11 (9.32%) WAN
10 10 (8.47%) VPN
11 8 (6.78%) BGP
11 8 (6.78%) Cisco Nexus
11 8 (6.78%) OSPF
12 6 (5.08%) Broadband
12 6 (5.08%) Ethernet VPN
12 6 (5.08%) VXLAN
13 5 (4.24%) MPLS
13 5 (4.24%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.85%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (4.24%) Sonatype Nexus
2 4 (3.39%) Git
General
1 36 (30.51%) Social Skills
2 33 (27.97%) Telecoms
3 18 (15.25%) Retail
4 14 (11.86%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (6.78%) Public Sector
6 7 (5.93%) Banking
6 7 (5.93%) Finance
6 7 (5.93%) Marketing
7 4 (3.39%) Military
8 3 (2.54%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (2.54%) Aviation
8 3 (2.54%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (2.54%) Legal
9 2 (1.69%) Dutch Language
9 2 (1.69%) French Language
9 2 (1.69%) German Language
9 2 (1.69%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.85%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.85%) Games
10 1 (0.85%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 27 (22.88%) Cabling Engineer
2 20 (16.95%) IT Support
3 18 (15.25%) Data Engineer
4 14 (11.86%) Field Engineer
5 13 (11.02%) Installations Engineer
6 12 (10.17%) Network Engineer
7 10 (8.47%) Senior
8 9 (7.63%) IT Technician
9 8 (6.78%) Audio Visual Engineer
9 8 (6.78%) IT Engineer
10 7 (5.93%) Consultant
10 7 (5.93%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (5.93%) IT Support Technician
10 7 (5.93%) Support Engineer
10 7 (5.93%) Support Technician
11 6 (5.08%) 2nd Line Support
11 6 (5.08%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
11 6 (5.08%) Analyst
11 6 (5.08%) IT Support Analyst
11 6 (5.08%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.39%) Terraform
1 4 (3.39%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (38.14%) Driving Licence
2 30 (25.42%) CCTV
3 22 (18.64%) Data Centre
4 16 (13.56%) Self-Motivation
5 13 (11.02%) Fibre Optics
6 7 (5.93%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.54%) Cyber Defence
7 3 (2.54%) Digital Signage
7 3 (2.54%) EPoS
7 3 (2.54%) NHS
8 2 (1.69%) Home Automation
8 2 (1.69%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.69%) Smart Home
8 2 (1.69%) Video Conferencing
9 1 (0.85%) IoT
9 1 (0.85%) Private Cloud
9 1 (0.85%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 22 (18.64%) Windows
2 17 (14.41%) Windows Server
3 7 (5.93%) Windows 10
4 4 (3.39%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (21.19%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (17.80%) Customer Service
3 13 (11.02%) Remote Monitoring and Management
3 13 (11.02%) Time Management
4 11 (9.32%) Change Management
5 10 (8.47%) Project Delivery
6 9 (7.63%) ITIL
6 9 (7.63%) Project Management
7 8 (6.78%) Business Development
7 8 (6.78%) Change Control
7 8 (6.78%) Disaster Recovery
7 8 (6.78%) Inventory Management
7 8 (6.78%) Performance Management
7 8 (6.78%) Project Planning
7 8 (6.78%) Validation
8 7 (5.93%) Asset Management
8 7 (5.93%) Business Intelligence
8 7 (5.93%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (5.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 7 (5.93%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 8 (6.78%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (5.93%) Microsoft Certification
1 7 (5.93%) Security Cleared
2 6 (5.08%) BICSI Certification
2 6 (5.08%) CCNA
2 6 (5.08%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (4.24%) Degree
4 4 (3.39%) BICSI RCDD
4 4 (3.39%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.54%) City & Guilds
5 3 (2.54%) DBS Check
5 3 (2.54%) Network+ Certification
5 3 (2.54%) PMI Certification
5 3 (2.54%) PMP
6 1 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.85%) CCNP
6 1 (0.85%) JNCIA
6 1 (0.85%) JNCIP
6 1 (0.85%) JNCIS
6 1 (0.85%) RIBA
6 1 (0.85%) Server+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.08%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (3.39%) SLA
3 3 (2.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (2.54%) PMO
3 3 (2.54%) QA
4 2 (1.69%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.69%) GDPR
4 2 (1.69%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.85%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.85%) SOC 1
System Software
1 18 (15.25%) Active Directory
2 7 (5.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.85%) Firmware
3 1 (0.85%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (5.93%) FortiGate
2 5 (4.24%) Ansible
3 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 32 (27.12%) Microsoft
2 13 (11.02%) Cisco
2 13 (11.02%) SonicWALL
3 12 (10.17%) Draytek
4 7 (5.93%) Sophos
4 7 (5.93%) VMware
5 6 (5.08%) Fortinet
6 3 (2.54%) Meraki
6 3 (2.54%) Ubiquiti
7 2 (1.69%) Logitech
7 2 (1.69%) MikroTik
7 2 (1.69%) Samsung
8 1 (0.85%) Aruba
8 1 (0.85%) HP
8 1 (0.85%) Huawei
8 1 (0.85%) Juniper
8 1 (0.85%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.85%) Ruckus Wireless
8 1 (0.85%) Starlink
8 1 (0.85%) WatchGuard