Telecoms Manager Job Trends

Telecommunications Manager
UK

The median Telecommunications Manager salary in the UK is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 573 675 711
Rank change year-on-year +102 +36 +266
Permanent jobs requiring a Telecoms Manager 69 30 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.056% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.060% 0.028%
Number of salaries quoted 55 1 5
10th Percentile - - £33,450
25th Percentile - £36,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £37,500 £38,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -2.60% -30.00%
75th Percentile £50,000 £38,750 £47,500
90th Percentile - - £51,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 - £38,500
% change year-on-year - - -23.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 53,748 49,914 53,281
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.60% 92.93% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 33,232 25,949 41,098
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,500 £30,125
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Telecoms Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Telecoms Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Telecoms Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Telecoms Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Telecoms Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Telecoms Manager job vacancies in the UK

Telecoms Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Telecoms Manager over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Telecoms Manager in the UK

Telecoms Manager
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Telecoms Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 11 January 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 +111 64 £45,000 +20.00% 13
UK excluding London +79 58 £45,000 - 14
South East +42 23 £45,000 - 6
Midlands +42 21 £50,000 - 1
West Midlands +53 19 £50,000 - 1
London +55 11 £45,000 +20.00% 2
North of England +23 7 £45,000 - 2
Work from Home +82 5 £67,500 - 6
Scotland - 5 £45,000 - 1
Yorkshire -14 4 £45,000 -
North East - 3 £45,000 -
South West +5 2 £40,000 - 2
East Midlands - 2 £56,250 -

Telecoms Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Telecoms Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Telecoms Manager in the job title.

1 42 (60.87%) Business Development
2 18 (26.09%) B2B
3 4 (5.80%) CRM
3 4 (5.80%) Customer Experience
4 3 (4.35%) Business Strategy
4 3 (4.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (4.35%) Telesales
5 2 (2.90%) Broadband
5 2 (2.90%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (2.90%) Contract Negotiation
5 2 (2.90%) Degree
6 1 (1.45%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (1.45%) Analytics
6 1 (1.45%) AWS
6 1 (1.45%) AWS Certification
6 1 (1.45%) Azure
6 1 (1.45%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.45%) B2B Marketing
6 1 (1.45%) B2B Sales
6 1 (1.45%) Budget Management
6 1 (1.45%) Coaching
6 1 (1.45%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (1.45%) Content Development
6 1 (1.45%) Content Strategy
6 1 (1.45%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (1.45%) Ethernet
6 1 (1.45%) eTOM
6 1 (1.45%) GCP
6 1 (1.45%) Global Marketing
6 1 (1.45%) Incident Management

Telecoms Manager Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (1.45%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.45%) AWS
1 1 (1.45%) Azure
1 1 (1.45%) GCP
1 1 (1.45%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.90%) Broadband
2 1 (1.45%) Ethernet
2 1 (1.45%) Internet
2 1 (1.45%) VoIP
2 1 (1.45%) Wi-Fi
General
1 69 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 18 (26.09%) Public Sector
3 4 (5.80%) Social Skills
4 2 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (1.45%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (1.45%) Billing
5 1 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (1.45%) Law
5 1 (1.45%) Legal
5 1 (1.45%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.35%) Social Media
2 1 (1.45%) Marketing Technology
2 1 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (1.45%) TM Forum
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (60.87%) Business Development
2 18 (26.09%) B2B
3 4 (5.80%) CRM
3 4 (5.80%) Customer Experience
4 3 (4.35%) Business Strategy
4 3 (4.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (4.35%) Telesales
5 2 (2.90%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (2.90%) Contract Negotiation
6 1 (1.45%) Content Strategy
6 1 (1.45%) eTOM
6 1 (1.45%) ITSM
6 1 (1.45%) Major Incident Management
6 1 (1.45%) Problem Management
6 1 (1.45%) Process Management
6 1 (1.45%) Project Management
6 1 (1.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (1.45%) Storytelling
6 1 (1.45%) Thought Leadership
6 1 (1.45%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (2.90%) Degree
2 1 (1.45%) AWS Certification
2 1 (1.45%) Azure Certification
2 1 (1.45%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.45%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (1.45%) Microsoft
1 1 (1.45%) Remedy