Broadband Job Trends in Wales

Broadband
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Broadband skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 86 6 88
Rank change year-on-year -80 +82 +9
Permanent jobs citing Broadband 44 128 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.60% 15.59% 0.12%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 23.40% 62.44% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 9 101 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21,620 £21,620 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,087 £25,087 -
75th Percentile £29,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £32,000 £25,087 £40,000
% change year-on-year +27.56% -37.28% +50.94%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Wales

Broadband 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 in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 188 205 144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 6.85% 24.97% 8.86%
Number of salaries quoted 115 170 98
10th Percentile £25,035 £21,620 £23,750
25th Percentile £32,256 - £26,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £25,087 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year +79.38% -38.06% +1.25%
75th Percentile £65,000 £39,018 £52,500
90th Percentile £76,201 £71,886 £60,000
UK median annual salary £47,500 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.46% -17.00% -3.85%

Broadband
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Broadband relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Broadband job vacancy trend in Wales

Broadband
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Broadband.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Broadband

Broadband
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Broadband within the Wales region over the 6 months to 17 August 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
South Wales -50 42 £25,087 - 5
West Wales -66 2 - - 1
Broadband
UK

Broadband
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.82%) Firewall
1 3 (6.82%) LAN
1 3 (6.82%) RTP
1 3 (6.82%) VLAN
1 3 (6.82%) VoIP
1 3 (6.82%) WAN
1 3 (6.82%) Wi-Fi
General
1 19 (43.18%) Retail
2 18 (40.91%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.09%) Games
4 3 (6.82%) Telecoms
5 2 (4.55%) Finance
5 2 (4.55%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 5 (11.36%) Customer Service Representative
2 4 (9.09%) Customer Service Advisor
3 3 (6.82%) Help Desk Technician
3 3 (6.82%) Sales Representative
3 3 (6.82%) Telecoms Technician
Miscellaneous
1 19 (43.18%) Smart Home
2 3 (6.82%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (34.09%) Customer Service
2 4 (9.09%) Coaching
3 3 (6.82%) Customer Experience
3 3 (6.82%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (6.82%) Incident Management
3 3 (6.82%) Incident Response
3 3 (6.82%) ITIL
3 3 (6.82%) Knowledge Management
3 3 (6.82%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (6.82%) Remote Monitoring and Management
3 3 (6.82%) Service Delivery
Vendors
1 38 (86.36%) BT
2 3 (6.82%) Aruba
2 3 (6.82%) Draytek
2 3 (6.82%) Yealink